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Encompassing 5,000 years of history, the Louvre Lens, in northern France, brings together over 250 paintings, sculptures & other works of art from the collections of the Louvre. pinnable.eu/mll
The Louvre’s Outpost in Northern France
Encompassing 5,000 years of history, the Louvre Lens brings together over 250 paintings, sculptures & other works of art from the Louvre.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Encompassing 5,000 years of history, the Louvre Lens, in northern France, brings together over 250 paintings, sculptures & other works of art from the collections of the Louvre. pinnable.eu/mll
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial, in northern France, is dedicated to the memory of all Canadian soldiers who served in World War I. What makes the battlefield park at Vimy Ridge special are the remains of the trenches, tunnels, and craters. pinnable.eu/can
The Battle of Vimy Ridge
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is dedicated to the memory of all Canadians who served their country in battle during the First World War.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial, in northern France, is dedicated to the memory of all Canadian soldiers who served in World War I. What makes the battlefield park at Vimy Ridge special are the remains of the trenches, tunnels, and craters. pinnable.eu/can
The farmlands near Mont-Saint-Jean, some 45 minutes by car from Brussels, is where Napoleon met his Waterloo on 18 June 1815. The Waterloo Memorial in Braine-l’Alleud provides a starting point for visitors who wish to explore the former battlefield. pinnable.eu/msj
Napoleon’s Final Battlefield
The farmlands near Mont-Saint-Jean, some 45 minutes by car from Brussels, is where Napoleon met his Waterloo on 18 June 1815.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
The farmlands near Mont-Saint-Jean, some 45 minutes by car from Brussels, is where Napoleon met his Waterloo on 18 June 1815. The Waterloo Memorial in Braine-l’Alleud provides a starting point for visitors who wish to explore the former battlefield. pinnable.eu/msj
Until 12 April 2026, Tate Britain in London presents the first major exhibition to explore the intertwined lives & legacies of William Turner and John Constable, Britain’s most revered landscape artists. pinnable.eu/ttc
Turner & Constable: Rivals & Originals
An exhibition at Tate Britain explores the lives & legacies of William Turner and John Constable, Britain’s most revered landscape artists.
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December 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Until 12 April 2026, Tate Britain in London presents the first major exhibition to explore the intertwined lives & legacies of William Turner and John Constable, Britain’s most revered landscape artists. pinnable.eu/ttc
Particularly known for its impressionist & post-impressionist paintings, the Courtauld Gallery in London is home to one of Britain’s finest art collections, which spans from the Middle Ages through the 20th century. pinnable.eu/tcg
The Courtauld Gallery
The Courtauld Gallery is home to one of Britain’s finest art collections and is particularly known for its impressionist & post-impressionist paintings.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Particularly known for its impressionist & post-impressionist paintings, the Courtauld Gallery in London is home to one of Britain’s finest art collections, which spans from the Middle Ages through the 20th century. pinnable.eu/tcg
Dedicated to the life & work of the eminent 16th-century printer Christophe Plantin & his successors, the Plantin-Moretus Museum in Antwerp chronicles over three centuries of family history and entrepreneurship. pinnable.eu/mpm
The Plantin-Moretus Museum
The Plantin-Moretus Museum is dedicated to the life & work of the eminent 16th-century printer Christophe Plantin & his successors.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Dedicated to the life & work of the eminent 16th-century printer Christophe Plantin & his successors, the Plantin-Moretus Museum in Antwerp chronicles over three centuries of family history and entrepreneurship. pinnable.eu/mpm
The museum of the Royal Library of Belgium in Brussels is dedicated to the book collection of the Dukes of Burgundy, which comprises hundreds of magnificent illuminated manuscripts from the 15th and 16th centuries. pinnable.eu/kbr
The Library of the Dukes of Burgundy
The museum of the Royal Library of Belgium is home to the magnificent manuscript collection of the 15th-century Dukes of Burgundy.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
The museum of the Royal Library of Belgium in Brussels is dedicated to the book collection of the Dukes of Burgundy, which comprises hundreds of magnificent illuminated manuscripts from the 15th and 16th centuries. pinnable.eu/kbr
Until 26 October 2025, a major retrospective exhibition of the work of Karel Martens, one of the three leading Dutch graphic designers from the 1960s onwards, is being staged at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. pinnable.eu/kmu
Karel Martens Unbound
Until 26 October 2025, a major retrospective exhibition of the work of graphic designer Karel Martens is being staged at the Stedelijk Museum.
