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Category Archives: Museums
Winnie-the-Pooh: Something’s Warm and Fuzzy at the V&A
The wonderful Victoria & Albert Museum bares all with its big, new, clever exhibition, Winnie-the-Pooh: Discovering a Classic. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Books, London, Museums, Shopping
Tagged Art, bears, books, Children, children's books, cromwell road, Families, Fun, Judith Schrut, kensington, London, museum, museums, Pooh, review, SW7, SW7 2RL, V&A, V&A Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum, victoria and albert museum, west london, Winnie-the-Pooh, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Falling for Scotland in Autumn | Edinburgh
First stop on our Falling for Scotland tour was the magically misty city of Edinburgh – a destination both Kemey and I know fairly well but can never seem to get enough of. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Drink, Falling for Scotland, Food, Hotels, Luxury, Museums, Pizza, Restaurants, Scotland, Travel
Tagged Art, british food, Bruntsfield Links, Chef Jerome Henry, Chef Paul Wedgwood, Dough Pizzeria, Drink, edinburgh, Falling for Scotland, Food, Gillespie Place, Harajuku Kitchen, Harajuku Kitchen Japanese Bistro, HAYMARKET, Haymarket Hub Hotel, hotels, italian food, japanese food, Jerome Henry, Le Roi Fou, luxury, museums, National Galleries of Scotland, Paul Wedgwood, pizza, restaurants, road trip, road trips, Rose Street, royal mile, scotland, scottish food, Surgeon’s Hall Museums, sushi, The Dental Collection, the History of Surgery Museum, Travel, Wedgwood, Wedgwood the Restaurant, Wohl Pathology Museum
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Taste of the Seaport 2017
South Street Seaport’s cobblestoned Front Street was jammed with food and music, all in honor of the 8th Annual Taste of the Seaport, a celebration of everything edible and quaffable in the area that stretches out below Manhattan’s Financial District to the docks. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Museums, New York, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged #thebighands, 10038, 11 Hanover Greek, Barbalu, Big Gay Ice Cream, Da Claudio, Drink, Financier Patisserie, Food, Front Street, Fulton Street, KC Trommer, Lower Manhattan, manhattan, museums, new york, NYC, restaurants, reviews, South Street, South Street Seaport, South Street Seaport Museum, street food, Taste of the Seaport, Travel, USA
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Cook Islands Idyll | Rarotonga
Most of my Cook Islands Idyll was spent splendidly on the “main island” of Rarotonga: an idyllic base indeed for enjoying all the warmth and wonder that a trip to the South Seas should involve. Continue reading
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Tagged Art, carving, Cook Islands, Cook Islands Christian Church, Cook Islands Idyll, Entertainment, HIghland Paradise, hotels, live performance, luxury, Michael Tavioni, Mike Tavioni, museums, music, polynesia, Rarotonga, restaurants, Shopping, south pacific, Storytellers Eco Cycle Tours, tiki, Titikaveka, Titikaveka Cook Islands Christian Church, Travel
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Yodel for Valais | Around Aletsch Arena
The Aletsch Arena is a mountain resort area on the German speaking side of Valias (or, Wallis as they say in German). It encompasses three villages: Riederalp, Bettmeralp and Fiescheralp. Due to its outstanding natural beauty, it was the first site in the Alps to receive UNESCO World Heritage status. The big draw here is the Great Aletsch Glacier, the largest in the Alps. Continue reading
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Yodel for Valais | Cultural Tour of Champéry
First stop on my way to Jodlerfest was the Val d’Illiez village of Champéry on the Swiss side of the Portes du Soleil. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Hotels, Museums, Shopping, Switzerland, Travel, Yodel for Valais
Tagged alps, Cabin-Museum Esserty, Champéry, cheese, Fonderie de Cloches Artisanales, Food, Hotel Beau-Séjour, hotels, La Ferme à Gaby, Les Vieux Moulins de la Tine, museums, Portes du Soleil, Shopping, swiss, switzerland, Travel, Val d’Illiez, Valais, Wallis, Yodel for Valais
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California: Designing Freedom at the Design Museum
The California: Designing Freedom exhibition at London’s Design Museum takes a look at America’s most populous state and its most popular contributions to design. Continue reading
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Tagged Art, california, California: Designing Freedom, design, DESIGN MUSEUM, EXHIBITIONS, holland park, kensington, Kensington High Street, London, museums, reviews, Shopping, Travel, W8, W8 6AG, west london, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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#Paolozzi: Art, Beer, Pizza
Art, beer and pizza! It’s a triumvirate adding up to a good time, especially when the art is amazing, the beer is refreshing and the pizza is yummy. Coinciding with the opening of the excellent Eduardo Paolozzi exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery, the Scottish born artist’s namesake beer – Paolozzi Lager – is making artful headway in London. Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beer, contemporary art, Drink, E1, E1 1EW, E1 7QX, east london, Edinburgh Beer Factory, Eduardo Paolozzi, Food, galleries, lager, London, museums, Paolozzi, Paolozzi Beer, Paolozzi Lager, pizza, POP ART, restaurants, reviews, Shopping, The Stable, The Stable Whitechapel, The Whitechapel Refectory, whitechapel, WHITECHAPEL GALLERY, Whitechapel High Street, Whitechapel Road, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Victorian Entertainments: There Will Be Fun at The British Library
