The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art is a museum in Canonbury Square in the district of Islington on the northern fringes of central London. It is the United Kingdom's only gallery devoted to modern Italian art and is a registered charity under English law.The Estorick Collection was founded by American sociologist and writer Eric Estorick , who began to collect art when he moved to England after the Second World War. Estorick and his German-born English wife Salome discovered Umberto Boccioni’s book Futurist Painting and Sculpture while they were on their honeymoon in 1947. Before the end of their trip they visited erstwhile Futurist Mario Sironi in Milan and bought most of the contents of his studio, including hundreds of drawings. They built up the collection mainly between 1953 and 1958. The collection was shown in several temporary exhibitions, including one at the Tate Gallery in London in 1956, and the key works were on long-term loan to the Tate from 1966 to 1975. The Estoricks rejected offers to purchase their collection from the Italian government and museums in the United States and Israel. Six months prior to his death Eric Estorick set up the Eric and Salome Estorick Foundation, to which he donated all his Italian works.
The Estorick Collection moved to its current premises in Northampton Lodge, previously the home and office of Sir Basil Spence, the British architect, a converted Grade II-listed Georgian house, in 1998. The project was supported by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The core of the collection is its Futurist works, but it also includes figurative art and sculpture dating from 1890 to the 1950s. It features paintings by Futurism's main protagonists: Giacomo Balla, Umberto Boccioni, Carlo Carrà, Gino Severini, Luigi Russolo and Ardengo Soffici, and works by Giorgio de Chirico, Amedeo Modigliani, Giorgio Morandi, Mario Sironi and Marino Marini. In addition to the main displays from the permanent collection, the Estorick Collection organises temporary exhibitions.
The English Folk Dance and Song Society was formed in 1932 when two organisations merged: the Folk-Song Society and the English Folk Dance Society. The EFDSS, a member-based organisation, was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee in 1935 and became a registered charity in England and Wales in 1963.
Ebbw Vale Steelworks was an integrated steel mill located in Ebbw Vale, South Wales. Developed from 1790, by the late 1930s it had become the largest steel mill in Europe. Nationalized after World War II, as the steel industry changed to bulk handling, iron and steel making was ceased in the 1970s, as the site was redeveloped as a specialised tinplate works. Closed by Corus in 2002, the site is being redeveloped in a joint-partnership between Blaenau Gwent Council and the Welsh Government.
San Cerbone ist eine Kirche in der toskanischen Stadt Massa Marittima. Sie ist Kathedrale des Bistums Massa Marittima-Piombino und entstand in ihrer heutigen Form in zwei Bauphasen im 13. und zu Beginn des 14. Jahrhunderts. Bekannt ist sie für ihre Fassade sowie weitere Kunstwerke. Sie steht im Rang einer Basilica minor.
The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry was a British Army regiment that existed from 1798 to 1992. The regiment sent mounted infantry for service in the Second Boer War as the Imperial Yeomanry, between 1900 and 1902, and also saw action during the First and Second World Wars. Its lineage is maintained by B Squadron, the Queen's Own Yeomanry.
Eger [ˈɛgɛr] ist eine Stadt mit Komitatsrecht im Norden Ungarns mit ca. 56.000 Einwohnern. Es ist eine der ältesten Stadtgründungen Ungarns und der Komitatssitz des Komitats Heves.
Bekannt ist Eger durch die großen Weinanbaugebiete in der Umgebung, die neben anderen Weinsorten auch den bekannten Rotwein Erlauer Stierblut hervorbringen. In der Stadt gibt es zahlreiche Weinstuben und traditionelle, teils unterirdische, Weinkeller. Das Stadtbild ist außerdem geprägt durch barocke Bauten, das Minarett aus der Zeit der osmanischen Herrschaft, die mittelalterliche Burg und durch die Kathedrale St. Johannes und St. Michael, der nach der in Esztergom zweitgrößten in Ungarn.
