Searching for “Our Babe”: Halifax’s Fairlawn Cemetery and the Mystery of the Titanic’s “Unknown Child,” Part II
Did you miss the first part of this post? You can catch up here.
Dusty Books and Breast Milk: Iceland’s DIY Museum
What do you do with a discarded shoe factory in a small, self-consciously quirky, town with a long tradition of self-sufficiency, booming tourist population,…
Up for a light and tasty historical romp? I’ve got the museum for you.
Like chocolate? Like history? Like funny statues and very low-key museums? If so, Barcelona’s Museu de Xocolata (Chocolate Museum) is for you.
Wacky, Whimsical, Wonderful Wednesday, Barcelona edition!
Hello, everybody! Greetings from sunny (and somewhat sticky) Barcelona, and welcome to the return of Wacky, Whimsical, Wonderful Wednesday! This is a slightly unusual…
National art and national identity: Visiting St. Petersburg’s Russian Museum
You know that quaint and vaguely demeaning phrase, “always a bridesmaid, never a bride?” Well, it sort of fits the subject of this post,…
Wacky, Whimsical, Wonderful Wednesday, British Edition!
Hello everybody, and welcome to Wacky, Whimsical, Wonderful Wednesday, British edition. Grab a cup of tea (forgive me, a cuppa) and a pack of…
Wacky, Whimsical, Wonderful Wednesday, III
Happy Wednesday, everybody! Apparently, along with being wacky, whimsical, and wonderful, this Wednesday is also "Russia day" here at Through History-Colored Glasses. Purely by accident, the first two pictures I…
Of Propaganda and Painted Ceilings: My Visit to the Old Royal Naval College
I really didn’t intend to spend the day in Greenwich.
Madrid’s Other Must-See Museum
When in Madrid, if you like history or art, even a little bit, or are a person who prioritizes seeing the “major” sites in…