Within The Reach Of All: The Century Guild
A new exhibition for 2021 will explore the pioneering aesthetics and lasting legacy of the Century Guild, the English group established by artists, designers and craftspeople with the aim of…
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A new exhibition for 2021 will explore the pioneering aesthetics and lasting legacy of the Century Guild, the English group established by artists, designers and craftspeople with the aim of…
‘Moments’, a unique exhibition of works by some of the world’s best-known contemporary artists is to be installed at Moyse’s Hall Museum, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk…
Bill Brandt | Henry Moore reunites German born photographer Bill Brandt (1904–1983) and English sculptor Henry Moore …
The much-anticipated new museum of modern art will open at Fontevraud Abbey in Pays de la Loire, on Saturday 5 December 2020. Containing major 19th- and 20th-century…
Great Plains co-founder, Beverly Joubert, has launched Art for Rangers, allowing people to buy signed limited edition prints from the private art collection of the award…
Lisbon is already renowned as one of Europe’s most picturesque capitals, steeped in history with neighbourhoods boasting beautiful tile-covered buildings…
Coventry City of Culture Trust has announced the first events that will form part of the 365-day programme of UK City of Culture 2021, which kicks off in May 2021…
Every three years the city of Ghent in Belgium lights up with a series of spectacular and imaginative light installations from international artists, the Light Festival Ghent. The Festival will…
Reputed to be one of the foremost pieces of art in the world – and the most stolen (just watch The Monuments Men) – the Ghent Altarpiece or the Adoration…
A Renoir Walk has been created in Guernsey in homage to the French Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir and to showcase how the island inspired some of the artist’s…
Nick Knight Roses from my Garden will be opening on 4 July at Waddesdon Manor gardens. The exhibition was due to open in March but was postponed due to the…
The hippy-chic coastal town of Sayulita, on the west coast of Riviera Nayarit, Mexico, is a bohemian art colony with a thriving expat community. Discovered by surfers in the 1960s…
Es Baluard, the contemporary art museum in Palma, is a thoroughly modern piece of architecture made of concrete and glass juxtaposed against the ancient city walls…
Villa Lena, Tuscany has announced that it will be re-opening to guests from 15 June 2020. The agriturismo hotel, creative residence and countryside getaway will be re-opening…
Although it seems hard to imagine travelling around the country or overseas at the moment, it does us no harm to imagine better times, and to plan ahead for a…
For many art affionados, the closure of Ghent’s ‘Van Eyck: An Optical Revolution’ was devastating. The acclaimed exhibition was almost half way through its duration…
DUE TO CORONOVIRUS COVID-19, THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY IS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOICE. Prepping for his trip around Hockney Country in the Yorkshire Wolds, Mark Bibby Jackson takes a shorter…
Aubrey Beardsley, a major new exhibition of over 200 works celebrating the artist’s brief but astonishing career opens 4 March at Tate Britain London. This will be the first exhibition…
Kirker offers three nights at the four-star Harmony, a canal-side hotel in Patershol, the oldest neighbourhood in Ghent, Belgium. The Fine Arts Museum is host to the largest ever Jan…
Nick Knight has worked with the likes of Alexander McQueen and John Galiano. The visionary photographer has directed videos for Tom Ford, Lady Gaga and Kanye West…
London’s first retrospective of Andy Warhol art in almost 20 years has re-opened at the Tate Modern with special measures in place due to the COVID-19 outbreak…
The National Portrait Gallery in London, will stage the first major exhibition devoted to David Hockney’s drawings in over twenty years, between February 27 and June 28…
Through the winter holidays, the Alternative Christmas Yard is going to welcome residents and guests of the Lithuanian capital Vilnius to the courtyard of the former…
After hiking in the Jungfrau Switzerland, Mark Bibby Jackson discovers some of the cultural things to do in Lausanne Switzerland, including a most wonderful platform for the arts. There is…
For many over 40 travellers, one of the key aspects of going on holiday is to appreciate the local culture, within this art is key. There are few things more rewarding than to huddle into the warmth of a museum or gallery and marvel at the creative genius of former times – or contemporary artists – especially if the weather outside is far from clement.
Visiting a major museum whether it be the universally known Tate Modern or Louvre, or the regionally specific, such as the Antwerp Museum of Modern Art will ensure your vacation is more rewarding.
Smaller galleries with specific specialism are also well worth visiting. Many of these are free to enter, or are included in a 24-hour or 48-hour city cultural and transport pass, such as exist in Stockholm and Amsterdam, and are well worth purchasing.
But you don’t always need to go into a gallery or museum to satisfy your thirst for artistry and creativity. From great murals and modern street sculptures that are free for all to admire, to the colourful and fun rickshaw art in Bangladesh, it’s sometimes enough to just keep your eyes open when wandering the streets of your urban destination.
At Travel Begins at 40 we have sections devoted to the latest news, events and exhibitions in major and not-so-major cities around the world, in order for you to plan your trip to coincide with the best in cultural offerings.
Make sure your next trip is one full of cultural reward, and awaken the creative inside of you.