Hemmed In

On Friday evening Sarah and I decided to take a little wander around MK Gallery, before going to the cinema. 

The gallery is currently exhibiting embroidery and needle work by local craft artists, organised by MK Embroiders Guild and Mr X - who also happens to be one of the head NSO in Roller Derby. 

These were some of my favourites.

Museum Of Childhood

On our day off we visited the wonderful and nostalgic Museum of Childhood.

Schokoladen Museum

Oh yes... Chocolate Museum! I especially loved the vintage coco tins and vending machines.

 Me and the giant Lindt Bunny

 Me and Mr Lindt

Museum Ludwig

Whilst in Cologne I visited the modern art gallery, Museum Ludwig. Which includes works from Pop Art, Abstract and Surrealism and has one of the largest Picasso collections in Europe. I loved seeing the work of Roy Lichenstein, Andy Walhol and Picasso close up... so close you could see the brush marks, cracked paint and sometimes the drawing underneath. I also saw, for the first time, some of the mad and marvelous work of Claes Oldenburg, I especially loved his collection of ray guns and things that look like ray guns.

Me and Andy

 Picasso close up

 Me and Pablo

 One of Claes Oldenburg crazy kistch collections

Museum of Witchcraft

After Tintagel we travelled a little further North to the very pretty harbour town of Boscastle for some lunch and so I could look around the Museum Witchcraft which is full of display cases full of all things witchy.