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May 24, 2024 · We are excited to welcome you all back starting May 24th and to now be offering free general museum admission for the 2024 season thanks to our friends at the Highland Street Foundation! Included in general museum admission is a guided tour of our 1790 Dr. Wicks House, along with all exhibit rooms in the c1730 Conant House, cannon shed, Hallett ...
23 hours ago · Bankfield Museum is free to visit, from Tuesday to Saturday, 10am - 4pm. Yorkshire Post photographer, Tony Johnson caught up with the exhibition curator Eli Dawson to get a first look at the iconic ‘wet shirt’ worn by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, which will be on public display in Halifax, West ...
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23 hours ago · Visit the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture for a special Trunk Show highlighting Simone I. Smith’s namesake jewelry collection courtesy of Smithsonian Enterprises. Don’t miss a chance to meet the celebrity jewelry designer. Join us Friday, June 14, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall.
23 hours ago · Detail of the Mantes Carpet, Safavid, Louvre Hunting Carpet made by Ghiyâth-ud-Din Jâmi, wool, cotton and silk, 1542–1543, Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan 16th century, the "Schwarzenberg Carpet" Persian Safavid period Animal carpet 16th century, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg Detail of the above carpet Safavid Kerman ‘vase’ carpet fragment, southeast Persia, early 17th century
May 24, 2024 · Immerse yourself in Hong Kong's intangible cultural heritage on this extraordinary tour. Unveil hidden gems, historic buildings, local delicacies, and traditional customs for a truly immersive experience.
23 hours ago · Rogier van der Weyden, The Descent from the Cross, c. 1435, Museo del Prado, Madrid Jan van Eyck, The Arnolfini Portrait, 1434, National Gallery, London. Early Netherlandish painting is the body of work by artists active in the Burgundian and Habsburg Netherlands during the 15th- and 16th-century Northern Renaissance period, once known as the Flemish Primitives.
23 hours ago · First Opium War. The First Opium War ( Chinese: 第一次鴉片戰爭; pinyin: Dìyīcì yāpiàn zhànzhēng ), also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and the Qing dynasty of China between 1839 and 1842. The immediate issue was the Chinese enforcement of their ban on the ...
