Arquivo mensal: agosto 2015

The 10 most visited museums in the world

The museums had their origin with humanity, in the habit of collecting things, and today you can find museums dealing with many topics such as: arts, history of countries, literature, natural history, aviation, technology, relics, etc.

For those who enjoy this universe, check this list with ten most famous museums in the world for you to meet and perhaps visit on your next vacation.

1 – Louvre Museum in Paris

2 – Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

3 – British Museum in London

4 – Tate Modern in London

5 – National Gallery in London

6 – Vatican Museum

7 – National Palace Museum in Taiwan

8 – National Gallery of Art in Washington

9 – Pompidou Centre in Paris

10 – Musée d’Orsay in Paris

V&A’s new Europe 1600-1815 galleries to open this winter with contemporary commission

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London announced today (30 July) that its Europe 1600–1815 galleries would finally open on 9 December following a £12.5m restoration, with £4.75m fr om the Heritage Lottery Fund.

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Despite its reformatory roots, the spherical wooden structure is intended as a space for reflection—an “oasis in the middle” of the busy galleries, says one-half of the artistic duo Dagoberto Rodríguez Sánchez.

The four large galleries running chronologically will be split by three smaller thematic rooms (one of which will explore the concept of the cabinet of curiosities) and three period rooms, including a 17th-century French bedroom and a mirrored room from 18th-century Italy.

More infos, click here: TAN