Museums

Maybank Numismatic Museum

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The Maybank Numismatic Museum is located on the first floor of Menara Maybank at Jalan Tun Perak. It is situated near Pudu Raya Bus Terminal in KL.

Set up in 1988, the Maybank Numismatic Museum was set up to preserve the country's currency heritage. It houses an impressive collection of coins and notes from the time of early Malaya until the present day.

There is a collection of local and regional coins and notes, and interestingly, some dating back to the Melaka Sultanate. The museum also serves as a centre for research into Malaysia's numismatic history.

Visitors are not allowed to take photographs, but there are postcards and brochures depicting the collection.

Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

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The Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia located at Jalan Lembah Perdana houses various themed galleries. Among the galleries found here is the Islamic Architecture Gallery which showcases miniature replicas of renowned buildings such as the Taj Mahal, lmam lsmail Albukhary Mosque and Museum and the Amir Timur Mausoleum.

Apart from this gallery is the Standard Chartered Ottoman Room which displays objects from the reign of the Ottoman Empire of Turkey and Syria. In the AI-Quran and Manuscript Gallery is a collection of more than 200 Islamic manuscripts which include a 30-judz' AI-Quran from the Ming Dynasty.

National Museum

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Located on the fringe of Taman Tasik Perdana (the Kuala Lumpur Lake Gardens), the National Museum is the principal museum in the country. it was set up in 1963 to serve as a repository of Malaysia's rich cultural heritage and as the centre for imparting knowledge on the country's historical past.

The various galleries housed within the Museum provide interesting insights into the country's development. They are the Historical Gallery, Metalwork and Musical Instruments Gallery, Cultural Gallery, National Sports Gallery and Natural History Gallery.

Facilities include a conservation laboratory, a library with more than 6,500 titles catering to researchers, students and individuals in the field of archaeology, ethnology, natural history and other similar disciplines, and a photographic studio containing slides and negatives on various subjects of interest to the museum.

Thematic exhibitions are held from time to time. On the museum's grounds are static displays including old locomotives, vintage cars and a replica of an ancientmala palace.

MISC Museum

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Set up by the Malaysian International Shipping Corporation in 1992, the MISC Museum is the first of its kind Malaysia. Located at the ground floor of Wisma MISC in Jalan Conlay, the Museum gives an insight into MISC's development as the national shipping line since its incorporation in 1968. The museum is divided into 12 sections, each dealing with a particular range of related subjects such as shipbuilding, ships of the world, communications at sea, history of ships in Malaysia, maritime laws and career at sea.

Telekom Museum

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Standing among Kuala Lumpur's skyscrapers at the junction of Jalan Raja Chulan and Jalan Gereja is a unique two story building of Neo Classical Greek architecture.

Built in 1928 to house the Central Battery Manual Telephone Exchange, this building with eight imposing pillars as its dominant feature was gazette for conservation in 1985 after the Prime Minister stepped in to stop it from being demolished to make way for a new 26 story office complex. Over 10 million was spent in its restoration.

The building itself was used as a telephone exchange in the old days. Today, this 70-year-old two-storey building contains eight imposing columns and features a sprawling 900 square metres of exhibition space. It is the first interactive museum in the country.

Known as the Museum Telekomunikasi Negara or National Telecommunications Museum it captures 120 years of telecommunications development, from the early days of the Morse Code Telegraph with its "ketuk-ketuk" to the cellular phones and digital networks of today.

Bank Negara Money Museum

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Housed within the Central Bank building, the Bank Negara Money Museum serves as a repository for the country's numismatic heritage.

Bank Negara Malaysia started issuing its own currency in 1967 and since 1979, it has been purchasing coins sporadically with the objective of setting up its own Money Museum.

Furthermore, as the Bank regularly receives many visitors each year, including school children and VIPs, the Bank felt it would also be desirable to display its collection and preserve the national heritage by having a public museum to show the evolution of money in the country from early to modern times.

The plan to have an authoritative depository for the Bank's growing numismatic collection became a reality with the opening of the Money Museum on 5 April 1989.

It was officially opened by Datin Seri Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamed Ali, wife of the Malaysian Prime Minister, Dato' Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, in conjunction with the thirtieth Anniversary of Bank Negara Malaysia.

An important aim of the museum is to disseminate knowledge pertaining to the evolution of Malaysian currency through its exhibitions and publications.

Coins, currency notes, tokens and other artifacts are displayed at the museum.

