Museums
Museums enable people to explore collections for inspiration, learning and enjoyment. They are institutions that collect, safeguard and make accessible artifacts and specimens, which they hold in trust for society.
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| Louvre Museum - http://www.louvre.fr "Open to all since 1793": From the outset, the Louvre has embodied the concept of a truly "universal" institution. Universal in the scope of its collections, it is also universal in its appeal to some 6 million visitors every year: a 21st-century museum rooted in 200 years of innovation. - [Read more] |
| Tate Museum - http://www.tate.org.uk Tate's mission is drawn from the 1992 Museums and Galleries Act, and is to increase public knowledge, understanding and appreciation of British art from the sixteenth century to the present day and of international modern and contemporary art. - [Read more] |
| The National Gallery London - http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk The National Gallery, London houses one of the greatest collections of Western European painting in the world. These pictures belong to the public and entrance to see them is free. - [Read more] |
| National Gallery of Art - http://www.nga.gov The National Gallery of Art, Washington houses one of the finest collections in the world illustrating major achievements in painting, sculpture and all other arts. - [Read more] |
| Guggenheim Museum - http://www.guggenheim.org At age sixty-six, the wealthy American industrialist Solomon R.Guggenheim begins to form a large collection of important modern paintings by artists such as Vasily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, and Marc Chagall. He is guided in this pursuit by a young German artist and theorist, Hilla Rebay (born Baroness Hilla Rebay von Ehrenwiesen). In July 1930, Rebay brings Guggenheim to Vasily Kandinsky's Dessau studio, and Guggenheim purchases several of the artist’s paintings and works on paper - [Read more] |
| Museums.co.uk - http://www.museums.co.uk Museums.co.uk is the original online museum resource for the UK. We have recently made a few changes to the search mechanism to make it easier than ever to find the museum you're looking for. - [Read more] |
Latest News
Museums, exhibits (Erie Times-News) - NOTE. Museums and exhibits are listed alphabetically within main sections.Three state properties to be converted into museums and galleries (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Philippines News) - SINGAPORE: For the first time, three state properties in central Singapore will be leased out to private collectors to display their artworks, and about a dozen collectors from Southeast Asia have shown interest in the premises.
NY museum's climate change show dives into politics (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - One of America's most renowned science museums dives into politics again this week with a new exhibition on climate change that curators say is an effort to separate fact from fear.
