You rarely get to see places where history comes alive and well-preserved past tempts you to look back and wonder. The Korean Folk Village is a window to medieval Korea.…
Type: Museums
-
-
History The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton and a group of like – minded people in Washington, D.C on 21 May, 1881. Barton, on her visit to…
-
The National Folk Museum is a depiction of the culture and folk history of the Korean people, beginning from the prehistoric times to the culmination of the Joseon Dynasty. The…
-
The Musee d’Orsay exhibiting the world’s famous art is constructed upon the site of the former Gare d’Orsay railway station. The museum is home to the world’s biggest collection of…
-
Casapueblo is a tribute to Carlos “Carlitos” Miguel Páez Rodríguez, the son of the Uruguayan artist Carlos Páez Vilaró, who luckily survived the crash of the (Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya) FAU…
-
Swarovski Kristallwelten aka Swarovski Crystal Worlds is a swanky museum with crystal-themed displays. Swarovski has established global leadership in the production of precision-cut crystal. Located next to the Schönbrunn Palace, the…
-
The history of the Louvre Museum dates back to the late 12th century. The royal collection in the museum today began when King Francois I invited Leonardo da Vinci in…
-
Named after its donor, Sir William Burrell, the Burrell Collection is an award-winning building that houses some of the finest artistic collections. Born in 1861, Burrell got inclined to the…
-
The Tall Ship aka Glenlee, a three-masted barque, was constructed at the Bay Yard in Port Glasgow. It was built as a bulk cargo carrier and took her first shipment…
-
The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, replete with Europe’s dandy art collections, offer a striking backdrop for opulent banquets, fashion shows, receptions, banquets, product launches, and gala dinners. Two of…
-
The Cason del Buen Retiro situated in the vicinity of the El Prado Museum was once a part of the Buen Retiro Palace, which was used by the then king…
-
The National Archaeological Museum of Spain also called Museo Arqueologico Nacional in Spanish, is a home to many prehistoric things. Currently, the museum has a collection of Celtic, Iberian, Greek,…
-
The iconic landmark of the Riverside Museum, sited on the banks of the River Clyde in Glasgow has been built upon the location of the former Inglis Shipyard. The Scotland’s…
-
Created with a vision to provide a promising future for Scotland, the Glasgow Science Centre offers challenging and stimulating experiences to the visitors. The buildings of the museum are made…
-
The Cairo Museum is one of the chief tourist attractions of the city and showcases around 120,000 artifacts. A must-visit destination during the trip to Cairo, the museum draws several tourists…
-
British Museum has some outstanding holdings in the fields of archeology as well as ethnography. The three collections, which the museum was originally based on, were opened to public in…
-
The history of the National Museum of Singapore is itself very interesting. The story begins with the opening of the Raffles Library and Museum in the year 1887. In the…
-
Space Center Houston is the visitor center of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, which is NASA’s center for spaceflight activities. The Space Center is open to the public, displaying…
-
The University of Alaska (AK) Museum of the north is an important visitor attraction and the only research and teaching museum in Alaska. The collections in the museum represent thousands…
-
Opened in 1976 the California State Railroad Museum is a tribute to the role of the “iron horse”, which connected the state to the rest of the country. It features…
-
Philadelphia Museum of Art is one of the most important art museums in Pennsylvania, USA. Located in one of the country’s culturally vibrant cities, Philadelphia Art Museum boasts of an exclusive…
-
Museo Storico Navale is one of the premier tourist attractions in Venice, Italy. It has received widespread acclaim for providing a detailed insight on the colorful past of the Venice.…
-
Suomen Kansallismuseo (Finnish National Museum) is one of the famous museums and a major tourist attraction in Helsinki city, Finland. The museum, housed in a romantic style building, displays a…
-
Spain is a city of wonderful monuments, museums, and art galleries. There are different museums in Barcelona such as Museu d’Historia de Catalunya, Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, the Museum…
-
California may bring to mind pictures of beaches and Hollywood but there’s actually a lot more. Take for instance, the California State Capitol, home to the government administration and a…
-
The Capitoline Museums form an integral part of the art and archeological museums in Piazza del Campidoglio, and are situated at the top of the famous Capitoline Hill in Rome,…
-
Known as the ‘museum of art and culture’, housing about 3 million pieces in its collections, the State Hermitage Museum complex, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, is one of the largest…
-
An internationally renowned institution, the Art Institute of Chicago is a museum that houses art collections from around the world. Its origins can be traced to the Chicago Academy of…
-
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a fine collection of American art. It is the largest art museum in New York City. The museum opened in 1872 while it was…
-
Museum Island, an island within the Spree River of Berlin, Germany, is home to 5 museums. Known as Museuminsel in German, the island was once the city of Cölln, and…