Biomedical Museum

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It aims to be a central biomedical reference repository for Institute for Medical Research (IMR) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) which was establish in 1983. It is located ta Jalan Pahang,

The IMR Layout Model Plan is exhibited in the lobby of the museum together with posters of research highlights. Historical exhibits of instruments used by past researchers are also displayed in the lobby.

These include items such as a centrifuge, autoclaves, and there is also an educational model showing various habitats where different species of mosquitoes are found which have appropriately been labeled to inform the public about which vector-borne diseases, such as malaria and dengue, are transmitted by the mosquitoes shown.

The biomedical museum has two exhibition galleries. In the historical section, there are posters displaying the history of IMR with its achievements and research write-ups. There are also displays of photographs of past researchers and their research activities.

In this gallery too, there is a collection of antique laboratory equipment, such as microscopes, scales or balances and other small equipment. There are also preserved specimens of human organs showing various pathologies and these have appropriately been labeled and displayed in a special section.

There are also displays of several publications and annual reports from the years 1900 – 1929. The photographs of past Directors of IMR since 1900 are also on exhibit for the added interest and information of visitors.

The second gallery displays several posters showing current research findings and achievements of IMR since its beginnings in the 1900s. There are also displays of IMR souvenirs in celebration of the institute's 50, 75 and 100 years.

The museum specimen room has a collection of dry specimens of small mammals, such as rodents, squirrels, flying squirrels and flying foxes . There are also preserved wet specimens of reptiles, amphibians and mammals, such as snakes, frogs and bats . Some of these specimens have been displayed in the corridors between the galleries.

Researchers from the local institutions as well as from centres outside the country use the facilities of the biomedical museum as a source of reference with emphasis on the study of zoonotic diseases and their modes of transmission, as well as rodent control measures.

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The Royal Malaysian Air Forces Museum was officially opened to the public on the 2 Jun 85 -- coinciding with the 27th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Malaysian Air Force -- by the Chief of Armed Forces Staff, Gen Tan Sri Ghazali bin Dato Mohd Seth.

It was a simple beginning for the Museum at the Sungai Besi Air Force Base. The inventory then consisted of only five aircraft as exhibits.

For two years the Musuem occupied half a hangar belonging to No 2 Sqn. So when the new base at Subang became operational in 1987, many units moved to Subang.

The Museum quickly laid claims to the Engineering Support Unit hangar next door and the building complex next to it, which used to accommodate the Heli FTS.

With such "luxurious" facilities, the Museum started its acquisition plan to bring back to the Air Force aircraft that were phased out since the early 1960s.

Only one aircraft, the Handley Page Herald 401 is yet to be acquired. Sadly, the Museum's effort to acquire A Herald from Channel Express (Air Services) Ltd who phased out their Herald fleet in 1999 was not successful. To date the Museum's collection consist of 17 aircraft.

The Museum has many exhibits and is beginning to run out of space. So most of the larger aircraft are parked outside in the open while the smaller and delicate ones occupy its only hangar. Two of the oldest aircraft from the early years before the formation of the RMAF are also being exhibited.

Currently, 18 aircraft are on display in the hangar and the Museum compound. Two of them, the Alouette III helicopter and the DHC-4 Caribou, however, are still in RMAF service.

Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer
Scottish Aviation Single Pioneer
Percival Hunting Piston Provost
Scottish Aviation Bulldog
Bell 47G-5 helicopter
de Havilland Dove
CAC Avon-Sabre jet
Cessna 310F
de Havilland Chipmunk
de Havilland Tiger Moth
Canadair CL41G Tebuan
North American Harvard
de Havilland Heron
HU-16 Albatross
A-4PTM Skyhawk
Westland Wasp

There are also items displayed such as photographs, articles, aircraft models, uniforms, mementos, engines, armament and communication equipment which depict the history and development of the Air Force in Malaysia.

Malaysian Armed Forces Museum

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Malaysian Armed Forces Museum is located in the vicinity of the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) complex at Jalan Padang Tembak.

The Malaysian Armed Forces Museum was established in 1985 to develop and maintain a national collection of historical material pertaining to Malaysian military history from 1933 to the present.

It has always been the Armed Forces' aspiration to set up an Armed Forces Museum since the early 1950s. However, the collection of artifacts for the museum only began in 1961 at the encouragement of General Tunku Osman Tunku Mohd Jewa.


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Five galleries are devoted to specific areas designated for the Army, the Navy and the Air Force. It now houses an interesting collection of artifacts from World War II, the Communist Insurgency and Indonesian Confrontation. Military technology, heraldry and achievements of military commanders are among the exhibits displayed at the museum.

