Category Archives: Museum

The Guggenheim Museum-Spain

Posted on October 29, 2011 by admin

One of the most admired works of contemporary architecture, the building has been hailed as a “signal moment in the architectural culture”, because it represents “one of those rare moments when critics, academics, and the general public were all completely … Continue reading →

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The National Museum of Rome-Italy

Posted on October 12, 2011 by admin

Its first collection was formed from the archeological collections of the Museo Kircheriano, a collection assembled by the antiquarian Athanasius Kircher, soon supplemented by the numerous new discoveries in Rome that took place during the expansive city planning effort after … Continue reading →

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The Deutsches Museum-Germany

Posted on October 11, 2011 by admin

The Deutsches Museum (German Museum) in Munich, Germany, is the world’s largest museum of technology and science, with approximately 1.5 million visitors per year and about 28,000 exhibited objects from 50 fields of science and technology. The museum was founded … Continue reading →

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The Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle-France

Posted on October 4, 2011 by admin

The museum was formally founded on 10 June 1793, during the French Revolution. Its origins lie, however, in the Jardin royal des plantes médicinales (Royal Medicinal Plant Garden) created by King Louis XIII in 1635, which was directed and run … Continue reading →

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The National Archaeological Museum-Greece

Posted on October 3, 2011 by admin

Visit one of the world’s great museums, the National Archaeological Museum of Athens on this three-hour private walking tour. The museum houses the most important finds from Greece’s archaeological sights. You will also pass many historical sites of Athens including … Continue reading →

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The Acropolis Museum-Greece

Posted on September 29, 2011 by admin

The museum is located by the southeastern slope of the Acropolis hill, on the ancient road that led up to the “sacred rock” in classical times. Set only 280 meters (310 yd), as the crow flies, away from the Parthenon, and … Continue reading →

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The Natural History Museum-England

Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin

Most of the Sloane collection had disappeared by the early decades of the nineteenth century. Sir George Shaw (Keeper of Zoology 1806-13) sold many specimens to the Royal College of Surgeons. His successor William Elford Leach made periodical bonfires in … Continue reading →

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Wardown Park Museum-England

Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin

It was Hucklesby’s dream that the house would become a museum that would be ‘interesting as well as of an educational nature’. However, the house itself had been neglected over the years and suffered from dry rot. Extensive repairs were … Continue reading →

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The Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery-England

Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin

The Museum and Art Gallery’s origins lie in the foundation, in 1823, of the Bristol Institution for the Advancement of Science and Art, sharing brand-new premises at the bottom of Park Street (a 100 yards (91 m) downhill from the current … Continue reading →

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The National Maritime Museum-England

Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin

The National Maritime Museum is formed from the Queen’s House and two separate wings, joined by colonnades. See the separate page for information on the Queen’s House. The museum was first opened in 1937. The west and east wings, plus … Continue reading →

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