For every world-famous European museum like the Louvre or Prado, there’s one that flies under the radar. The following collection is made up of both quirky and unusual museums and those that are home ...

As much as travelers would like to skip Europe's most overtouristed places, their historical significance and cultural draws may be too tempting to miss out on. Case in point are Europe's most lauded ...

Every year millions of Americans visit Ellis Island, where their ancestors may have arrived from “the old country.” But Europe has many excellent “Ellis Islands in reverse” — museums at the places ...

Most people think of Rome's greatest treasures as being outdoors but one expert draws attention to this all-bronze statue of a mounted Marcus Aurelius, in the Capitoline Museum. Remarkably, it has ...

Apenis exhibition has been crowned Europe's quirkiestmuseum by tickled Brits. The IcelandicPhallological Museum in Reykjavik, home to more than 300 penises and penile parts, scooped the top spot in an ...

Introduction: Making museums and nations / by Peter Aronsson and Gabriella Elgenius -- Part 1. Establishing national museums, 1750-2012 -- National museums in between regionalism, nationalism and ...