Here, the visitor will be able to catch a glimpse of Malaysia's military exhibits such as historical pictures, uniforms and decorations of the Malaysian armed forces, the Malaysian armory, naval guns, artillery, old canons, military aircraft and vehicles.

Textile Museum

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Located within the Sultan Abdul Samad Building, the Textile Museum displays an interesting range of Malays'ianmade textiles from various states.

The Textile Museum was established to serve as a repository for Malaysia's textile heritage, it also plays a role in disseminating information to visitors regarding the usage, creativity and foreign influence evident in local Malaysian textiles. Its galleries offer visitors a glimpse into the art of batik printing, Malaysia's popular handicraft, songket and pua weaving. Among them are batik pelangi which incorporates the tie-resist method of decorating cloth practised by the Malays during the 18th and 19th century; kain dostar, a native fabric of the Lanun and Bajau tribe and puo kumbu, a prized traditional material of the lbans of Sarawak.

Kuala Lumpur Museums

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Operating since April 4, 1996, the National History Museum houses exhibits of great import to Malaysian history.

A former commercial bank dating back to 1910, the National History Museum enables visitors to discover the wealth of Malaysia's historical heritage through its permanent exhibition of artifacts and materials. The Moorish features and Islamic motifs of this tri-level building blend well with the neighbouring Mogul buildings.

The Museum carries out museological activities such as research, collection, recording and publication in regard to the nation's treasures.

Among the important items displayed are the table on which the 1874 Pangkor Treaty was signed, and the First Federation of Malaya flag raised after the Union Jack flag was lowered signaling the independence of the Malay states from Britain on the night of August 31, 1957.

Exhibits include a 520 million-year-old metamorphic sandstone, a 40,000-year-old homo sapien skulls and an eight-sided gold coin dating back to the 15th century.

29, Jalan Raja, Kuala Lumpur.

Tel: 03-2694 4590/2694 4591/2694 4592

Open: 9am - 6pm, daily
Admission: Free

Museums in Delhi

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Delhi has some of the finest museums in the country. Some of them are:-

Air Force Museum :-

Indian Air Force Museum is Located near Palam airport and it contents air craft’s, bullets, guns, uniforms and photographs of Indian Air Force. It provides an opportunity to have a complete insight into Indian aerial history. It also houses a War Memorial, which pays rich tribute to the pilots and airmen of Indian Air Force who made supreme sacrifice for the honor of the nation.

Timings :- 10 AM to 5 PM

Closed :- Monday, Tuesday & All National Holidays

National Museum :-

A rich collection of artistic treasures of India and Central Asia is displayed at National Museum, located at the junction of Rajpath and Janpath. It was built in 1960 and has an extra ordinary collection representing the entire span of Indian civilization from pre-historic times. Its galleries also includes artifacts from the Maurya, Gandhara, Gupta and other periods, copies of murals, Central Asian antiquities, textiles and decorative art, and anthropological and a handicrafts gallery.

Timings :- 10 AM to 5 PM

Closed :- Monday & All National Holidays

Indira Gandhi Smriti :-

Once the residence of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, 1 Safdarjung road today converted into museum “Indira Smriti”. Here once can get a glimpse of the life of the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. It has the memorabilia of Indira and Rajiv Gandhi. The room, where has been she lives and the spot where she was assassinated at 31st October, 1984 are now exhibited. Mrs. Indira Gandhi’s speeches played through megaphones hidden in the bushes and bloodstains on the pathway are a solemn reminder of this great leader.

Timings :- 9:30 AM to 5 PM

Closed :- Monday & All National Holidays

Gandhi Smriti :-

The place where Mahatma Gandhi ji lived is now converted into a museum, called Gandhi Smriti or Birla house and it is situated at 5, Tess January marg. It also houses the photographs and other belongings of Gandhi ji. A pillar stands here are marks the place where the father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi ji was killed on 30th January, 1948.

Timings :- 10 AM to 5 PM

Closed :- Open all days (except all National Holidays)

Gandhi National Museum :-

Located opposite Raj Ghat across the road it houses the personal belongings, of Mahatama Gandhi ji, which include- his walking stick, spinning wheel, sandals, watch, spectacles etc. It also has an amphitheater and library. Gandhi Darshan, is situated opposite it near Powerhouse, also display the photographs of Mahatama Gandhi ji’s life. Here a film show also held every day. In the library, you can find lots of books written by Gandhi ji like A Gandhi Anthology, All men are Brothers, Mohan Mala (A Ghandhian Rosary), etc. . And many famous writer’s books which all are written on Gandhi ji or Gandhi ji’s thoughts like Encyclopedia of Gandhian Thoughts by Anand T Hingorani, Gandhiji And South Africa by E. S. Reddy, Mahatma Gandhi – A Biography by B. R. Nanda etc. .

