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DIVA DIAMOND MUSEUM, ANTWERP BELGIUM

Prepare for sparkle. Prepare for shine. Prepare for scandalous stories of courtesans and opera singers and movie stars. Prepare to be educated and entertained. Prepare for DIVA, a museum dedicated to diamonds, silver and other dazzling objects that opened in Antwerp, Belgium, in May, 2018. Located in Antwerp’s historic city center, DIVA has already emerged […]

Posted 10 January 2019 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BELGIUM § MUSEUMS § SHOPPING § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off on DIVA DIAMOND MUSEUM, ANTWERP BELGIUM ° Tagged: , , , ,

RED STAR LINE MUSEUM, ANTWERP, BELGIUM

What do Albert Einstein, Vito Corleone, Irving Berlin, Golda Meir and U.S Navy Rear Admiral Hyman Rickover have in common? All immigrated to America on the Red Star Line, an ocean-crossing passenger line transporting some 2.5 million European emigrants to New York and Philadelphia between 1873 and 1934.  How do I know this? I visited the […]

Posted 12 September 2014 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BELGIUM § MUSEUMS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off on RED STAR LINE MUSEUM, ANTWERP, BELGIUM ° Tagged: , , , , , , ,