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Museums
Museums are an important way of educating the public and preserving what is valuable to human society and culture. They are both a repository and a showcase of human knowledge and achievement, in the fields of art, science, technology, history and more.
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What did the Louvre used to be?
LOUVRE is probably a shortened form of 'La Louverie', the wolf's lair. It is not known whether this name was the king's boast of his subjects' complaint. Probably, knowing Parisians, the latter. The first castle here was built in 1200. Its foundations can still be visited since the new entrance tunnels to the Louvre Museum include the basement levels of all the former buildings. François I (1515-1547) knocked it down and built a nice, new, L-shaped palace. In 1563 Queen Catherine de Médicis pulled down an old tile-factory (Tuilerie) six streets away to the East and built a new palace called the Palais des Tuileries. About 1600, she noticed she was getting wet walking through the streets from her own palace to the King's, so she began the Galerie du Bord de l'Eau to join them together. This meant a new building larger than the other two put together, since it had to be a quarter of a mile long and two stories high to bridge over the streets in between. Under Louis XIII and XIV - which means from 1610 to 1715 - The Cour Carrée multiplied the size of the original Louvre by four. At this point, Louis XIV decided the Louvre was far too small, and moved out to Versailles. The building became derelict and squatters moved in. At this stage, remember, the buildings of the Louvre were still in among the city streets. During the Revolution (1791) Louis XVI was forced to move back into the Tuileries, and then Napoleon I lived there. He added enormously to the original Art collection of François I. (It's easy to collect Art if you're a conquering Emperor, you just nick all the best stuff as you go along.) He had the Louvre restored to hold all this loot, and began a new gallery along his new main street, Rue de Rivoli. The job was finished by Napoleon III, who still lived in the Tuileries and let the public into the Louvre to see the Art collection. He also added the two bits designed to conceal the fact that the two long galleries aren't parallel. The whole job was finished, and all the streets in the middle demolished, by 1865; just in time for the fall of the Empire in 1870. During the suppression of the Commune in 1871, some twit burned down the Tuileries Palace. Obviously a serendipitous twit, however, because in so doing he opened up one of the most spectacular urban views in the world, La Grande Perspective; three straight miles from the Louvre to the Arc de Triomphe. In the middle of the open space between the arms of the Louvre is the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, commemorating Napoleon's Austrian campaigns, with an inscription explaining why he had to go off and take Vienna instead of invading England. Originally it had on its top the four bronze horses from St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice, but when Napoleon was finally defeated, the Venetians took them back. The Louvre continues to develop; the moat at the Eastern end dates from the 1960s, when it was dug to show off the proportions of the colonnade; and at the very heart of the building is the new glass pyramid designed by I.M.Pei to form the entrance to Le Grand Louvre. Until now, the Louvre has not been all one Museum; a third of it, for example, was the Ministry of Finance. The pyramid leads to a series of underground entrances to the whole building. When the thing's finished, there will be ten miles of galleries; not a Museum you can nip round in half an hour. There are actually six sections; Greek & Roman Antiquities, Egyptian Antiquities, Oriental Antiquities; Sculpture; Paintings; and other works of Art and furniture. see also http://www.grenfell-banks.com/hgbservices/parihist.htm
What is the phone number of the Poarch Creek Indian Museum in Atmore Alabama?
The phone number of the Poarch Creek Indian Museum is: 251-368-9136. Where is the Ordeman-Shaw House in Montgomery Alabama located?"
Where is the Louvre museum located?
The Lourve is a Museum in Paris,France. It holds great art masterpieces like the Mona Lisa.
Where is the Walter Anderson Museum Of Art in Ocean Springs Mississippi located?
The address of the Walter Anderson Museum Of Art is: 510 Washington Avenue, Ocean Springs, MS 39564-4632
Where is the Fort Caspar Museum in Casper Wyoming located?
The address of the Fort Caspar Museum is: 4001 Fort Caspar Road, Casper, WY 82604
What is the most famous wax museum in the world?
Madame Tussuands Wax Museum is recognized as one of the most famous wax museums in the world. The wax museum is located in New York, New York and includes wax statues of many of the most famous people in history.