Timings :- 10 AM to 5 PM

Closed :- Monday & All National Holidays

National Rail and Transport Museum :-

The unique museum, first of its kind in India is National Rail and Transport museum set amidst lush lawns at Shanti Path, Chanakyapuri. It has on display 26 vintage Locomotives, 17 quaint carriages and saloons and many interesting exhibits, which trace the centuries old history of the Indian Railways. Established on 1st February 1977, this museum is a must see site for everyone. Notable exhibits of this museum are “Fairy Queen (1855)" the oldest working steam locomotive still working in excellent condition, a tiny Darjeeling Himalayan Railway engine, luxurious saloon of the Prince of Wales, Mysore Maharaja’s saloon made of seasoned teak and laced with ivory and gold. There is also a toy train, which goes around the museum yard. Children can enjoy a ride on the miniature rail track.

Timings :- 9:30 AM to 7 PM (April to September), 9:30 AM to 5 PM (October to March)

Closed :- Monday & All National Holidays

Craft Museum :-

At Aditi Pavilion, Pragati Maidan this museum houses an impressive collection of folk and tribal arts, crafts and textiles. An added attraction is the presence of crafts persons who are brought here from different parts of the country to demonstrate their skills.

Timings :- 9:30 AM to 5 PM (July to September), 9:30 AM to 6 PM (October to June)

Closed :- Monday & All National Holidays

Doll’s Museum :-

Started as a personal collection of cartoonist Shankar in 1954 at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg today converted in a museum and known as Doll’s museum, it has a fine collocation of more than 6000 dolls from all over the world. This museum also has a doll designing centre and children’s library.

Timings :- 10 AM to 5:30 PM

Closed :- Monday & All National Holidays

National Science Museum :-

Situated at Bhairom road, Pragati Maidan, Near Gate No. 1, National Science centre tells a fascinating untold story of Indian Heritage of Science & Technology. Here three distinct sections- early, medieval & modern era provides the science history of about 4500 years old.

Timings :- 10 AM to 9 PM

Closed :- Monday & All National Holidays

Nehru Memorial Museum :-

At Teen Murti house, where Jawaharlal Nehru lived for 16 years till his death in 1964 Nehru memorial is a part of imperial Delhi. It has a museum and a library, which vivid reminder of Nehru’s multi faceted personality.

Adjoining this Nehru Planetarium hold’s audio-visual shows “Life story of a Star”, “Through the probing eyes of voyager”,” Jawaharlal Nehru’s vision on space” in Hindi and English.

Timings :- 9:30 AM to 10 PM

Closed :- Monday & All National Holidays

Rome Capitoline Museums

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Rome's highly regarded Capitoline Museums (Musei Capitolini In Febrica) are home to a wealth of antique sculptures of bronze and marble, which represent the history of Rome, together with an outstanding fine collection of Greek and Etruscan vases. The Capitoline Museums (Musei Capitolini In Febrica) are located on the east and west sides of the Piazza del Campidoglio and this vast museum complex contains collections based on those assembled by Pope Sixtus IV, one of the earliest great art collectors in the 15th century.

Other attractions at Rome's Capitoline Museums (Musei Capitolini In Febrica) include some of the finest and most celebrated sculptures of the ancient world, such as the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius that once stood in the piazza, the Dying Gaul, the Boy with a Thorn, and the Capitoline Wolf, all of which are displayed in spacious, well-lit art galleries. The Capitoline Museums include Palazzo dei Conservatori (Conservatories Palace), the Pinacoteca Capitolina, Museo Nuovo and Palazzo Nuovo.

Recently renovated, other attractions at Rome's Capitoline Museums include 18th-century Roman tapestries, historic porcelains, paintings in the Pinacoteca Capitolina by: Caravaggio, Tiziano and Rubens, and the buildings' facades, which were designed by one of Rome's most famous artists, Michelangelo.

Rome Capitoline Museums (Musei Capitolini In Febrica) art gallery open: Tuesday to Friday and Sunday - 09:30 to 19:30, Saturday - 09:30 to 23:00

Rome Capitoline Museums (Musei Capitolini In Febrica) art gallery admission: charge, free last Sunday of the month

Vatican Museums

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The Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani) are a group of Rome palaces which contain some of the most important, historic collections in the world. There are several major exhibitions at Rome's Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani), which include the Etruscan Museum, Raphael Rooms and Loggias, the Egyptian Museum and the world-famous Sistine Chapel, which is probably the most important part of this vast museum complex.

