How to make an art museum a wee bit more exciting.

I love a bit of art. I like to get a little highbrow sometimes. But ohmygod, afters a few months (or even weeks) in Europe, you'd rather scratch your own eyeballs out than visit another art museum.

But if you suffer from I-may-only-be-here-once-I-have-to-see-EVERYTHING syndrome, like so many of us, here's a handy tip from me to you:

Wander round the gallery with your headphones plugged in and your volume turned up. 

Dubstep in the Louvre, Drum and Base in the Musee D'Orsay, something super eerie in the Museo Nacional del Prado (because you need it to counteract all the Jesus paintings). You can visit the same museum a dozen times, and have a different experience each time. All based on the type of music you select.

Forget the audio guide. How long will you really remember the year it was painted in, anyway? Till next week? Till the next painting? Till coffee? Have some fun with Rembrandt, and observe the superb brushwork instead. All while enjoying you're own private rave, of course.

Try this next time you're staring at another soppy Jesus face. Or better yet, Mephistopheles.