Ferner ist Eger für seine Thermalquelle und das Thermalbad bekannt. Das Thermalbad befindet sich direkt neben dem großen Stadtpark. Es gibt Becken mit unterschiedlichen Wasserarten und -temperaturen. Im Sommer ist das Bad sehr gut besucht. Eger hat durch die Thermalquellen immer schon einen Bezug zum Baden und zum Wassersport. Die Förderung von möglichen Talenten beginnt schon im Schulalter und wird durch den Stundenplan unterstützt. Eger hat eine der stärksten Wasserball-Mannschaften im Land und die verschiedenen Schwimmteams erringen oft hohe Medaillenplätze.
The Discovery Museum is a science museum and local history museum situated in Blandford Square in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It displays many exhibits of local history, including the ship, Turbinia. It is managed by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums.
The Detroit Historical Museum is located at 5401 Woodward Avenue in the city's Cultural Center Historic District in Midtown Detroit. It chronicles the history of the Detroit area from cobblestone streets, 19th century stores, the auto assembly line, toy trains, fur trading from the 18th century, and much more.
Das Déri-Museum ist ein Kunst- und Volkskundemuseum in der ostungarischen Stadt Debrecen. Sein Hauptgebäude liegt am gleichnamigen Déri-Platz im Zentrum der Stadt.
North Ayrshire ist eine von 32 Council Areas in Schottland. Der Festlandteil liegt in der traditionellen Grafschaft Ayrshire und grenzt an Renfrewshire, East Ayrshire und South Ayrshire. Zum Verwaltungsbezirk gehören auch die Insel Arran in der traditionellen Grafschaft Bute sowie einige Inseln im Firth of Clyde . Von 1975 bis 1996 bildete North Ayrshire unter dem Namen Cunninghame einen District der Region Strathclyde.
Cumbria Archive Service serves the English county of Cumbria. Rather than having just one county record office, Cumbria County Council operates four local record offices, now known as archive centres, in Barrow-in-Furness, Carlisle, Kendal and Whitehaven.
Cumbria Archive Service serves the English county of Cumbria. Rather than having just one county record office, Cumbria County Council operates four local record offices, now known as archive centres, in Barrow-in-Furness, Carlisle, Kendal and Whitehaven.
The Cromwell Museum in Huntingdon, England, is a museum containing collections exploring the life of Oliver Cromwell and to a lesser extent his son Richard Cromwell. Oliver Cromwell was born in Huntingdon in 1599 and lived there for more than half his life. The museum is located in the former grammar school building in which Cromwell received his early education. Founded in 1962, the museum contains significant artifacts, paintings and printed material relating to The Protectorate. The museum is currently run as part of a trust dedicated to Oliver Cromwell's legacy and previously by the Cambridgeshire Libraries, Archives and Information Service, part of Cambridgeshire County Council.
Die Conway Hall Ethical Society, bis 1992 die South Place Ethical Society, ist die älteste noch existierende Freidenker-Organisation der Welt und einzige verbleibende Ethical Society im Vereinigten Königreich. Sie setzt sich heute für den säkularen Humanismus ein.
MUŻA is an art museum located at Auberge d'Italie in Valletta, Malta. It was formerly located at Admiralty House between 1974 and 2016, when it was known as the National Museum of Fine Arts .
It houses a collection of works by Maltese and foreign artists mainly representing the major European artistic styles. The museum was inaugurated on 7 May 1974, and it was located at Admiralty House, an 18th-century palace which was formerly the official residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet. The museum was closed down on 2 October 2016. In 2018 the national collection of fine arts was moved and put on display in the new National Community Art Museum, MUŻA , located at Auberge d’Italie in Valletta.
Die Cappella Colleoni in der Altstadt von Bergamo ist eine von dem Condottiere Bartolomeo Colleoni 1471 in Auftrag gegebene Grabkapelle. Die aufwändig gestaltete Kapelle ist ein herausragendes Zeugnis der lombardischen Architektur des 15. Jahrhunderts. In ihr befindet sich das Grabmal des Söldnerführers Colleoni sowie das Grabmal der 1470 mit zwölf Jahren verstorbenen Tochter Medea.
The College of Optometrists is the professional, scientific and examining body for optometry in the United Kingdom, working for the public benefit. Their headquarters is at 41-42 Craven Street, London WC2, of which no 41 is a Grade II listed building.