Other attractions at Rome's Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani) include Raphael's Rooms (Stanze di Raffaello) - several rooms of the Vatican apartment that were painted by Raphael at the request of Pope Julius II. The Vatican Museums are part of Rome's Vatican Palace, the official Rome residence of the Pope. Containing painted ceilings, chapels, an around 1,400 rooms and many distinguished art galleries, the Vatican Museums house approximately 5 miles / 8 km of exhibits.

Rome Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani) open: daily - 08:45 to 16:45, Satudays to 13:45

Rome Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani) admission: charge - free entrance every last Sunday of the month

State Russian Museum

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The State Russian Museum (formerly the Russian Museum of His Imperial Majesty Alexander III, while prior to that, as the Palace of the Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna) is the largest depository of the Russian fine art in St Petersburg.

The Mikhailovsky Palace

The museum was established on April 13, 1895, upon enthronement of Nicholas II to commemorate his father, Alexander III. Its original collection was composed of artworks taken from the Hermitage Museum, Alexander Palace, and the Imperial Academy of Arts. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, many private collections were nationalized and relocated to the Russian Museum. These included Kazimir Malevich's Black Square.

The main building of the museum is the Mikhailovsky Palace, a splendid Neoclassical residence of Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich, erected in 1819-25 to a design by Carlo Rossi on Square of Arts in St Petersburg. Upon the death of the Grand Duke the residence was named after his wife as the Palace of the Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna, and became famous for its many theatrical presentations and balls.

Some of the halls of the palace retain the Italianate opulent interiors of the former imperial residence. Other buildings assigned to the Russian museum include the Summer House of Peter I (1710-14), the Marble Palace of Count Orlov (1768-85), St Michael's Castle of Emperor Paul (1797-1801), and the

German-Russian Museum

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The museum building

Soviet bas-relief sculpture in the museum

The museum is located at the historical venue of the unconditional surrender of the German armed forces (Wehrmacht) on 8 May 1945. With this act of ratification in Karlshorst of the surrender document signed the day before in Rheims, World War II came to an end in Europe. Until 1949 the building was the former officers’ mess of the Wehrmacht pioneer school and then the headquarters of the Soviet Military Administration in Germany. In 1949 at this location the Soviets handed over administrative authority to the first government of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). From 1967 to 1994 the building contained a branch of the “Central Museum of Armed Forces Moscow” featuring the unconditional surrender of fascist Germany in the Great Patriotic War.

After German-Soviet agreements on the withdrawal of armed forces from Germany in 1990, Germany and the Soviet Union decided to jointly recollect in the museum the history of the German-Soviet war and the end of Nazi rule. After restructuring the permanent exhibition, the German-Russian Museum Berlin-Karlshorst opened to the public in May 1995.

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The permanent exhibition, which attracts about 40,000 visitors annually, conveys on ca. 1,000 square meters an impression of the history of German-Soviet relations from 1917 to 1990. The focus is on the German-Soviet War 1941-1945, including the political background, propaganda and hostile stereotypes, and the day-to-day life of soldiers and civilians on both sides of this conflict during different phases of the war.

The heart of the museum is the surrender room, which is in its original state and where a film continuously shows the signing the Act of Surrender in 1945. In addition to the redesigned modern exhibition rooms, parts of the original Soviet exhibition designed for Soviet soldiers stationed in Berlin can also be seen, as well as monuments from Soviet times. On the grounds there is a memorial in which a Soviet T34 tank is integrated on a pedestal, as well as an exhibit of large ite

Japanese American National Museum

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The Japanese American National Museum opened its doors in 1992. The museum is located in the Little Tokyo area near downtown Los Angeles, California. It is devoted to preserving the history and culture of Japanese Americans. The museum is home to a moving image archive, which contains over 100,000 feet of 16 mm and 8 mm home movies of Japanese Americans from the 1920s to the 1950s. The museum also contains artifacts, textiles, art, photographs, and oral histories of Japanese Americans.

The museum contains over 130 years of Japanese American history, dating back to the first Issei generation. In 1997, the Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center was established by Robert A. Nakamura and Karen L. Ishizuka, to develop new ways to document, preserve and make known the experiene of Americans of Japanese Ancestry. In 1999, the Manabi and Sumi Hirasaki National Resource Center (HNRC) was established to provide access to the museum's information and resources, both at the facility and online, and documents both the life and culture of the Japanese Americans.

