Every year in Jukkasjärvi, near Kiruna in northern Sweden’s Lapland, a hotel sculpted out of snow and ice is built in stages, with all rooms of the art project completed by late December. The current ICE­HOTEL (phone +46 0 980 66 800) opened on Dec. 3 and should close April 14, 2012.

Room rates are SEK1,250-2,900 (near $182-$423) and, for a deluxe ice suite, SEK7,000 ($1,022).

Heated rooms are nearby, as it is recommended to stay only one night in cold accommodations. For...

The exhibit “Gustav Klimt: Up Close and Personal” is being held in Vienna, Feb. 24-Aug. 27, 2012, in honor of the 150th anniversary of the birth of the painter (1862-1918).

In addition to his major work, “Death and Life,” the exhibit will feature photographs, paintings, more than 100 drawings and hundreds of postcards plus letters Klimt sent to friends and family.

Leopold Museum (Museums­platz 1, A-1070 Vienna, Austria; phone 0043 1 52570). €11 (near $14) adult, €8 retiree....

At Singapore’s Maritime Experiential Museum & Aquarium (8 Sentosa Gateway, Sentosa Island, Singapore 098269; phone +65 6577 8899), visitors can explore five floating, full-size replicas of historic ships, including a Han Dynasty-era Chinese junk and an eighth-century Indonesian sailing ship.

Other exhibits include a replica of one of Admiral Zheng He’s 15th-century treasure ships, a gallery of maritime artifacts and objects from historic Asian trade routes.

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