Open doors

These new and upcoming museums are set to feed your curiosity for the months ahead

The new museums stepping onto the scene

Berlin

The Humboldt Forum opens on 17 December — the enormous, 42,000sq metre addition to Museum Island is set to stage around 1,000 events and exhibitions when the full programme is rolled out. For now, at least, the museum is opening in stages, with an exhibition on the history of the German capital among the first to go on show. humboldtforum.org

Nashville

Opening in early 2021, the National Museum of African American Music is said to be the world’s only museum devoted to the musical contributions of African Americans. From the Great Migration and jazz and blues to the present day, it’s set to be a timely celebration, through expertly curated exhibitions, of how African Americans have shaped the soundtrack of the United States. nmaam.org

Oslo

Cutting a modern dash by the water in Bjørvika, MUNCH will be home to the largest collection of works by Edvard Munch. When it opens in

2021, the museum will delve into the Expressionist’s vast repertoire, with paintings, drawings and photographs from a 45,000-strong collection bequeathed to the city on his death in 1944. munchmuseet.no

London

While the collection at the former Geffrye Museum is still as fascinating as ever, it’s undergone a huge transformation to become the new Museum of the Home. It’ll soon boast new galleries, extended exhibition spaces and a reading room when it reopens in the spring. The pretty Gardens Through Time outdoor space and new cafe will make it a plum spot to while away an afternoon. museumofthehome.org.uk