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September 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Until 26 October 2025, a major retrospective exhibition of the work of Karel Martens, one of the three leading Dutch graphic designers from the 1960s onwards, is being staged at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. pinnable.eu/kmu
An institution once dubbed “the last colonial museum in the world”, the Africa Museum in Tervuren, on the outskirts of Brussels, is an ethnological & natural history museum that focuses mainly on the former Belgian Congo. pinnable.eu/amt
The Royal Museum for Central Africa
The Africa Museum in Tervuren is an ethnological museum that focuses mainly on the former Belgian Congo.
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August 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
An institution once dubbed “the last colonial museum in the world”, the Africa Museum in Tervuren, on the outskirts of Brussels, is an ethnological & natural history museum that focuses mainly on the former Belgian Congo. pinnable.eu/amt
Train World in Schaerbeek provides a fascinating overview of the way Belgium embraced the railway in 1834, and how the first network on the European mainland expanded over time, and how railway company SNCB has been operating the service. pinnable.eu/fsr
The Belgian Railway Museum
Train World in Schaerbeek takes you on a fascinating journey through the history of the Belgian railways.
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August 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Train World in Schaerbeek provides a fascinating overview of the way Belgium embraced the railway in 1834, and how the first network on the European mainland expanded over time, and how railway company SNCB has been operating the service. pinnable.eu/fsr
Boasting the world’s largest collection of paintings, drawings & sculptures by René Magritte, one of the foremost surrealist artists, the Magritte Museum in Brussels shows some 230 of his works over three floors. pinnable.eu/mmm
René Magritte and the Treachery of Images
The Magritte Museum boasts the world’s largest collection of works by the Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte.
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August 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Boasting the world’s largest collection of paintings, drawings & sculptures by René Magritte, one of the foremost surrealist artists, the Magritte Museum in Brussels shows some 230 of his works over three floors. pinnable.eu/mmm
Charley Toorop was one of the most prominent Dutch modernist painters. The exhibition “Charley Toorop — Love for Van Gogh” at the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo shows that she looked at the world in the same way that Vincent van Gogh did. pinnable.eu/trp
Charley Toorop’s Love for Van Gogh
An exhibition at the Kröller-Müller Museum shows that painter Charley Toorop looked at the world in the same way that Vincent van Gogh did.
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June 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Charley Toorop was one of the most prominent Dutch modernist painters. The exhibition “Charley Toorop — Love for Van Gogh” at the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo shows that she looked at the world in the same way that Vincent van Gogh did. pinnable.eu/trp
The Deutsches Museum in Munich is the largest technological museum of its kind in the world. Its various permanent exhibitions explore the fields of science & technology, ranging from aviation and chemistry to robotics and health. pinnable.eu/dmm
Masterpieces of Science & Technology
The Deutsches Museum explores the fields of science & technology, ranging from aviation and chemistry to robotics and health.
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May 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The Deutsches Museum in Munich is the largest technological museum of its kind in the world. Its various permanent exhibitions explore the fields of science & technology, ranging from aviation and chemistry to robotics and health. pinnable.eu/dmm
Paula Scher is considered to be one of the most influential graphic designers of her generation. A retrospective exhibition at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich presents an overview of her work, which always revolves around typography. pinnable.eu/shr
Paula Scher — Type is Image
The exhibition ‘Type is Image’ at the Pinakothek der Moderne is dedicated to the influential graphic designer Paula Scher.