The museum currently has three exhibitions. Common Ground: The Heart of Community focuses on early immigration into the United States to the present day by presenting various art, artifacts and media. The second exhibition is titled Living Flowers: Ikebana and Contemporary Art which details the Japanse tradition of flower arrangement, ikebana, while displaying a contemporary expression. It began on June 15, 2008 and ends September 7, 2008. The third and most recent exhibition started on July 12, 2008 and is titled GLORIOUS EXCESS (BORN). This exhibition presents Mike Shinoda's paintings and artwork. It ends on August 3, 2008 and is presented in two part

American Museum of Radio and Electricity

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The American Museum of Radio and Electricity is an interactive museum located in Bellingham, Washington which offers educational experiences for audiences of all ages through galleries and public programs that illustrate the development and use of electricity, radio and the related inventions that changed the course of human history. The museum features a collection of artifacts showcasing four centuries of human innovation from 1580 into the 1950s.

Museum History

The museum began in 1985 as an informal collection of radio sets, spare parts, schematics, recordings, and vintage magazines and manuals owned by a Bellingham resident, Jonathan Winter[1] Winter's collection continued to grow, and by 1998, the Bellingham Antique Radio Museum was officially established, with the more than 800 radio sets from Winter's collection forming the core of the museum's collection

The museum took on its present name in 2001 when it moved into its 23,000-square-foot (2,100 m2) facilitiy and John Jenkins, a former sales and marketing manager at Microsoft, retired and became co-curator of the museum.[2] Jenkins added his collection to the museum, which included early wireless and electrical devices, and rare books with first editions dating back to 1560 and written by Robert Boyle, Michael Faraday, C. F. du Fay, Benjamin Franklin, Luigi Galvani, William Gilbert, Joseph Henry, Heinrich Hertz, James Clerk Maxwell, Pieter van Musschenbroek, Georg Ohm, Hans Christian Ørsted, Alessandro Volta, among others.

Abu Dhabi Louvre Museum

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Abu Dhabi Louvre Museum is a program will be based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Tuesday March 7, 2007 in Paris, the Louvre announced that a new Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi will be completed by 2012. This is part of a 30-year agreement between the city of Abu Dhabi and the French Government. The museum complex will be located in Saadiyat Island, will be about 24,000 square meters (260,000 square feet) in size. The final construction cost is expected to be with € 8,300 million and € 1.08

Works from around the world will be on display in the museum, particularly focusing on narrowing the gap, the Eastern and Western Art. However, the museum building has caused much controversy in the art world, because many objections, in order to enhance the motivation of the Louvre in this transaction.

In the 30-year agreement, signed by French Culture Minister De Vabres and chief Sultan Tahnoon Al Nahyan, will prompt the construction of a Louvre museum Saadiyat Island, close to central Abu Dhabi, in exchange for 1.3 billion U.S. dollars. The contract prohibits the establishment of any such action and the Louvre's name and any other emirates in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, Iran or Iraq. [3] French President Jacques Chirac praised the museum deal with Abu Dhabi, said it reflected "a world of thought", in which each side of the agreement, "the root of pride and its identity, is conscious of the equal dignity of all cultures . "

The establishment of the museum has passed the French Parliament on October 9, 2007. The building will be the architect Jean Nouvel and the engineers are Buro Happold. for Nouvel also designed the Arab World Institute in Paris.

Part of the museum, unit 1 270 million tourism and cultural development will be built on Saadiyat Island, the building also includes three other museums, including the Guggenheim Museum. According to the United Arab Emirates interaction: "The French Museums agency co-operation in tourism development and investment company (TDIC), which is the transformation of Saadiyat Island behind. It will be chaired by French financier and Member States of the Academy of Fine Arts, Marc Ladreit de Lacharriere , publishers of the two World Series Opera. " Bruno Maquart, former Executive Director of the Pompidou Centre, the position of executive director to be taken. "

Russian museums

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The Museum of Contemporary Calligraphy is the first Russian museum displaying calligraphy art works.

On August 14, 2008, Russia joined the World Society Museums calligraphy. Recently, the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy became an institutional member of the International Council of Museums (ICOM). Although calligraphy museums exist across the world (Turkey, China, Japan, United Arab Emirates), Russia was the first experience. Opened in August 2008 the museum was registered with the RF Ministry of Justice on July 22, 2008.

The museum has the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of national Russian calligraphy, the writing of the European systems, samples of Hebrew calligraphy, Arabic calligraphy colorful, strict Japanese hieroglyphics and ancient Chinese calligraphy. These art creations show a man's history and ongoing development of world scripture. Calligraphy artworks are added by rare handwritten books, pens and stationery.

