The Allentown Art Museum of the Lehigh Valley is an art museum located in the city of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It was founded in 1934 by a group organized by noted Pennsylvania impressionist painter, Walter Emerson Baum. With its collection of over 19,000 works of art, the Allentown Art Museum is a major regional art institution. In addition, its library and archives of more than 16,000 titles and 40 current periodicals make it an important regional cultural resource.
Академия изящных искусств «Альбертина» — художественный университет в итальянском городе Турин , основанный в 1678 году по примеру французской Академии живописи и скульптуры; ведёт свою историю от университета «Università dei Pittori, Scultori e Architetti»; была повторно создана в 1833 году как «Regia Accademia Albertina», получив новое здание и собственное музейное собрание; регулярно проводит выставки молодых художников.
The Akron Art Museum is an art museum in Akron, Ohio, United States. The museum first opened on February 1, 1922, as the Akron Art Institute. It was located in two borrowed rooms in the basement of the public library. The Institute offered classes in arts appreciation which were organized by Edwin Coupland Shaw and his wife Jennifer Bond Shaw. Its first permanent home was the Akron Public Library, a Carnegie library building, from 1948 to 1981. It has grown considerably since 1922. The new museum was open to the public on July 17, 2007, and hosts visiting shows from national and international collections.
Wiltshire is a county in South West England with an area of 3,485 km2 . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. The county town was originally Wilton, after which the county is named, but Wiltshire Council is now based in the county town of Trowbridge. Within the county's boundary are two unitary authority areas, Wiltshire and Swindon, governed respectively by Wiltshire Council and Swindon Borough Council. Wiltshire is characterised by its high downland and wide valleys. Salisbury Plain is noted for being the location of the Stonehenge and Avebury stone circles and other ancient landmarks, and as a training area for the British Army. The city of Salisbury is notable for its medieval cathedral. Important country houses open to the public include Longleat, near Warminster, and the National Trust's Stourhead, near Mere. It is a UNESCO Cultural and World Heritage site.
Стена Миро — мозаика на стене Музея имени Вильгельма Хака, сделанная в 1979 году. На стене изображены красочные и причудливые существа. Произведение было изготовлено Жоаном Гарди Артигасом, работавшим под руководством Жоана Миро. По макету 1:10, сделанному Миро, было изготовлено 7200 кусочков; на завершённой работе есть подписи обоих художников. Подпись Миро не датирована, у подписи Артигаса указан 1979 год. Артигас был художником второго поколения сюрреалистов. Он работал совместно с Миро на протяжении двадцати лет, создавая подобные работы для ЮНЕСКО, IBM и Дворца Конгресса в Мадриде. Работа была открыта одновременно с концом постройки музея, построенного для хранения пожертвованной коллекции Вильгельма Хака. Плитки были обожжены в деревне около Барселоны, Гальифе. Их путь до музея составил 1200 километров. Их везли на мулах, грузовиках и железной дороге. В настоящее время стена потускнела из-за загрязнения, но не очищается из-за высокой стоимости процесса чистки.
Институт Сантиссима-Аннунциата
Институт Сантиссима-Аннунциата — школа-интернат для девочек во Флоренции, первое учебное заведение такого рода в этом городе. Основано в 1823 году для обучения отпрысков аристократических фамилий, находилось под патронатом августейшей четы — великого герцога Тосканы Леопольда и его супруги Марии Анны Саксонской. С 1865 г. располагается на Вилле Поджо-Империале, размеры которой ограничивают число учениц примерно восемьюдесятью. Среди известных выпускниц Института Сантиссима-Аннунциата — будущая последняя итальянская королева Мария Жозе Бельгийская и старшая дочь Бенито Муссолини Эдда.
The University of Cumbria is a public university in Cumbria, with its headquarters in Carlisle and other major campuses in Lancaster, Ambleside, and London. It opened its doors in 2007, and has roots extending back to the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts, established in 1822, and the teacher training college established by Charlotte Mason in the 1890s.
The University of Chichester is a public university located in West Sussex, England, which became a university in 2005. Campuses are based in the city of Chichester and the nearby coastal resort of Bognor Regis and an associate campus for commercial music on the Isle of Wight.The University of Chichester has 14 departments, with specialisms including Humanities, Sport, Musical Theatre and Education. Its heritage stretches back into the nineteenth century when, in 1839, Bishop Otter College was established. Since 2013, both campuses have seen major expansion-led building works through National Lottery funding and other funding. The University of Chichester is a member of The Cathedrals Group.
Amsterdam University Library is the library of the University of Amsterdam and the Academic Medical Centre . The central complex of the Library is in the town centre at Singel, close to Heiligeweg and Koningsplein. The Library's Special Collections are housed nearby at Oude Turfmarkt, next to UvA's Allard Pierson Museum. The Library also has a large book depot in the grounds of the AMC, with over 40.5 kilometers of books and other materials. The foundation Friends of the Library of the University of Amsterdam regularly donates special manuscripts or rare editions to the library collection.
Сад Тюильри́ — общественный парк в центре Парижа, в 1-м округе, занимает территорию между площадью Согласия, улицей Риволи, Лувром и Сеной; раскинулся на 25,5 га, его длина — 920 м, а ширина — 325 м. Когда-то к нему примыкал дворец Тюильри. Ныне парк — самый значительный и самый старый сад «а-ля франсез». В саду расположена коллекция скульптур известных мастеров, выполненная в мраморе и бронзе из фондов французской национальной ассоциации искусств и некоторых музеев. Некоторые произведения расположены внутри платановых рощ или даже среди водной поверхности прудов. Первые скульптуры были установлены в конце XVIII века, последние — в конце XX века. В саду высажены различные деревья, имеющие статус «примечательное дерево» с соответствующим указателем, а также большое разнообразие цветов в клумбах. Центральный бассейн в указателях на французском языке именуют «октагоном».
