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Wuppertal - Von der Heydt-Museum

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 15:46:03 +0000

Wuppertal, a city with around 360,000 inhabitants, is located south of the Ruhr area. Wuppertal was one of the first highly industrialized regions in Germany.

The cityscape is dominated by the valley of the Wupper River which winds its way through the city for around 20 km. The "Schwebebahn", a suspension railway, in operation since 1901, is the city's landmark and most famous attraction. It is the oldest suspension railway still in operation. Most of the13km- route runs above the Wupper River.

The Von der Heydt Museum was founded in 1902 as a municipal museum. Since 1961, it has borne the name von der Heydt in memory of the banking family that played an important role in promoting the museum. During the Nazi era, numerous works in the Von der Heydt Museum were confiscated as “degenerate art” and subsequently sold or destroyed.

Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890)

Kopf einer holländischen Bäuerin mit weisser Haube / Head of a Dutch peasant woman with a white bonnet / 1884

Wuppertal - Von der Heydt-Museum

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:41:39 +0000

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Paris - Musée d’Orsay

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 23:04:19 +0000

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The Musée d’Orsay is an art museum located on the south bank of the Seine, opposite the Tuileries Gardens. The building was originally the Gare d’Orsay, one of Paris’s main railway stations, built for the 1900 Universal Exposition, it served long-distance trains until 1939.

The decision to convert the station into a museum was made in 1977, and the Musée d’Orsay opened in 1986.

Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890)

Deux fillettes / Two little girls / 1890

Paris - Musée d’Orsay

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Essen - Museum Folkwang

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 19:14:25 +0000

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Essen is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr district, the largest urban area in Germany. Because of its central location, Essen is often regarded as the Ruhr's "secret capital".

The city dates back to the Essen women's monastery founded before 850. In addition to this monastery, Werden Monastery, founded by Liudger around 800, was a center of late antique and early Christian textual tradition. Elevated to the status of a free imperial city by Emperor Charles IV in the 14th century, Essen had been an arms manufacturer since the late Middle Ages and, with industrialization, rose to become one of the most important centers of the mining industry. After a massive decline in heavy industry from the mid-1960s onwards, Essen developed a strong service sector as part of structural change.

With the Museum Folkwang, Essen boasts a renowned collection of modern art. It was opened in Hagen in 1902 by Karl Ernst Osthaus under the name Folkwang Museum and long played a pioneering role in the field of modern art. After Osthaus's death in 1921, his collection was sold to Essen. The collection has been housed there ever since. During the Nazi era, the museum lost 1,400 works, including significant parts of its collection, in the "Degenerate Art" campaign. After the war, these losses were largely replaced through repurchases or new acquisitions.

Vincent van Gogh (1853 – 1890)
Kornfeld mit Schnitter / The Wheatfield behind St. Paul´s Hospital with a Reaper / 1889

Berlin - Alte Nationalgalerie

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 21:13:49 +0000

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The Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery) on Museum Island is a museum with 19th-century works of art from the collection of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation.

Designed by Friedrich August Stüler on behalf of King Frederick William IV from 1862 onwards, it was completed in the Neo-Classical and Neo-Renaissance styles by 1876.

The building was severely damaged during WW II by bombing. It was reopened in 1949, but reconstruction took until 1969. Between 1998 and 2001 the museum was extensively renovated.

Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890 )
Moulin de la Galette, Montmatre / 1886

Edinburgh - Scottish National Gallery

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:47:45 +0000

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Edinburgh has been the capital of Scotland since the 15th century. With a population of around 525,000, it is the second largest city in Scotland after Glasgow.

The city is a cultural centre, and is the home of institutions including the National Museum of Scotland, the National Library of Scotland and the Scottish National Gallery. Edinburgh's Old Town and New Town together are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Scottish National Gallery was opened in 1859. It stands on "The Mound" between the two parts of Princes Street Gardens.

Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890) / Olive Trees / 1889

Cardiff - National Museum

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:11:34 +0000

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Cardiff is the capital and, with around 370,000 inhabitants, the most populous city in Wales.

In 1081, William the Conqueror had a castle built on the remains of a Roman fort. The first mention of Cardiff dates back to 1093, when the knight Robert Fitzhamon, a follower of William, was entrusted with a fief here. Cardiff was granted city rights in the 13th century, but remained a relatively small town.

In 1404, Owain Glyndŵr, a Welsh leader who led a 15-year Welsh revolt against English rule in Wales, burned Cardiff to the ground and took possession of the castle. The settlement was rebuilt. In 1538, Henry VIII closed the Dominican and Franciscan monasteries of Cardiff, the remains of which were used as building materials.

In the 19th century, the city experienced an unexpected growth spurt thanks to industrialisation and coal mining. The harbour was expanded and developed into the largest coal port in the world.

When the museum was founded, it had been collecting artefacts for 25 years. A predecessor institution called the Cardiff Museum of Natural History, Arts and Antiquities opened its first premises in 1882. Plans for the construction of a new building took many years before the foundation stone of the current museum building was laid in 1912. It was not fully completed until 1932.

Vincent van Gogh / 1853 - 1890
Portrait of the Artist / 1887