Fascinating Museums Each with Unique Offerings
British Museum, Louvre, Guggenheim, Circus World, Hermitage, etc
Sep 24, 2008
The museums chosen explore a wide range of examples from around the world. Some are high-profile than the others, but each one with a special function.
The American Air Museum in Duxford, Cambridgeshire. Built in memory of American pilots, some 30,000 who died flying from the UK during World War II. It has a unique collection of historic American combat aircraft, many of which are suspended from the ceiling as if in flight.
The Bible Lands Museum. Exhibits Items Described in the Bible. It is located in Jerusalem, with a collection of prized items including seals, ivories and jewelry described in the Bible.
The British Museum in London. It houses one of the worlds's greatest librarires. It was completed in 1847 and took 24 years to build.
The Circus World Museum. Circus World Museum. It is located in Wisconsin, USA. It displays an impressive collection of thousands of posters, photos, films, props and brightly painted circus wagons.The museum also presents live circus acts, parades and animal rides.
The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. It is Spain's world-famous museum known for its marvellous design of shapes and curves made from stone, glass and titanium.
The Guggenheim Museum in New York. It has a pyramid-like temple with winding steps to the top. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the galleries are divided like segments in an orange.
The Hermitage. It is the largest museum in Russia and one of the greatest in the world. It opened to the public in 1852. The Winter Palace of the Russian Emperors is a part of the museum.
The Louvre. It is the most famous museum in France and around the world. Originally designed as a palace, it has been a museum for over 200 years.
The Museum of Natural History in London. It is the best known museum of natural history, decorated with designs derived from plants and animals. Opened in 1881, the museum features over 78 million specimens and more than a million books, pieces of artwork and manuscripts.
The Palais de Chaillot. Structure built for a World Fair. This gigantic museum was erected on top of the Chaillot hill in Paris for the 1937 World Fair in Paris. It houses several museums.
The Rockefeller Museum. It is a magnificent white limestone edifice in East Jerusalem. It displays the findings of many significant archaeological explorations in the Middle East.
The Rose Center for Earth and Space. Located in New York, Hollywood actors hold space shows in the Hayden Planetarium. Tom Hanks was the narrator of their inaugural space show, and in March 2002, Harrison Ford narrated a new space show.
The Smithsonian Museum Complex. It is the world's largest museum complex. Located in the Washington, DC, it has design, archaeology, natural history and postal museums, a zoological park, and an arts building. It contains over 140 million items.
The Sydney Maritime Museum. Located in Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia, it is part-building and part-barge. It has an aquarium, a museum and a restaurant. It has three floating and partly submerged moving tanks where the Oceanarium is built. Visitors can walk through the walkways surrounded water and see varieties of sea-life.
Source:
- Amazing buildings of the World, Bath: Grandreams Books Ltd, 2004
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