Berlin. The one place in the world where 24/7 clubbing and social activism meet face-to-face. Join Museyon Guide Siobhan O’Leary for a tour of Germany’s “poor, but sexy” capital, and find out why, some 30 years later, innovators of techno still come to the city where it all started. Hit up the Love Parade, dance at the legendary Tresor Club and discover a ... Read More »
To understand Muslim hip-hop in Paris, you’d have to go back to the beginning — to the early ’80s when rap was imported from New York City. Since then, the city has spawned a distinctly francophone sound, one that paints an accurate picture of what’s really happening á Paris — beyond the bright lights of the Seine and Champs-Elysees. Join ... Read More »
Dublin has music in its soul, writes Museyon Guide James Hendicott, and today that spirit can be heard in the city’s Celtic punk scene. Brighter than its English sibling, yet too raw to go mainstream, Celtic punk is a blend of traditional Irish instrumentation with electric guitars and other sounds borrowed from rock ‘n’ roll. Join your guide as he ... Read More »
Take a tour of the world’s largest country that goes back to Sergei Eisenstein and the earliest days of cinema. Find out why so many “Russian” films were actually shot in neighboring Soviet Republics, and visit St. Petersburg, a city that still boasts some of film’s most famous landmarks. About Your Guide: Laurel Maury has had a fascination with ... Read More »
Bridging Europe and Asia, Istanbul represents everything from the glamour of the Orient Express to the chaos of the Grand Bazaar, with a lot of history and mythology in between. See why the seductive city is a favorite of the James Bond series with your Museyon Guide Pelin Turgut. About Your Guide: Pelin Turgut writes about Turkey for a variety ... Read More »
For a country ravaged by the legacy of war and once divided by Communism, there is so much more to see in Germany than bunkers and battlefields. Start in Germany’s dynamic capital city, Berlin, before heading south to Bavaria to see the charming cities that starred in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. About ... Read More »
Explore the diverse cultures of France as writer Julien Sévéon tours the European nation from its western tip of Brittany, to celeb favorite Saint Tropez and through Paris’ picturesque neighborhoods. Then stop by nearby Belgium for a look at the titular star of the film In Bruges. About Your Guide: Julien Sévéon is a Breton film critic living in ... Read More »
Buenos Aires is synonymous with tango, but cumbia is what more Argentines dance to. Also known as tropicál, it’s the sound of small towns and working-class neighborhoods, and it serves to connect Euro-intoxicated Buenos Aires to the rest of Latin America. Museyon Guide Eve Hyman takes you on a tour that extends beyond the city’s limits — head to the outskirts of town to dance ... Read More »
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