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Inside the Museo Andes 1972 in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Museo Andes 1972, Montevideo: a small museum with an extraordinary story to tell

The tiny red shoe on display at the Museo Andes 1972 shouldn't have the impact it does. On October 12th, 1972, Eugenia Dolgay bought a pair of shoes as a gift for her granddaughter when her flight from Montevideo to Santiago made an unscheduled weather…

Museo del Prado guide: Ticket prices, hours & top tips

Updated in September 2026, this Museo del Prado guide covers ticket prices, opening hours, transport, accessibility and what to see. The Museo del Prado is Spain's national art museum on the Paseo del Prado in Madrid. General admission costs €15, and you can book tickets…

Museo de la Luz, Madrid: Ticket prices, hours & top tips

Updated in September 2026, this Museo de la Luz guide covers ticket prices, opening hours, transport, accessibility and what to see. The Museo de la Luz is an immersive light-art museum in Madrid's La Latina neighbourhood. General admission now costs €15 on weekdays, and you…

Sforza Castle guide: Ticket prices, hours & what to see

Updated in September 2026, this Sforza Castle guide covers ticket prices, opening hours, parking or transport, accessibility and what to see. Sforza Castle, known in Italian as Castello Sforzesco, is a 15th-century Renaissance castle in the centre of Milan, now home to nine civic museums.…

Cork Public Museum guide: Opening hours, admission & what to see

Updated in September 2026, this Cork Public Museum guide covers opening hours, admission, parking or transport, accessibility and what to see. Cork Public Museum is Ireland's oldest local authority museum, housed in Fitzgerald Park on the western side of Cork city centre. It opened in…

National Museum of Natural History, Mdina: Ticket prices, hours & what to see

Updated in September 2026, this National Museum of Natural History guide covers ticket prices, opening hours, parking or transport, accessibility and what to see. The National Museum of Natural History is a science and heritage museum inside Palazzo Vilhena, at the entrance to the fortified…

National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta: Ticket prices, hours & what to see

Updated in September 2026, this National Museum of Archaeology guide covers ticket prices, opening hours, parking or transport, accessibility and what to see. The National Museum of Archaeology is Malta's main prehistory museum, housed in the Auberge de Provence on Republic Street, Valletta. The building…

BridgeMuseum is in the south-east pylon of Sydney Harbour Bridge.

BridgeMuseum, Sydney Harbour Bridge: Ticket prices, hours and tips

Updated in September 2026, this BridgeMuseum guide covers ticket prices, opening hours, getting there, accessibility and what to see. BridgeMuseum is an immersive history experience inside the South-East Pylon of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, in The Rocks district of Sydney, New South Wales. As of…

We The Curious, Bristol: Ticket prices, opening hours and top tips

Updated in September 2026, this We The Curious guide covers ticket prices, opening hours, parking or transport, accessibility and what to see. We The Curious is Bristol's science centre and educational charity on the Harbourside, home to the UK's only 3D planetarium. This guide was…

M Shed, Bristol: Opening hours, free entry and top tips

Updated in September 2026, this M Shed guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, parking or transport, accessibility and what to see. M Shed is a free social history museum on Bristol's Harbourside, telling the story of the city and its people. Quick facts Opening hoursTuesday…