Victorian Entertainments: There Will Be Fun journey’s back in time to examine how folks spent their free time and got their kicks during the late 19th century. Continue reading
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Tagged british library, euston, EUSTON ROAD, exhibition, EXHIBITIONS, London, museums, NW1, NW1 2DB, reviews, V, Victorian Entertainments, Victorian Entertainments: There Will Be Fun, Victorian Era
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Preview: Walthamstow International Film Festival
The 2016 Walthamstow International Film Festival runs tomorrow (Sunday 24 July 2016) at Vestry House from 11am to 5pm. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Entertainment, London, Movies, Museums
Tagged Art, Carol Gyasi, cinema, E17, E17 9NH, east london, Elena Brodach, Empire Cinema, Empire Cinema Walthamstow, Entertainment, film, film festival, independent cinema, independent film, Kayayo, London, Matt Harris Freeth, Movies, museums, Paul Murphy, Previews, Ruby Moore, short film, Vestry House, Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road, waltham forest, WALTHAMSTOW, Walthamstow International Film Festival, WIFF, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Having a Tiki Time at Musée Quai Branly, Paris
I was visiting Paris from elsewhere in France with just a few hours to play before catching the Eurostar back to London. Poking around Quai Branly was an excellent way to spend my time. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, France, Museums, Paris, Tiki, Travel
Tagged anthropology, Art, france, Jacques chirac, Musee Quai Branly, museums, paris, Quai Branly, Quai Branly Museum, tiki, Travel
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10 Years of Musée Quai Branly
Musée Quai Branly – one of Paris’ coolest museums, and one of my favourites (in Paris and the world) – will celebrate its 10th anniversary with two special exhibitions and an anniversary weekend of free festivities 25-26 June. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, France, Freebies, Museums, Paris, Tiki, Travel
Tagged anthropology, Art, france, free, freebies, Jacques chirac, Musee Quai Branly, museums, paris, Quai Branly, Quai Branly Museum, tiki, Travel
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Wiener Demeanour: Galleries, Art and Design
Schönbrunn Palace … St Stephen’s Cathedral … the Belvedere … the Albertina … even a cursory list of Vienna’s top attractions packs the sort of artful wallop that would delight even the pickiest of culture vultures. And by all means as many of these (and so many other) places should be included in any sightseeing itinerary of the historic Austrian capital. But that doesn’t mean visitors to Vienna must relegate themselves to an urban escape set only in the past. Continue reading
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Tagged 21er Haus, 21er House, Alexa Brauner, ARCHITECTURE, Art, austria, Bäckerstrasse 4, Bernhard Leitner, Campus Wu, contemporary art, design, Galerie Hilger, Galerie Lukas Feichtner, galleries, Georg Kargl Box, Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Heir Häfliger, Hilger Next, Karl Schwanzer, museums, Oswald Oberhuber, Ronald Kodritch, ssunta Abdel Azim Mohamed, Travel, University of Economics and Business, vienna, walking tours, Wien, Wiener Demeanour, wienkultours, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Zaha Hadid
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Day Trip to Margate
Over Easter weekend, Kemey and I had a really fun time visiting Margate. It was the first time down that way, but it’s safe to say we’re both now keen to return. Already fans of a few fantastic destinations in Kent (Whitstable, Folkestone and Canterbury in particular), we were so glad to say we could add Margate to our list of preferred places within easy reach of London – about 75 miles drive or an hour and a half train ride from Central London). Continue reading
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Tagged amusement park, Art, Charlie Evaristo Boyce, CT9, Dreamland, england, fish and chips, Food, Fort Road Yard, galleries, Hantverk & Found, Joachim Koester, kent, London day trip, margate, museums, peter's fish factory, restaurants, seafood, Shopping, street art, Thanet, Travel, turner contemporary, Yinka Shonibare
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Unseen City: Photos by Martin Parr at Guildhall Art Gallery
Unseen City: Photos by Martin Parr opens today (4 March) at Guildhall Art Gallery offering a view of age-old and often secretive happenings in the City of London through the lens of famed Magnum photographer Martin Parr. Continue reading
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Tagged Art, city of london, exhibition, Guildhall, Guildhall Art Gallery, London, Martin Parr, museums, Photography, reviews, Unseen City, Unseen City: Martin Parr, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The Postal Museum to Open Early 2017
Slated to open early 2017 at the site of the Mount Pleasant sorting office in Clerkenwell, The Postal Museum will aim to bring 500 years of communications history “through the eyes of one of its most iconic services” while offering visitors a chance to experience Mail Rail with rides through disused miniature tunnels of the world’s first driverless electric railway. Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, History, London, Museums
Tagged Cathorpe House, Celebrities, Clerkenwell, Dan Snow, history, London, Mail Rail, museums, Phoenix Place, The Postal Museum, WC1, WC1X 0DA, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Betty Woodman: Theatre of the Domestic at ICA
