Just before Christmas, I read about the re-opening of a monument in Delhi’s Nizamuddin area – a 16th century garden tomb that has been lovingly restored and renovated. To my shame, I’d never ever visited this tomb, even in its pre-restoration run-down state, so we decided to mark the first …
Honestly speaking, the Golden Teak Museum is not one of Bangkok’s absolute “must see” sights, but it is, however, great fun. Moreover, since it is located in the compound of the absolutely stunning Wat Thewarat Kunchorn Worawiharn – which you really, really should see – then it makes total sense …
It’s been a little over 6 years since I last visited the Jim Thompson House & museum in Bangkok, and revisiting it was every bit as interesting as I remembered. It was pretty crowded (as is Bangkok, all the time it seems), but the crowd management and visitor flow is …
Narayanhiti Palace, the former royal palace in Kathmandu, makes for a fascinating if slightly weird visiting experience. After the overthrow of the Nepalese royalty, the palace, built in the 1960s, was turned into a museum, and I can do no better here than quote a brilliant description from the Lonely …
Delhi readers, take note! If you haven’t already seen this astounding exhibition at the National Museum, you only have until May 5th to do so. Trust me, it is so fabulous that you will not regret it. I had seen the jewels when they were last exhibited at the Museum …
In Mumbai last week, I went to the marvellous exhibition “India and the world: A history in nine stories” which is on at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya – or, as it says on their own website “(Formerly Prince of Wales Museum of Western India)”. Although the exhibition will travel …
Finally. Finally I got my act together (thanks, Catriona) and not only visited the Crafts Museum after aeons, but also had lunch in the absolutely adorable Cafe Lota, situated just at the entrance to the museum complex. Been meaning to go there forever, and it was every bit as charming …
A visit to the Sanskriti Kendra on the outskirts of Delhi wasn’t quite on my bucket list, I have to be honest, but it was, nevertheless, something I had been intending to do for years. So an organised, guided walk through the 3 museums that are housed in the Sanskriti …
The utterly magical Pre-Raphaelite exhibition at London’s Tate Britain closes on 13 January 2013, and if you haven’t yet seen it, do yourself a favour and go now. I am a hopeless Pre-Raphaelite junkie. Have been since my Oxford days, but even for an addict like me, this exhibition …
