Places Mentioned in Wishing To Be Human

This list contains some of the places mentioned in this book and a few that weren’t.

Location Address City Country Description
The Rembrandt House Museum Jodenbreestraat 4 Amsterdam Netherlands The former house of Rembrandt.
Rijksmuseum Museumstraat 1 Amsterdam Netherlands The national museum of the Netherlands.
Stedelijk Museum Museumplein 10 Amsterdam Netherlands The city museum of Amsterdam.
Van Gogh Museum Museumplein 6 Amsterdam Netherlands A museum dedicated to Vincent van Gogh.
Keukenhof Gardens Stationsweg 166A Amstelveen Netherlands Eighty acres of tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, lilies, and irises.
Casa Morandi Via Fondazza, 36 Bologna Italy The home and studio where Giorgio Morandi lived with his sisters for thirty years.
Comix Café Via delle Belle Arti, 12a Bologna Italy A cafe that serves coffee, pastries, and other goodies.
Libreria A. Nanni Via De Musei, 8 Bologna Italy The oldest bookstore in Bologna.
Museo d’Arte Moderna di Bologna Via Don Giovanni Minzoni, 14 Bologna Italy The municipal art museum of the city of Bologna.
Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna Via delle Belle Arti, 56 Bologna Italy The national gallery of art located in Bologna.
Palazzo Fava Via Manzoni, 2 Bologna Italy The Palazzo has rotating exhibits of art both ancient and contemporary.
Santuario di San Luca Via di San Luca, 36 Bologna Italy The basilica sits on top of a forested hill in Bologna.
Dallas Museum of Fine Art 1717 N Harwood St Dallas United States A sizable museum with a large collection.
The Staedel Museum Schaumainkai 63 Frankfurt Germany 700 years of art with everything from Medieval masterpieces to prints by Andy Warhol.
Frankfurter Goethe Haus Grosser Hirschgraben 21 Frankfurt Germany A must see for anyone who is a fan of Goethe.
Mauritshuis Plein 29 The Hague Netherlands Home to Vermeer’s The Girl with the Pearl Earring and Carel Fabritius’ The Goldfinch.
Escher In Het Paleis Lange Voorhout 74 The Hague Netherlands The museum contains the largest collection of work by M.C. Escher.
Houston Museum of Fine Art 1001 Bissonnet St Houston United States An excellent museum with 70,000 works of art and 300,000 square feet of exhibit space.
Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St Houston United States Mark Rothko envisioned the chapel as a place for meditation.
Casa Museo Boschi di Stefano Via Giorgio Jan, 15 Milan Italy The former apartment of art collectors Antonio Boschi and Marieda Di Stefano.
Cenacolo Vinciano Piazza di Santa Maria delle Grazie, 2 Milan Italy Home to Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Last Supper.
Duomo di Milano Piazza del Duomo Milan Italy The cathedral serves as the heart of the city and the center of the Piazza del Duomo.
Museo del Novecento Piazza del Duomo, 8 Milan Italy The museum displays about 400 works—mostly Italian artists.
Palazzo Reale Piazza del Duomo, 12 Milan Italy The palazzo regularly hosts international art exhibitions.
Pinacoteca di Brera Via Brera, 28 Milan Italy The museum contains a collection of Italian paintings from the 13th to the 20th century
Lenbachhaus Luisenstrasse 33 Munich Germany The museum possesses the largest collection of works in the world by members of Der Blaue Reiter.
Glyptotek Konigsplatz 3 Munich Germany One of the few museums in the world dedicated to ancient sculptures.
Alte Pinakothek Barer Strasse 27 Munich Germany The museum has an exceptional collection of the old masters.
Pinakothek der Moderne Barer Strasse 40 Munich Germany A large collection of paintings and objects representing art and design.
Lentner Marienplatz 8 Munich Germany The oldest continually operating bookstore in Munich, since 1698.
Basilica of Saint Anthony Piazza del Santo, 11 Padua Italy The original construction likely dates back to 1232, a year after Saint Anthony’s death.
Prato della Valle Prato della Valle Padua Italy Seventy-eight statues line the park and celebrate Padua’s unique history.
Seattle Art Museum 1300 1st Avenue Seattle Museum Aside from it's awkward curation, a decent museum with a lot of interesting pieces.
Gallerie dell’Accademia di Venezia Calle della Carita, 1050 Venice Italy A museum dedicated to Italian art created before the 1800s.