Museum

Swiss chocolatier Camille Bloch, makers of the Ragusa and Torino brands of chocolates, opened a visitor center and museum at its factory in Courtelary, Switzerland, in October 2017.

Visitors to CHEZ Camille Bloch (Grand-Rue 21, 2608 Courtelary, Switzerland; phone +41 32 945 13 13, chezcamillebloch.swiss/en) can take the discovery tour and learn about the company, from its founding in 1929 to the present, and its products. Included are interactive chocolate experiences and the chance to sample items. 

Passau now has the world’s first museum dedicated to dachshunds. The Dackelmuseum (Große Messergasse 1, Passau, Germany; phone +49 851 30439, www.dackelmuseum.de/homepage-english.html) grew out of the owners’ collection of 4,500-plus dachshund-themed items. Dachshund enthusiasts such as Albert Einstein and Leonard Nimoy are highlighted.

Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat.-Thurs., and on Fri. by request. €5 (near $6) adult; child up to 12 free. Dogs welcome. 

In Florence, Italy, a new gallery of eight rooms opened in a section of the Uffizi Galleries (Piazzale degli Uffizi 6; phone +39 055 294883, www.uffizi.it/en) in February to display the works of Caravaggio and other 17th-century artists.

The Uffizi is closed Mondays. The adult entry fee has been raised from €8 to €20 (near $25), peak season (March 1-Oct. 31), and to €12, off season. Entry the first Sunday of each month is free, but tickets are limited.

Dedicated solely to exhibiting New Zealand art, the national art gallery in Wellington, Te Papa Tongarewa (55 Cable St.; phone +64 04 381 7000, www.tepapa.govt.nz), opened a new wing called Toi Art on March 17, 2018. Toi Art adds 42,840 square feet of space on levels four and five of the gallery.

Open daily, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Entry is free, though charges may apply to some short-term exhibitions.

Famed magician and escape artist Harry Houdini was born Erich Weiss in Budapest in 1874, and one of the largest collections of Houdini artifacts can be found there in the House of Houdini (11 Dísz Square, H-104 Budapest, Hungary; phone +36 1 9518066, houseofhoudinibudapest.com), located next to the funicular at the foot of Buda Castle.

6 days, 5 nights, Aug. 5-10 & Nov. 18-23, 2018. Highlights: In Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, canal trip to Hermitage Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum for modern art/in The Hague, Mauritshuis collection/in Arnhem, Kröller-Müller Museum sculpture garden. From £1,798 (near $2,480) per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., £398 ($550). Kirker Holidays (4 Waterloo Ct., 10 Theed St., London, England, SE1 8ST, U.K.; phone +44 20 7593 1899, www.kirkerholidays.com).