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May 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Paula Scher is considered to be one of the most influential graphic designers of her generation. A retrospective exhibition at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich presents an overview of her work, which always revolves around typography. pinnable.eu/shr
The Alte Pinakothek in Munich is one of the most significant art museums in Germany. It houses hundreds of paintings from the 14th to the 18th centuries, including Albrecht Dürer’s famous self-portrait at 28. pinnable.eu/apm
Five Centuries of European Painting
The Alte Pinakothek is one of Germany’s most significant art museums, featuring hundreds of paintings from the 14th to the 18th centuries.
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May 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The Alte Pinakothek in Munich is one of the most significant art museums in Germany. It houses hundreds of paintings from the 14th to the 18th centuries, including Albrecht Dürer’s famous self-portrait at 28. pinnable.eu/apm
The exhibition “New Paris” at the Kunstmuseum in The Hague, featuring 65 works by Claude Monet, Gustave Caillebotte, Auguste Renoir & others, beautifully captures Paris’ 19th-century transformation through the eyes of the impressionists. pinnable.eu/prs
New Paris: From Monet to Morisot
The exhibition ‘New Paris’ at the Kunstmuseum in The Hague captures Paris’ 19th-century transformation through the eyes of the impressionists.
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April 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The exhibition “New Paris” at the Kunstmuseum in The Hague, featuring 65 works by Claude Monet, Gustave Caillebotte, Auguste Renoir & others, beautifully captures Paris’ 19th-century transformation through the eyes of the impressionists. pinnable.eu/prs
The Cruquius Museum, near Haarlem, tells the story of the age-old Dutch battle against the water, and how the reclamation of what became the Haarlemmermeer polder marked the breakthrough of the Industrial Revolution in the Netherlands. pinnable.eu/crq
Steam-Powered Land Reclamation
The Cruquius Museum, a former steam pumping station, tells the story of the age-old Dutch battle against the water.
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February 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The Cruquius Museum, near Haarlem, tells the story of the age-old Dutch battle against the water, and how the reclamation of what became the Haarlemmermeer polder marked the breakthrough of the Industrial Revolution in the Netherlands. pinnable.eu/crq
Palace Het Loo in Apeldoorn, a summer residence in the Dutch classicist style built by King William & Queen Mary, is one of the most impressive palaces in the Netherlands, featuring one of Europe’s major gardens of the baroque era. pinnable.eu/loo
William & Mary’s Summer Residence
Palace Het Loo is one of the most impressive palaces in the Netherlands, and its baroque garden is exceptional.
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February 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Palace Het Loo in Apeldoorn, a summer residence in the Dutch classicist style built by King William & Queen Mary, is one of the most impressive palaces in the Netherlands, featuring one of Europe’s major gardens of the baroque era. pinnable.eu/loo
Eighteen churches & synagogues all over the country, which are all part of the so-called ‘Largest Museum of the Netherlands’, provide an exceptional example of the best of what the Netherlands has to offer church-wise. pinnable.eu/gmn
The Largest Museum of the Netherlands
Eighteen churches & synagogues provide an exceptional example of the best of what the Netherlands has to offer church-wise.
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December 12, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Eighteen churches & synagogues all over the country, which are all part of the so-called ‘Largest Museum of the Netherlands’, provide an exceptional example of the best of what the Netherlands has to offer church-wise. pinnable.eu/gmn
Medieval women’s voices evoke a world in which they lived active and varied lives. An exhibition at the British Library in London introduces the women of medieval Europe through their own words, visions and experiences. pinnable.eu/wmn
Medieval Women: In Their Own Words
An exhibition at the British Library introduces the women of medieval Europe through their own words, visions & experiences.
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December 12, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Medieval women’s voices evoke a world in which they lived active and varied lives. An exhibition at the British Library in London introduces the women of medieval Europe through their own words, visions and experiences. pinnable.eu/wmn
After almost seven years, Pinnable underwent a major makeover, and hopefully you will hardly notice. pinnable.eu
Pinnable Travel Guide
Pinnable is your non-commercial travel guide to places worth a visit, most of them located in Germany & the Netherlands.
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December 10, 2024 at 9:00 AM
After almost seven years, Pinnable underwent a major makeover, and hopefully you will hardly notice. pinnable.eu