Dubai Museum

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Dubai Museum (Arabic: متحف دبي) is the most important museum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is located in the Al Fahidi Fort, built in 1787 and is the oldest surviving building in Dubai.

The museum was opened by the ruler of Dubai in 1971, with the aim of presenting the traditional way of life in the Emirate of Dubai. It includes local antiquities and artifacts from African and Asian countries that trade with Dubai. It also includes a number of dioramas showing life in the emirate before the arrival of the oil. Alongside objects from the recent discoveries as old as 3000 BC

History

Al Fahidi Fort was built in several phases. The oldest tower was built around 1787 and probably the oldest building in Dubai, which still exists today. The fort was used to determine the landward approaches to the city from the incursions of neighboring tribes. It has also, at various times throughout history as the palace of the monarch, a garrison and a prison.

The fort was renovated in 1970 and opened as the Dubai Museum on May 12, 1971 by Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, then ruler of Dubai. Additional galleries were added in 1995

Museum of Irish Industry

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The Museum of Irish Industry, founded in 1854, originally an extension of the Museum of Economic Geology, was a museum dedicated to the exhibition of the various, display-worthy materials from, and donated by, the industries of mining and manufacturing established in Ireland. In addition, the museum gave lectures on the subject, and related subject matters, to the general public.

Overseen by the Board of Trade, Department of Science and Art, the museum grew to challenge (in its areas of expertise) the previous monopolisers of scientific study and instruction in Ireland, the Trinity College Dublin and the Royal Dublin Society. The museum had an education faculty of sorts which was divided into two separate institutions, and they were both largely dissimilar in their areas of academic focus.

The abolition of the museum was recommended in 1862, with several parties claiming that it should be ultimately reorganised to be broader in scope, to encompass all reas of science related to agriculture and industry, rather than simply relating to the mining subject matter. As a result of this recommendation, the museum was abolished to make way for the Royal College of Science of Ireland, which was wider in sight. The document detailing and authenticating the abolishment of the museum was appointed in February 1866, and was signed in July of the same year.

London Art Museums

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Those Äôre housed in buildings that range from being among the ugliest in the world (the Barbican) to the neoclassical splendor of the National Gallery to enter. But the most striking aspects of London, aos art museums is not in their exteriors, but what lies within: vast collections of priceless works of art of any age. If your trip to London, the time on some of the city, aos great art museums, these are our four top recommendations.

The Royal Academy of Arts

Dates from 1786 and the reign of King George III, the Royal Academy in Burlington House, was the first British institution to the internal promotion of the arts and architecture. It is a time for eighty artists, all artists should be active and governors who resign as active at the age of 75. Each of these, ÄòRoyal academics, AU is expected to give an original work of art at the Academy, and gifts are the foundation of its permanent collection. They include paintings by Gainsborough, Constable, Reynolds and Turner.

The Royal Academy presents noteworthy visits to exhibitions, one of which was 2007, The Unknown Monet aos: Pastels and drawings. This exhibition was the first to show that contrary to popular belief, Monet spent much time doing studies drawn from his work before he ever set his brush on the canvas. Although he often claimed defect is drawing, the exhibition emphatically proved otherwise.

The Tate Modern

If ever an art museum and captured the spirit of a certain age, it would be the Tate Modern Museum to capture the spirit of the 20th century. The upheaval of two world wars, together with the full flowering of post-industrial revolution technology has created a liberty among the artists who dared to work in a brand new styles and media

The Tate Modern Museum in London, aos southern bank in full view of St. Paul Cathedral aos directly on the Thames and also a new approach to display his treasures. They are not grouped by artist or chronology, but in concept, with each of the two wings of the 3rd and 5th floor with exhibits of paintings arranged by theme.

You, Äôll the works of finding, among others, Rothko, Monet, Dali and Miro represented on the third floor, while the fifth floor houses modern conceptual art and sculpture, including pieces from the cubist, minimalist and futuristic schools. The Tate Museum, aos visit exhibitions on the fourth floor. Works with all major postwar modernists such as Pollock, Matisse, Bacon and Twombly are shown in the Tate, and see the permanent collection is free.

The Currency Museum of the Bank of Canada

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Located just down the street from Parliament Hill on Ottawa's Sparks Street Mall, the Currency Museum of the Bank of Canada offers a fascinating look at something that interests most of us - money. Admission to the Museum is free!