The Pickaquoy Centre is a multi-use leisure centre in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. It has a 1,600 seat arena with bleacher style seating, which can be condensed and used as a sports hall, with room for two five a side football pitches. The football pitches host Orkney F.C. of the North Caledonian Football League and also the Orkney official football team. It also has a 247-seat cinema, numerous meeting rooms, health spa, gym, indoor and outdoor children's play areas, a cafe and bar. Outside, there is an All Weather Pitch, used for football and hockey, several grass pitches used for football and rugby and an athletics track. The centre also has a campsite within its grounds.
The Bishop's Palace and accompanying Bishops House at Wells in the English county of Somerset, is adjacent to Wells Cathedral and has been the home of the Bishops of the Diocese of Bath and Wells for 800 years. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. Building of the palace started around 1210 by Bishops Jocelin of Wells and Reginald Fitz Jocelin. The chapel and great hall were added by Bishop Robert Burnell between 1275 and 1292. The walls, gatehouse and moat were added in the 14th century by Bishop Ralph of Shrewsbury. The Bishops House was added in the 15th century by Bishop Thomas Beckington. The great hall later fell into disrepair and was partially demolished around 1830. The palace was originally surrounded by a medieval deer park. When the walls were built, streams were diverted to form the moat as a reservoir. In the 1820s, the grounds within the walls were planted and laid out as pleasure grounds by Bishop George Henry Law, who created a reflecting pond near the springs. Parts of the buildings are still used as a residence by the current bishop, however much of the palace is now used for public functions and as a tourist attraction.
Streetlife Museum of Transport
The Streetlife Museum of Transport is a transport museum located in Kingston upon Hull, England. The roots of the collection date back to the early 20th century, however the purpose-built museum the collection is housed in was opened in 1989 by the then Hull East MP, John Prescott. Core areas of the collection include Veteran cars, horse-drawn carriages and objects relating to local public transport. The museum forms part of the Museums Quarter in Hull, based on the historic High Street in the Old Town of the city. The Museums Quarter comprises the Streetlife Museum, the Hull and East Riding Museum , the Arctic Corsair trawler and Wilberforce House Museum. The site is managed by Hull Museums, a department of Hull City Council on behalf of the people of the city.
Ста́врополь — город, административный центр Ставропольского края Российской Федерации. Культурный, деловой и промышленный центр края. Один из крупнейших городов Северного Кавказа и Северо-Кавказского федерального округа. По итогам проводившегося в 2013, 2015 и 2016 году Всероссийского конкурса на звание «Самого благоустроенного городского поселения России» Ставрополь занял первое место в категории «Городские поселения , являющиеся административными центрами субъектов Российской Федерации».
St Thomas' Hospital is a large NHS teaching hospital in Central London, England. It is one of the institutions that compose the King's Health Partners, an academic health science centre. Administratively part of the Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, together with Guy's Hospital and King's College Hospital, it provides the location of the King's College London GKT School of Medical Education. Originally located in Southwark, but based in Lambeth since 1871, the hospital has provided healthcare freely or under charitable auspices since the 12th century. It is one of London's most famous hospitals, associated with names such as Sir Astley Cooper, William Cheselden, Florence Nightingale, Linda Richards, Edmund Montgomery, Agnes Elizabeth Jones and Sir Harold Ridley. It is a prominent London landmark – largely due to its location on the opposite bank of the River Thames to the Houses of Parliament. St Thomas' Hospital is accessible from Westminster tube station , Waterloo station and Lambeth North tube station .
St. James' Church is a former Collegiate church in Antwerp, Belgium. The church is built on the site of a hostel for pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela. The present building is the work of the Waghemakere family and Rombout Keldermans, in Brabantine Gothic style. The church contains the grave of Peter Paul Rubens in the eastern chapel.
The Scuola del Santo or Scoletta was the headquarters of the Archconfraternity of St Anthony of Padua. It overhangs the churchyard of Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua, next door to the St. George's Oratory. The Confraternity built the Scoletta in 1427 and it was expanded in 1504 with the Sala Priorale decorated with a cycle of fifteen frescoes and three canvases, which were worked on by the young Titian between 1510 and 1511. He was entrusted with three paintings of miracles performed by Anthony of Padua, The Miracle of the Newborn, The Miracle of the Healed Foot and The Miracle of the Jealous Husband. The three large frescoes were painted by him between April and December 1511 in the main room of the Scuola del Santo - they were is first large-scale independent work. The raised arm of the wife in Husband is sculpted in relief rather than painted illusionistically.
Школа восточных и африканских исследований
Школа восточных и африканских исследований — подразделение Лондонского университета. Является одним из ведущих мировых учреждений, специализирующихся на изучении стран Азии и Африки. Школа была основана в 1916 году как Школа востоковедения . Своё нынешнее название она получила в 1938 году. Место расположения главного здания школы — лондонский район Блумсбери. В 1973 году в SOAS открылась большая библиотека, спроектированная архитектором Денисом Лесданом, в которой хранится более 1,2 миллионов томов. В SOAS обучается более 5000 студентов, более половины которых приехали в Великобританию из других стран. Кроме того, свыше 3000 студентов по всему миру учатся в SOAS дистанционно.
