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Opens in May: 9/11 Museum in New York

September 11 Museum

With a few years later, and after much controversy, finally next May will open the September 11 Museum, the place where before that terrible date of 2001, were the twin towers.

September 11 Museum

Many of the difficulties that could explain the delay in the completion of the work, beginning with those related to financing the work to get to those on the choice of the final project. To these were added the climate-related difficulties, since New York, between storms, snow and sand, you’re not missing anything made in recent years. Continue reading “Opens in May: 9/11 Museum in New York”

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Macao Science Center, not only for the little ones

macao science center

Not only resort and casino, but also many tourist attractions, such as a colonial center dating back to when the city was ruled by the Portuguese, or a new and interactive science museum, especially suitable for children, or fans of Piero Angela.

macao science center

We are in Macau, not far from Hong Kong, with which it shares a colonial past, only difference is the flag that was beating on the city, which was not the Union Jack, but the red and green of Portugal. Today Macau is part of China, but still enjoys some autonomy, as its own police force, its own currency (Pataca) and its own flag. Continue reading “Macao Science Center, not only for the little ones”

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Open-air art museum in Hakone, Japan

Hakone Art Museum

The Hakone Art Museum has the distinction of being outdoors, exhibiting his works in a flag, but mainly in the large gardens in it. It is located in Gora and was doubted by Okada Mokichi in 1952. Since then it is one of the main tourist attractions in the city of Hakone.

Hakone Art Museum

The collection of the museum is mainly composed by Japanese art, with an emphasis in ceramics from the beginnings of this art until the Edo period (between 1600 to 1668). Within the magnificent pieces on display, find great works like clay pots with centuries of history or large funerary statues. Continue reading “Open-air art museum in Hakone, Japan”

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The Hague: museums you should not miss

Binnenhof

Holland offers large and small urban spaces where miss, know special places, people befriend and admire organization and the quality of life of the Dutch. One of those cities that you must know is The Hague.

Modern and traditional at the same time, you can walk The Hague and at every step you will come across with the smile of its people and a thousand entertainment options to enjoy during your time at it. One of our recommendations is that you spend part of your schedule to visit one (or more) of the museums of The Hague.

The Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis located very close to the political heart of the Netherlands, in the center of The Hague. It has a wonderful collection of art of the great masters of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The painting girl with a Pearl of Johannes Vermeer is the highlight of the museum and is known as the “Dutch Mona Lisa”. At this time is in reforms and until 2014 you can’t visit, but aim for the future.

Binnenhof

The Binnenhof has been for centuries the political heart of the Netherlands. All political and state affairs were discussed and are still struggling here. The buildings of the Binnenhof (Parliament) and its long history of leftovers they deserve dedicate some of your time. You can take a guided tour through the Binnenhof (Hall of Knights) and know the Senate or House of Parliament. The tour begins with an introductory video that explains the history of the Dutch Parliament and the buildings of the complex. Reservations are highly recommended. Continue reading “The Hague: museums you should not miss”

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Preparing to visit a museum

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Do you want to visit a museum but do not want to look like a fool? Do you have an appointment at a museum and wants to look good? If you are going through this or just wants to take advantage of your trip, soak about what to do.

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Ideas to prepare before you go to a museum
Before going to the place, find out if the museum is predominantly old, modern or contemporary history. This way you will already have an idea about the trend of the place and may decide in advance whether to go or not. Take note of what was happening during the years in which the works were made, because art reflects society, economy and politics of the moment. Continue reading “Preparing to visit a museum”

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Visit free museums in new york

Bronx Museum of the Arts

Visit one or several museums of New York is an ideal way to improve cultural knowledge and have fun by learning things on a variety of topics. Considering a large number of museums in New York, you will have no doubt of the difficulty in making a choice and you might want to visit more than one. Since entry to the New York museums can be expensive, here’s a short guide to some museums that are always free to visit, or offer free entry certain days of the week.

Bronx Museum of the Arts

For lovers of art, the Bronx Museum of the Arts is the place to visit. It is possible to enjoy contemporary art from several cultural backgrounds. Some of the exhibitions presented are closely connected to the culture and the history of Bronx. Continue reading “Visit free museums in new york”

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Holland: The Kroller-Muller Museum

Kroller-Muller Museum

While waiting for the reopening of the Van Gogh Museum, whose works are currently hosted by Amsterdam Hermitage waiting for the renovation of the original site, there is also an ‘other place where you can admire the works of the Dutch painter.

Kroller-Muller Museum

This is the Kroller-Muller Museum, opened in 1938 in the Hoge Veluwe National Park. Among the well 11,500 art objects hosted by the Kroller-Muller Museum, there is, in fact, the private collection of works by Van Gogh largest in the world after that of the Van Gogh Family. Continue reading “Holland: The Kroller-Muller Museum”

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In South Korea: First museum of the toilet

Toilet Culture Park

The Guardian rightly describe it as an ideal place to contemplate and reflect, for sure is an attraction-even-very special architectural worth visiting if you go in South Korea: The Toilet Culture Park, which is located in Suwon, the first museum in the form of TOILET dedicated to “go to the bathroom culture”.

Toilet Culture Park

The theme park is located in what was the home of the former mayor of Suwong, Sim Jae-duck, who in the 80s was a great promoter of dissemination in the country of the toilet as we know it; always according to the Guardian, it seems that visitors are invited to use what was his own bathroom. A museum this, that among the memorabilia on display has the signals for the toilet from around the world. Continue reading “In South Korea: First museum of the toilet”

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Batcat Toy Museum in Bangkok

Batcat Toy Museum

We speak of a benchmark and, for many, a compelling reason to visit Bangkok. Just think about this: 50,000 pieces of toy history between Terminator figures and accessories, Pixar films, characters from Marvel, DC or GI Joe…

Batcat Toy Museum

Again feel like a child…
Go back to your youth with this epic collection of toys, or maybe not so much to youth… It all started for Somchay Nitimongkolchai, 39, as a hobby which has compiled an extensive collection of toys, figures, masks, costumes, collector items … even models of some important characters from movies, comics, television… Continue reading “Batcat Toy Museum in Bangkok”

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Icelandic Phallological Museum

Icelandic Phallological Museum

Do you like museums? So, if you go in Iceland do not forget to visit the famous Icelandic Phallological Museum of Husavik. Yes, you read that right, it’s Icelandic Phallological museum, a large collection (perhaps unique in the world), which collects faults belonging to different species of mammals.

Icelandic Phallological Museum

But make no mistake: this is not a whim of some fetish, but a scientific necessity, as it is a Philology science almost unknown but studied. The collection contains almost 300 faults of many terrestrial and marine mammals in Iceland: whales, bears, seals, moose and many other mammals that live in the cold country. Among them also an organ donated human post-mortem by a 95 year old. Continue reading “Icelandic Phallological Museum”