Fast Facts

* The Museum houses the largest institutional collection of Canadian money and monetary objects in the world, and chronicles the evolutionary of Canadian currency from pre-colonial times to the present.

* Exhibits trace the origins of money in different cultures around the world - from teeth and bones to coins and paper.

* One of the Museum's most popular attractions is a 3-ton Yap stone, used as currency in Micronesia.

* The Collector's Corner features some of the most rare Canadian and international coins and currency you'll see anywhere.

* A Discovery Room plays host to children's activities.

china museums

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Ancient Architecture Museum

21 Dongjing Lu, Guanfu (6301 7620)

Ancient Coin Museum

Deshengmen Jianlou, North Second Ring Road, Xicheng District (6201 8073).

Ancient Observatory

The observatory was built in 1442 has eight astronomy made by the Jesuits and the imperial court. Jianguomen Subway, Dong Cheng (6524 2202).

Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art & Archaeology

Archaeological finds from China, bronze, jade and bone objects. Peking University complex.

Beijing Art Museum

Calligraphy, painting, embroidery, porcelain, furniture, coins dating from the Neolithic period. Wanshou Temple, Suzhou Jie, Haidian District (6841 3380).

Beijing Aviation Museum Designs

Models of airplanes and air shows. Dashanzi Huantie, Nangao, Chaoyang District (6437 3015).

Beijing Ancient Numismatic Museum

A collection of coins made of jade, stone, metal and bone. Arrow Tower, Deshengmen, Xicheng District (8073 6201).

Beijing Art Museum of Stone Carving

Located in the Temple of the Five Pagoda stone sculptures from different dynasties. 24 Wutasicun Village, Zhongguancun Nan Dajie, Haidian District (6218 6081).

Beijing Museum of cultural relics

Zhi - Hua Temple on May Lumicang, Dongcheng District (6528 6691)

Beijing Red Sandalwood Museum

A private museum with exhibits of red sandalwood. 9 Xinglong Xijie, Chaoyang District (8575 2818).

Beijing Museum of Natural History

The Museum of Chinese History and the Museum of the Chinese revolution are both located in the National Museum of China. Everything that we associate with China on the display side of the old old machines. It is the history of the country and is a great place to begin a tour of China. 16 East Chang'an Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing Telephone 8447 4914.

Beijing Police Museum

China's first police museum with four rooms. On the ground floor is the security history exhibition on the second floor is the criminal investigation exhibition space, on the third floor of the police functions exhibit on the fourth floor of the police culture exhibition. 36 Dongjiaomin Lane, Dongcheng, Beijing. (8522 5018).

Beijing Tap Water Museum

See how Beijing's water supply system works and learn about the water flow and purification. Dongzhimenwai beidajie (6465 0787)

Capital Museum

The Capital Museum is located in the Confucius Temple and Beijing traces history and has a good collection of documents. 13, Guozijian Street, Doncheng District (6401 2118)

Central Academy of Fine Arts

A collection made by students over the years. Xiaowei Hutong, Dongcheng District (6528 2022)

China Aviation Museum

More than 200 aircraft visible from the air and many weapons. Xiaotangshan Town, Chan Ping District (6178 4882).

China Currency Museum

A museum is affiliated with the People's Bank of China, the China Currency Museum collects, exhibits and studies foreign exchange. With more than one quarter of one million objects in its collection, these are the old currencies, minorities currency or foreign currency, gold and silver coins, modern coins, banknotes and cultural relics related to currency. 32 Chengfang Street, Xicheng District, Beijing. 6608 1385.

China Honey Bee Museum

On the west side of the botanical gardens in the Fragrant Hills a museum where you can learn all about bees and sample different kinds of honey. Fragrant Hills Botanical Gardens, Haidian District 8259 0094.

China Military Museum

Occupying 60,000 square meters, the Military Museum of Chinese People's Revolution is a must-see. It houses more than 500 photographs and over 1,000 artifacts from the Chinese Revolution, which spanned half a century and was led by Chairman Mao Zedong. Located south of Yuyuantan Park on the north side of the middle of Fuxing Road. 9 Fuxingmenwai Dajie, Beijing. Phone 6851 4441.

China Millennium Monument

Celebrating the new millennium with a series of exhibitions in which the traditional Chinese culture with modern architecture and sculpture. 9A Fuxing Lu, Haidian District (6851 3322).

China Museum of Post & Telecommunications

Committed to the story of the Chinese post and telecommunications system. 42 Xueyuan Lu, Haidian District (3627 6230).

China National Museum of Waxworks

Wax sculptures of