The Museum of Anatolian Civilization (Gözcü Sokak 2, Ankara, Turkey; phone +312 324 31 60) reopened all of its sections on June 9 after completing restorations begun in 2011.
The museum, which won Best European Museum honors in 1997, contains artifacts from every period of human occupation in Anatolia, from Paleolithic to modern day. Open 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily April through Oct. and 8:30-5:30 daily Nov. through March. Entry, TRY15 (near $7).
For cultural attractions situated around Amsterdam’s Museumplein, through 2014, a ticket package grants purchasers entry into the Rijksmuseum, Stedelijk Museum and Van Gogh Museum and a concert at the Royal Concertgebouw (even for sold-out concerts), all for €90 (near $123).
Open until March 31, 2015, in London, the exhibit “Aerofilms: Britain From Above” showcases Aerofilms, Ltd.’s, archive of 95,000 aerial photographs of Britain and Europe from the firm’s beginnings in 1919 through World War II.
Until Dec. 31, 2014, in Beijing, exquisite examples of traditional Chinese furniture from the Qing and Ming dynasties (1368-1911) are on display at the National Museum of China (16 East Chang’an Ave., Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006, P.R. China; phone +86 10 6511 6400). The free exhibit “Splendid Art of Wood” includes elaborately carved beds, couches, screens and chests.
Admission to the museum is free, except for some special exhibits. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun.
Until Dec. 31, 2014, the exhibit “Masterpieces from the Collection” is being held in the National Gallery of Ireland (Merrion Square West, Dublin 2, Ireland; phone +353 1 661 5133). Irish paintings from the early Renaissance to the 20th century will be shown in 10 rooms of the Beit Wing; enter on Claire Street. A large selection of Jack Yeats paintings will be put on rotation.
Sarajevo’s historic city hall (Obala Kulina bana, Sarajevo 71000, Bosnia & Herzegovina), first opened in 1896, reopened on May 9, 2014, for the first time since 1992.
On the coast of Hengquin Island, a 15-minute drive from Macau, the ecological theme park and hotel Hengqin Chimelong Ocean Kingdom (Fuxiang Bay, Hengqin New District, Zhuhai City, Guangdong 519031, People’s Rep. of China; phone +86 756 299 8888) opened in January.
The park is separated into eight areas, Ocean Main Street, Dolphin Cove, Amazing Amazon, Ocean Wonders, Polar Adventure, Colorful World, Mount Walrus and Hengqin Sea.
More than five centuries ago, a huge deposit of pure graphite was discovered in Cumberland, England. Local shepherds used it to mark their sheep. Soon after, a cottage industry arose in pencil manufacturing.
In Québec City, the Musée de la civilisation (85 rue Dalhousie, Québec City, Québec, G1K 8R2, Canada; phone 418/643-2158 or, toll-free in No. Am., 866/710-8031) has added a new permanent exhibition, “This Is Our Story: First Nations and Inuit in the 21st Century.”
It showcases 400-plus objects, such as clothing, baskets, shell-bead wampum and a 36-foot rabaska canoe.
Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Sept. 2-June 22 and 9-5 daily June 23-Sept. 1. Closed Dec. 25. CAD15 (near $13).
The Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, or Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art (Bandera 361, Santiago, Chile; phone +562 928 1500), reopened in January after having closed in late 2011 for an expansion.
The “Masterpieces” gallery contains an overview of pre-Columbian American art through the museum’s most iconic pieces. The other galleries are organized geographically, with artifacts from the same regions displayed together. Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun.