Museums & discoveryLook twice at an art museum
An art museum becomes less overwhelming when you follow one question: what makes you stop and look?
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Dinosaurs, design, sea stories or experiments: every collection invites a different kind of curiosity. Pick a subject your group wants to explore and leave time to look closer.
Costs are planning estimates in euros, not current venue prices. The planner budgets for the upper estimate for each person and does not assume discounts.
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Museums & discoveryMuseums & discoveryA modern-art treasure hunt
Modern art can turn an ordinary material or unexpected arrangement into a question.
Museums & discoveryExperiment at a science museum
A science museum lets you explore ideas through models, demonstrations and experiments.
Museums & discoveryDinosaurs and tiny wonders
Natural-history collections connect enormous animals with tiny clues such as teeth, feathers and fossils.
Museums & discoveryA day on the rails
Railway museums tell stories about engineering and the people who travelled, built and worked on trains.
Museums & discoveryShips, knots and sea stories
Maritime museums connect ships with navigation, trade and life on the water.
Museums & discoveryStep into an open-air museum
An open-air museum lets you move between historic buildings and see how daily tasks were organised.
Museums & discoveryRead the world through photographs
Photography exhibitions show how a frame, viewpoint and moment shape the story an image tells.
Museums & discoveryDiscover the design of everyday things
Design museums reveal the decisions behind objects you use without thinking about them.
Museums & discoverySmall museum, big stories
A local-history museum can make familiar streets feel unfamiliar again.
Museums & discoveryLook beneath the surface at an aquarium
An aquarium lets you compare how aquatic animals move, hide and use different habitats.
Museums & discoveryTravel through the sky at a planetarium
A planetarium uses a dome to make astronomical ideas feel spatial and immersive.
Museums & discoveryRediscover play at a toy museum
Toy museums reveal changing ideas about play, childhood and making things.
Museums & discoveryExplore how we get around
Transport museums show how vehicles changed journeys, work and cities.
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Give it a try
Choose a specific collection, check access and any timed entry, and leave room for a break. Actual exhibitions and age policies differ by museum.
Make your budget go further
Check official free-entry periods, family tickets and memberships you already have. A short visit to a small collection can be just as rewarding.