Prague’s Musaion & Naprstek Museum of Asian, African, and American Cultures | Czech Republic Welcome to “Art, Culture & Books” with me Anthony King. Today I’ll be taking you on a video and photographic tour of the Musaion & the Naprstek Museum of Asian, African, and American Cultures in Prague, Czech Republic. The Musaion was built in 1831 by architect Heinrich Koch and is surrounded by the beautiful Kinský Gardens. The Naprstek Museum of Asian, African, and American Cultures was founded in 1874 at which time it became a cultural and educational centre of the Czech intelligentsia.

Mausoleum of Struggle & Martyrdom | Raw History Video | Warsaw, Poland The Mausoleum of Struggle & Martyrdom in Warsaw, Poland. This is a raw history film filmed by Anthony King.

Es Baluard Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art | Palma | Majorca, Spain Welcome to “Art, Culture & Books” with me Anthony King. Today I’ll be taking you on a photographic tour of the Es Baluard – Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Palma, Majorca, Spain.

Summer by Hans Thoma | Alte Nationalgalerie | Berlin, Germany Welcome to “Art, Culture & Books” with me Anthony King. Today I’ll be taking you on a photographic tour of an oil on canvas 1872 painting by Hans Thoma, entitled Summer at the Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany.

Fortress Klis & Brac Island, Croatia Welcome to “Art, Culture & Books” with me Anthony King. Today I’ll be taking you on a video and photographic tour of two locations; Fortress Klis and Brac Island both in Croatia. The Klis Fortress is a medieval fortress and I’ve heard that it’s been featured in the hit series “Game of Thrones”. We’ll also be visiting the beautiful island of Brac, which is home to over 100 churches and is the largest island in Dalmatia. The Roman Emperor Diocletian’s Palace in Split was built with limestone that was quarried on Brač. Of course, we will be visited that in a future video.

The Park of Music | Aalborg, Denmark Welcome to “Art, Culture & Books” with me Anthony King. Today I’ll be taking you on a photographic tour of the Park of Music (De Syngende Træer) in Aalborg, Denmark.

Hotel Jalta Nuclear Bunker | Wenceslas Square, Prague, Czech Republic Welcome to “Art, Culture & Books” with me Anthony King. Today I’ll be taking you on a photographic tour of the Hotel Jalta Nuclear Bunker, Prague, Czech Republic. Located in Wenceslas Square and built in the 1950s, this nuclear bunker under the new Communist luxury hotel was used by the Secret Police to spy on hotel guests and foreign dignitaries. It wasn’t discovered until 1989!

Munich Market Square & Town Hall | Munich, Germany Welcome to “Art, Culture & Books” with me Anthony King. Today I’ll be taking you on a photographic tour of the Munich town hall and central Market in Germany.

National Memorial Vítkov Hill | Prague, Czech Republic Welcome to “Art, Culture & Books” with me Anthony King. Today I’ll be taking you on a photographic tour of the National Memorial on Vítkov Hill, Prague, Czech Republic. The Monument was built from 1928–1938 in honour of World War I Czechoslovak soldiers and from 1948 it was used to promote the Communist regime, which you will clearly see.