MUSEUM OF OLD AND NEW ART
TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA
‘I found MONA completely by accident the first time I toured Australia. It looks like a little island and is reached by a short ferry from Hobart. You walk down three levels via a spiral staircase, and then suddenly there’s a huge underground gallery built like a labyrinth. The structure is almost more exciting than the art itself, though the pieces are very cool. It reminded me of being a child visiting the Science Museum because they had a lot of interactive installations, and I love that feeling of getting to “do” the art.’ Learn more at mona.net.au
ROWANS TEN PIN BOWLING
LONDON, UK
‘I used to come here as a kid to bowl, and then as an adult to drink. It’s a little tacky, but in the most perfect way. It’s not just a bowling alley: there are two dancefloors, you can order blue vodka slushies, there’s a games arcade and a DJ who plays every single song you’re too embarrassed to ask for. There’s no one type of person at Rowans; it’s a real mish-mash of cultures and only £1 to get in! I always think Finsbury Park would be such a great part of London to visit as a tourist. It’s an honest slice of the city.’ Find more information at rowans.co.uk
MUSEU FREDERIC MARES
BARCELONA, SPAIN
‘I was walking around the Gothic Quarter in Barcelona once, being a real tourist, when I stumbled across this gallery. It’s an independent collection by the sculptor Frederic Marès, who died in 1991. In the basement, there’s a really impressive selection of third- and fourth-century sculptures, crucifixes, and Virgin Marys. Then the further up you go, the weirder the stuff becomes, and you realize Marès was this huge hoarder. There are thousands of matchboxes, bespoke umbrellas, and all these things preserved in bell jars.’ Plaça Sant Iu
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