Tag: “Jewish Museum Of Greece”

43 places found.

  1. Jewish Museum of Greece

    the greek jews were almost entirely wiped out during the holocaust, so the objects, clothing, and photographs in this museum represent a culture that has been all but lost to world outside the museum walls. these sephardic jews have a culture very heavily influenced by the ottomans.

  2. Victoria and Albert Museum

    Best described as a museum of everything, the V&A is a pretty comprehensive experience. There are collections covering architecture and industrial design, to classic ceramics, to british history, fashion and art.

  3. Parthenon

    The Parthenon (ancient Greek: Παρθενώναs) is a temple of the Greek goddess Athena built in the 5th century BC on the Acropolis of Athens. It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, generally considered to be the culmination of the development of the Doric order.

  4. Louvre

    The worldwide well-known museum located in Paris.

  5. Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium

    This museum has an extensive collection dating back to Victorian times. I liked photographing the taxidermy collection.

  6. Royal Ontario Museum

    The Royal Ontario Museum, commonly known as the ROM (rhyming with Mom), is a major museum for world culture and natural history in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The ROM is the fifth largest museum in North America and contains more than six million items and over 40 galleries.

  7. Museum of Occupations

    The Museum of Occupations of Estonia is located in Tallinn near the old town. This small but fascinating museum focuses on the occupations of the country by Germany and the Soviets and features exhibits and films from the days of occupation.

  8. Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

    The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium house art from the 15th century through to the 20th century in the heart of Brussels, Belgium in four distinct museums.

    The Museum of Ancient Art houses paintings, drawings and sculptures from the 15th to the 18th century including works from Bosch, Rubens and Rembrandt.

    Included in the Museum of Modern Art are works from Magritte, Picasso, Miro and Dali.

    The museum also includes the smaller Antoine Wiertz and Constantin Meunier museums which are located elsewhere in the city.

  9. American Museum of Natural History

    The most popular family attraction in New York City. Visitors are greeted with a full-scale display of dinosaur skeletons preparing to fight.

  10. Leeds Castle

    Leeds Castle dates back to 1119, though it is made up of a number of different style form various eras. It has a Norman foundation, a medieval gatehouse, a Tudor tower and a 19th century manor house.