Theatre of the Domestic, the first UK solo exhibition by American contemporary artist and ceramist, Betty Woodman, is on now at ICA enlivening its galleries with a playful and vibrant collection of mixed media works created within the past ten years. Continue reading
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Tagged Art, art review, Betty Woodman, Betty Woodman: Theatre of the Domestic, contemporary art, Decorative Art, exhibition, ICA, INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS, London, museums, reviews, sculpture, SW1, SW1Y 5AH, The Mall, Theatre of the Domestic, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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A Musical Visit to Memphis Sure Sounds Good! (OneTravel)
Love American music? Then get yourself to Memphis, Tennessee where the roots of rock ‘n roll, country, blues and soul are on dynamic display for you see and of course to hear! Have a look at this list for some … Continue reading
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Tagged Entertainment, Memphis, museums, music, OneTravel, TENNESSEE, Travel
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From Field to Mouth: The British Museum of Food opens in Borough Market
Recently opened to the public, the British Museum of Food is an interesting take on British culture from the perspective of what we eat. For the first time in world history, a stunning set of exhibits has been curated to introduce the evolution of how people understand and relate to their food, what part it plays in daily life, and how it is made. Part science museum, part art gallery, and part history tour, it gives guests an interactive seat at the table, inviting them to listen, touch, and yes – taste the exhibits. Continue reading
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Tagged bmof, Bompas & Parr, borough market, British Museum of Food, Cathedral Street, Food, London, Maddie Salters, museums, SE1, SE1 9DE, south london, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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#BBQbound: Memphis
It had been more than 20 years since I’d last been to Memphis, and I was glad my BBQ Bound road trip passed through it, affording me the chance to reacquaint myself with this fantastic town so prominently set on the banks of the mighty Mississippi. Indeed, a tour of the best BBQ destinations in the South without a stop in Memphis would have been remiss. Continue reading
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Tagged BBQ, BBQ Bound, BBQbound, Brand USA, Celebrities, Central BBQ, elvis, elvis presley, Elwood's Shack, Food, Graceland, hotels, Jerry's Sno Cones, Lorraine Hotel, Memphis, museums, music, National Civil Rights Museum, National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Hotel, restaurants, Sheraton, Sheraton Memphis, Sheraton Memphis Downtown, Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Stax Records, Sun Studio, TENNESSEE, Travel, USA, Visit the USA
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#BBQbound: Dallas
From Austin I headed north to Dallas, a city I’d never visited before and one that I really wasn’t certain whether I’d take to or not. I ended up regretting not having more time to spend there. As for the BBQ, Dallas wound up being one of the tastiest pit stops of my three week road trip. Continue reading
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HR Giger Museum: Creep Fest in the Swiss Alps (OneTravel)
With Halloween looming and long winter nights setting in, now is perhaps an appropriately eerie time to contemplate a visit to the bucolic and lilting countryside around the idyllic medieval village of Gruyeres in southwestern Switzerland. Not for its crisp … Continue reading
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Tagged Gruyere, Gruyeres, HR Giger Museum, museums, OneTravel, switzerland, Travel
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New for Paris: Frank Gehry’s Louis Vuitton Foundation (OneTravel)
Opened October 2014 in the Bois de Boulogne public park on the western edge of Paris, the Fondation Louis Vuitton is the city’s newest art museum and cultural center – and is making waves more for the building itself than … Continue reading
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Tagged ARCHITECTURE, Art, design, Fondation Louis Vuitton, france, Frank Gehry, Louis Vuitton Foundation, museums, OneTravel, paris, Travel
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Experience ‘the Wrath of Gods’ This Fall in Philadelphia (OneTravel)
This fall, the Philadelphia Museum of Art will present The Wrath of the Gods: Masterpieces by Rubens, Michelangelo, and Titian. The focus of exhibition will be one of the finest works by Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640), Prometheus Bound, … Continue reading
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Carsten Höller: Decision at Hayward Gallery
Multi-storey isometric slides, flying mushrooms, upside down goggles, roaming beds, and more – all accessed via opaque “Decision Corridors” – artist Carsten Höller brings a large scale interventionist good time to the Hayward Gallery with the promise of a delightful disorientating experience with his show, Decision on now through the summer before the gallery shuts its doors for a couple of years of renovation. Continue reading
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Le Vie della Zagara: Ceramic Dynamic Caltagirone