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What is the phone number of the American Silver Museum Inc in Meriden Connecticut?
The address of the American Silver Museum Inc is: 39 W Main St, Meriden, CT 06451-4110
What is the largest museum in Egypt?
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An enigmatic treasure trove of almost unimaginable archaeological and cultural riches, it's hard not to think of Egypt without imagining the Sphinx, the pyramids at Giza, Luxor, the Valley of the Kings and the Nile. As well as being the world's largest open-air museum, Egypt also offers a slew of luxurious Red Sea resorts, many within reach of spectacular snorkeling, diving and windsurfing. Whether you see it by riverboat, from camelback or from just above the coral, Egypt's sights are... more
Which capital city has the largest museum?
Mexico City is the city with the most museums in the world :). Above paris.
Where is the Patrick Ranch Museum in Chico California located?
The address of the Patrick Ranch Museum is: 10381 Midway, Chico, CA 95928
Why is the Louvre Palace so important?
The Louvre is important because, one time in history, elephants were housed in the building. As you probably know, there are no elephants in France anymore. That is because Napoleon stole and killed all of them. He was an evil, evil man. The Louvre is know a museum because they wanted all the french people to remember that awful day when Napoleon killed all the elephants in France. If you've ever been to the Louvre, every art piece in it has some sort of connections with the elephants. The only art piece that doesn't is the Mona Lisa.
What is the phone number of the Tiffin Glass Museum in Tiffin Ohio?
The address of the Tiffin Glass Museum is: Po Box 554, Tiffin, OH 44883-0554
Where is the Rosemount Museum in Pueblo Colorado located?
The address of the Rosemount Victorian House Museum is: , Pueblo, CO 81002
Why was smithsonian called smithsonian?
It's named for the British scientist James Smithson.
When Smithson died, his fortune passed to his nephew. However his nephew died only six years later and left no heirs. Per Smithson's will, the estate then passed "to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an Establishment for the increase & diffusion of knowledge among men"
What is the phone number of the Northern Drylanders Museum in Nunn Colorado?
The address of the Northern Drylanders Museum is: 755 3Rd St, Nunn, CO 80648
What is the entry fee for the louvre?
Tickets for the Permanent Collections are €10
Tickets for the exibitions in the Hall of Napoléon are €11
A combined ticket (for both of the above) is €14
Admission to the Louvre and the Musée Eugène Delacroix is free for the following visitor categories (valid ID or proof of entitlement required):
- visitors under the age of 18
- 18-25 year-old residents of the European Economic Area (EU, Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein)
- teachers of art, art history, and the applied arts
- holders of the "Pass Education" (primary and secondary school teachers in French public schools and private schools receiving government subsidies)
- artists affiliated to the Maison des Artistes (in France) or the AIAP (Association Internationale des Arts Plastiques)
- unemployed individuals and visitors receiving benefits (proof of entitlement must be dated within the last six months)
- disabled visitors and their guest or helper
Also, there is free admission for all visitors on the first Sunday of each month(except for the temporary exhibitions in the Napoleon Hall).
And on Friday evenings from 6 p.m. to 9:45 p.m., admission to the permanent collections is free for under-26s regardless of nationality (upon presentation of ID).
What is the phone number of the Campbell House Museum in Saint Louis Missouri?
The address of the Campbell House Museum is: 1508 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO 63103
Where is the Grovetown Museum in Grovetown Georgia located?
Grovetown GA is within driving distance of Augusta GA where they play the Masters. It is also home to Fort Gordon.
Where is the Shaker Museum in New Glouster Maine located?
The address of the Shaker Society is: 707 Shaker Rd, New Gloucester, ME 04260
Can you bring water into the Smithsonian?
No, it is a museum, of course you can't bring food into it!
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What is the phone number of the Baker Museum in Coalinga California?
The address of the Baker Museum is: 297 W Elm Ave, Coalinga, CA 93210
Where is the Paulding John Historical Museum in Paulding Ohio located?
The address of the Paulding John Historical Museum is: 600 Fairground Dr, Paulding, OH 45879
