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Art Musées. Nature Musées. Musées Particuliers. Smithsonian Education - Welcome - StumbleUpon. Smithsonian. Kids In Museums - The voice for family museum visitors across Britain. Musée des enfants - Nos peintres. Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. H.R. Giger H.R. Giger’s dark yet alluring depictions of biomechanical surrealism have terrified, intrigued, and inspired a generation of viewers. His otherworldly creations and unique style have made him one of the most recognizable science fiction artists in modern popular culture. Born in Chur, Switzerland,… more Judith Merril Judith Merril began her career in the 1940s, writing Western and sports stories for the pulps under a variety of exotic pen names. J.R.R. The Tech Museum. Welcome to The Museum of Science and Industry.

Museum of Science mos.org. Library of Congress Exhibitions. Current Exhibitions A Thousand Years of the Persian Book Explores a millennium of Persia’s rich literary tradition with materials selected from the outstanding Persian collection in the Library’s African and Middle Eastern Division. ASCAP: 100 Years and Beyond Celebrates the 100th anniversary of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). It explores the society’s current work and challenges and looks to ASCAP’s future as a vital force in fostering and protecting the creativity of new generations.

The Library of Congress celebrates the people who are ASCAP. Mapping a New Nation: Abel Buell’s Map of the United States, 1784 Abel Buell’s New and Correct Map of the United States of North America is the first map of the newly independent United States compiled, printed, and published in America by an American. Exploring the Early Americas Herblock Gallery Celebrates the work of editorial cartoonist Herbert L.

Thomas Jefferson's Library. History, Travel, Arts, Science, People, Places. O.U.M.N.H. Homepage. Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford. Supreme Council of Antiquities - Museums. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo contains the world's most extensive collection of pharaonic antiquities; no visit to Egypt is complete without a trip through its galleries. The original collection was established in the late 19th century under Auguste Mariette and housed in Boulaq. The objects were moved in 1891 to the palace of Ismail Pasha in Giza before being transferred in 1902 to the current building at Tahrir Square, which is the first purpose-built museum edifice in the world.

Designed in the Neoclassical style by Marcel Dourgnon, the Egyptian Museum boasts 107 halls filled with artifacts dating from the prehistoric through the Roman periods, with the majority of the collection focused on the pharaonic era. The museum houses approximately 160,000 objects covering 5,000 years of Egypt's past. Labels are in Arabic and English HOURS OF OPERATION: Open daily, 9:00 AM-7:00 PM 9:00 AM-5:00 PM during Ramadan LOCATION: Midan al-Tahrir, Downtown Cairo NO PHOTOGRAPHY ALLOWED. Supreme Council of Antiquities - Sites. Supreme Council of Antiquities - Museums. Australian Museum - nature, culture, discover - Australian Museum. Know the Alhambra. Alhambra of Granada. Museo de La Alhambra: Museums in Granada, Spain. Cultural tourism in Andalusia, Spain. About the Hispanic-Moorish culture Located in the Carlos V Palace, the Alhambra Museum features outstanding exhibits on the Hispanic-Moorish civilisation and on art under the Caliphs and the Nasrid dynasty.

The museum is devoted to Hispanic-Moorish culture and art. It contains numerous archaeological artefacts collected at the Alhambra, or in related outside excavations. Visitors to this centre can see items representing the religion, science and economy of the Moors, as well as objects from the early years of their presence on the Iberian Peninsula, with two distinct periods under the emirs and under the caliphs. The plasterwork on the walls, the carved wooden ceilings and the tableware are particularly beautiful. Essential works Collections Come and visit Timetables Mar 15 to Oct 14 Wednesday to Saturday Does not close at midday 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM Tuesday and Sunday 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM Closing days: Monday Oct 15 to Mar 14 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM Multimedia. Graphic Museum of Monaco - To know, to love, and to protect the oceans.

Topkapi Web Page. Vatican Museums. The Friday evening openings of the Vatican Museums will be even more accessible to residents of Rome thanks to the renewed agreement with Atac. For the third consecutive year, Metrebus and èRoma cards holders, accompanied by one guest, may obtain a special reduced ticket at the price of 17.00 Euros, and enjoy preferential skip the line access (plus complimentary DVD, "Art and Faith, the Treasures of the Vatican", an evocative review in images of 2000 years of the history of the Church and art).

The initiative, for which booking is not obligatory, is valid until 28 October 2016 – August not included – every Friday from 7 to 11 p.m. (last entry 9.30 p.m.). Polo Museale Fiorentino :: Sito Ufficiale. Vatican Museums - Official web site. Sistine Chapel. Libraries. Curatorial Curiosity. WORD! Research Nodes. Education Resources. Reference. ART. COOL STUFF. FUN STUFF. New Artsy. NewEd.

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