Multiple earthquakes are rattling Santorini, a volcanic island in Greece, prompting authorities to dispatch rescuers with tents, a sniffer dog and drones, and to shut schools on four islands.
31.01.2025 - 08:17 / lonelyplanet.com
Jan 30, 2025 • 8 min read
A few hours spent in a museum can linger long in the memory – providing a chance to get inspired by beautiful art, cultures and soaring architecture somewhere far from home.
In recent decades, museums have become undeniable magnets for visitors. Cities around the world have looked to the example of the Guggenheim Bilbao, which opened in the Basque city in 1997, to see how such projects can become iconic landmarks and transforming a destination’s reputation.
As you consider your travel plans for 2025, check out this list of museums around the world that will be unveiling new (or freshly renovated) spaces throughout the year.
One of Poland’s youngest and most vibrant institutions has a permanent home at last. Founded only in 2005, MSN Warsaw focuses on works by Polish artists produced in the 20th and 21st centuries, and especially since the end of the Cold War – and in its two decades of nomadic exhibitions has been unafraid to plunge into the heated political debates of the day.
Directly facing the Stalin-era Palace of Culture & Science in central Warsaw, its massive yet minimalist new building, designed by American architect Thomas Phifer, first opened last fall, and drew criticism for what some considered its architectural timidity, even blandness. Yet the light-flooded central atrium features double staircases that draw visitors up to the galleries – which will make the art the main event when the permanent collection, reinstalled and presented in four sections, opens to the public on February 21.
There’s no need for US travelers to catch a flight to Heathrow to see one of the world’s most superb collections of art from the UK. In New Haven, Connecticut, the Yale Center for British Art will reopen its galleries on March 29, following a two-year closure. During this period, major infrastructural improvements – crucial yet invisible to the public – have ensured that the museum building, a modernist gem by Louis Kahn, who could create poetry from poured concrete, will stand for generations.
What visitors will see is a completely rethought narrative of British art from the 16th century to the present, including fresh perspectives on colonialism, global trade and the contributions of women artists. JMW Turner: Romance and Reality, a new presentation of masterpieces from the permanent collection by this peerless painter, is sure to be a crowd pleaser.
Planning tip: Make a weekend of it to explore New Haven – and most of all, sample the city’s sensational pizza (or “apizza,” as it’s called here).
How do you refresh one of the most timeless institutions in New York City? With great, great care. To visit the Frick Collection – with its astonishing masterpieces by Vermeer, Rembrandt
Multiple earthquakes are rattling Santorini, a volcanic island in Greece, prompting authorities to dispatch rescuers with tents, a sniffer dog and drones, and to shut schools on four islands.
Feb 5, 2025 • 11 min read
For many Black travelers, trip planning isn’t as simple as clicking “book.” Travelers can be met with racism, unconscious bias, and stereotypes upon arrival. When choosing where to stay, it's common to seek out a place that feels safe and welcoming, and also works within your budget.
Schools were closed and emergency crews deployed on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini on Monday after a spike in seismic activity raised concerns about a potentially powerful earthquake.
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Jan 30, 2025 • 7 min read
Planning an international trip for six people is challenging; doing it with four teenagers requires extra preparation. When my twin sons graduated from high school in Australia, we celebrated with a three-week adventure across the US and Mexico.
I'm sitting on the 360-degree promenade deck aboard a Viking river cruise, with a glass of wine and a paperback, taking in the silver maples in the high afternoon sun on a bright August day. The water, blue-green and more beautiful than I had expected, hums with steamboats and pontoons. Staff members flit about, delivering cocktails and greeting guests like old friends. With its plentiful blond woods, the stylish ship has the kind of opulence you'd expect on the world's great waterways, from the Nile to the Seine. But I'm on board the 386-passenger Viking Mississippi, custom-built to traverse America's most famous river. Interest in sailing along it has been on the rise since the pandemic, but Viking is the first major luxury liner to offer a trip.
New Zealand is making it easier to plan an extended stay by relaxing visa requirements to allow digital nomads to work from the country remotely.
"I've been on a treadmill before on my work phone, doing barrier options," said Nick Fowler, 33, a British man who moved to the United Arab Emirates two years ago. "It can get a bit ridiculous sometimes."
The warm, palm-tree-dotted beaches of Royal Caribbean's private Haitian resort, Labadee, accommodate thousands of eager cruisers every year.