This museum in this city houses the only ship that survived from the 17th century. The ship sank minutes after it embarked on its maiden voyage.

Museum: 4 letters
City: 9 letters (2nd = t)

"t" from Ernst Beyeler

easy;

Wasa museum at Stockholm.

Yes. It's Vasa or Wasa.
Back to you.

Welcome back, Phil. So the next clue?

One has to sleep from time to time, sorry for the delay.

Next clue, building on an "O" from Stockholm:

Antique city in Asia minor (8, O 7th) from which a Museum in this German city (6) is named.

This museum also houses reconstructions from this middle eastern metropolis (7, O 6th)

That would be the magnificent Pergamon Museum in the former East Berlin.

Harzer

Correct; now name the middle eastern metropolis and go ahead with a clue.

It's Babylon, right? Is that the Ishtar Gate?

harzer can take the clue.

Correct; go ahead, harzer.

In which Spanish town did the old Jewish quarter change its name to San Antonio de la Quebrada following the expulsion of the Jews in 1492?

- - - - R - - (R from Berlin)

To what did the new name refer?

Harzer

Ok, via Google --

Caceres.

"San Antonio Abad or de la Quebrada (broken), due to the type of floor, surrounded by low walls that highlight the unevenness"

http://worldfacts.us/Spain-Caceres.htm

This piece of music (6 letters, 4th = "r&quot is one of the most famous pieces by this composer (7 letters. Hint: last letter is uncommonly used letter in the English language).

The title of the piece of music (which, as indicated, has 6 letters) has also been used for a geographical region and even a corporation.

The piece of music is greatly influenced by this region (9 letters).

However, oddly, one of the subtitles of the piece is (8 letters), which refers to a neighborhood in this city (6 letters).

Finally a key exponent of this piece of music is a famous woman (in certain circles): 6, 2, 8

So provide
1. Music title
2. Composer
3. Geographical region
4. Subtitle
5. City
6. Exponent of music

OK, I will try:

IBERIA is a piece by Isaac ALBENIZ. His music has been influenced by the music of ANDALUSIA. Iberia's segment LAVAPIES refers to a neighbourhood in MADRID. There is a recording of Iberia by ALICIA DE LARROCHA.

Am I correct?

Perfect!

There're multiple recordings of "Iberia" by de Larrocha. She's over 80, I think, by the way.

So next clue.

Building on the "B" of Iberia:

This Swabian painter (4,7, B 4th in last name) bacame a citizen of this Swiss city (5, B 1st). Later he removed to this English city (6), where he met this philosopher (6,4), whose book (6) was published on the continent by this publisher (8,6 B 4th in last name) in the Swiss city mentioned before. The illustrator of the book, incidentally, was the painter's brother (9,7 B 3rd in first and 4th in last name).

painter: 4.7 (B 4th in last name)
Swiss city: 5 (B 1st)
English city 6
philosopher 6,4
book 6
publisher 8,6 (B 4th in last name)
illustrator 9,7 (B 3rd in first and 4th in last name)

good luck!

I'm having some trouble with the publisher --

8. Utopia [1516]: A Scolar Press Facsimile. Leeds: Scolar P, 1966. [Facsimile reproduction of the first edition of 1516 published by Thierry Maartens in Antwerp.]

http://www.humanities.ualberta.ca/em.../lakoutop.html

Not quite done with the rest yet.

Hans Holbein
Basel
London (? -- he died of the plague there)
Thomas More
Utopia
Publisher (? -- doesn't fit)
woodcut by Ambrosius Holbein (brother of Hans Holbein the Younger)

Source: http://www.enotes.com/absurdism/credits

Are you sure that 3rd and 4th letter of brother's name = "b"?

Quite good. The edition I am referring to was the third one on the continent. It appeared in 1518. The publisher was prompted to print it by a famous Dutch philosopher (7), bonus clue ;-)

Well the Dutch philosopher is probably Erasmus.

Who else could it be?

Ok, Johannes Froben.