Caltagirone was one of those places where soon into my time there I started wondered about the price of local property. Could I afford to chuck it all in and relocate? How could I make such a transition work – and what kind of work would I even be able to do if I actually did settle there? Such a feeling of immediate attraction to a place often used to overwhelm me when travelling in my 20s and early 30s. It’s a less frequent – but much deeper and more exacting – experience when it hits me these days. No, I don’t think I’ll actually up and move to Caltagirone (and I very much love my life here in London), but that possibility lingers still in my thoughts as I remember it. And I sorely hope I’m don’t have to wait too long to return there for further exploration. Continue reading
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From Her Wooden Sleep … Ydessa Hendele at ICA
On show now until mid May at the Institute for Contemporary Art, From her wooden sleep … is a major new work by German-born Canadian artist/curator Ydessa Hendeles. Described by the artist herself as a “cultural composition,” the exhibition marks the first time Hendeles’ art has been shown in London. Curated by Philip Larratt-Smith and comprised of more than 150 wooden antique manikins from the artist’s own collection arranged alongside an assortment of historic objects, the exhibition casts a distinctive mood and presents the chance to browse the thoughtfully paused moment of an intriguingly situated tableau vivant. Continue reading
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4 of the World’s Weirdest Museums (OneTravel)
The Met? Meh. The Louvre? Over it. And the Smithsonian? So what, son! Here’s a set of quirky and much more creatively curated museums for your consideration. Read my complete post at OneTravel.
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Goya: The Witches and Old Women Album on Now at Courtauld Gallery, Somerset House
Goya: The Witches and Old Women Album, a new exhibition opening today at Courtauld Gallery, presents the first time a whole Goya album in its original sequence has been reconstructed. Continue reading
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Sponsored Video: Institute of Sexology … Chris, Should We Talk?
So here’s something funny. Invited to publish this promotional video on my blog to help raise awareness of the Wellcome Collection’s The Institute of Sexology exhibition, I was sitting in bed viewing it when something came up and I had to step away from my laptop, pausing the clip at about 50 seconds into it. Then Kemey came to bed, inadvertently giving my screen a glance. Continue reading
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Tagged Art, euston, EUSTON ROAD, exhibition, free, freebies, Institute of Sexology, London, museums, NW1, NW1 2BE, Sex, Sexology, SPONSORED POST, Video, wellcome collection, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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“Women Fashion Power” Menu at Blueprint Café, Design Museum
Blueprint Café at the Design Museum is worth consideration for its lofty views of the Thames alone (ask for a seat by the windows when you book and then duke it out with your date over who gets the view of Tower Bridge and the City and who gets the view of Canary Wharf). However, Head Chef Martyn Moody’s not-so-fussy but still very fine food is the real draw. To celebrate London Fashion Week, Moody has come up with a Women Fashion Power set menu for February. Yet another stylish reason to pay this restaurant a visit? It sure looked and tasted that way to me when I gave the menu a try last night. Continue reading
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The Whitworth Reopens: It’s a Happy Valentine’s Day for Manchester’s Art Lovers
Following a £15 million development that doubled its size and created new spaces for celebrating art and “embracing the park it calls home,” The Whitworth in Manchester will reopen its doors to the public on February the 14th. After checking out the gallery’s new digs and all the ace art on view there earlier this week at a press preview, I reckon Mancunian art lovers should prepare for a very happy Valentine’s weekend! Continue reading
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A Victorian Obsession: The Perez Simon Collection at Leighton House Museum
Recently opened with a run of more than four months, A Victorian Obsession: The Perez Simon Collection at Leighton House Museum brings rarely seen masterpieces of Victorian art belonging to the Mexican collector Juan Antonio Perez Simon – the largest Victorian private art collection outside Britain – to the lavish home of one of the late Victorian era’s most celebrated artists. Continue reading
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Jerusalem City Break: Israel Museum
I loved so much of what I got to view at the Israel Museum. Especially amazing was the free Archaeology Tour (volunteer guide Bernice Fogel was brilliant!) I joined. It really made the exhibits come alive with relevance and meaning and helped me get to some of the key items on display most expeditiously. Continue reading
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Jerusalem City Break: Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial
To say I enjoyed my visit to Yad Vashem, Israel’s official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, wouldn’t be an accurate account. But, to say it was anything less than the most impactful and moving experience in a very long time would be a gross understatement. Continue reading
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Tagged Holocaust Memorial, Holocaust Museum, Israel, Jerusalem, Jerusalem City Break, museums, Travel, Yad Vashem
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