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25 produkter
Churches of the Church of England
Director's Choice
Av Janet Gough
Häftad, 2016
126 kr
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Fascinating illustrated survey of England's churches in all their variety -- one from every diocese in the country.For centuries church buildings have defined the English landscape and acted as landmarks by land and sea. First and foremost places of worship and mission, they have often been used by …
Hugh Lane Gallery
Director's Choice
Häftad, 2021
101 kr
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The Hugh Lane Galley, Dublin's city art gallery, is situated in the heart of the city. It was established in1908 by the art collector and dealer Hugh Lane and is the oldest publicmodern art gallery in the world in continuous existence. Inspired by the Irish Literary Revival, the establishment of …
Fryderyk Chopin Museum
Curator's Choice
2018
119 kr
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The Fryderyk Chopin Museum holds the world's largest Chopin collection, featuring the composer's last piano, many of his musical manuscripts, and letters, portraits and other objects that together provide a unique insight into his life, music and creative process.The history of the Chopin Museum …
State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
Häftad, 2020
167 kr
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Formerly the official residences of the Tsars, the five buildings that comprise the State Hermitage Museum now house one of the finest art collections in the world. The collection is as vast and rich as its surroundings - ranging from prehistoric artefacts to post-Impressionist masterpieces. Here, …
Frans Hals Museum
Director's Choice
Häftad, 2018
101 kr
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The Frans Hals Museum has attracted interest since it opened in 1913. Its collection of Haarlem Old Masters of the Golden Age, including the world's largest collection of paintings by Frans Hals, is unique. The collection reflects the radical changes that painting underwent in the early seventeenth …
Museum of Photography in Krakow
Director's Choice
Av Marek Swica
Häftad, 2020
101 kr
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The Museum of Photography in Krakow was created over 30 years ago and is the only public institution of its kind in Poland. The collection covers almost the entire history of photography, from its invention to contemporary times. It comprises almost 70,000 items, from positive prints, negatives and …
Library of Trinity College, Dublin
Director's Choice
Häftad, 2020
101 kr
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The Library of Trinity College Dublin dates back to the establishment of the College in 1592 and is the largest library in Ireland. Its extensive collection of journals, manuscripts, maps and music reflects over 400 years of academic development and amounts to over 6 million volumes. A Legal …
Art Museum Riga Bourse
Director's Choice
Häftad, 2023
101 kr
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The Art Museum RIGA BOURSE is one of the five structures of the Latvian National Museum of Art, bringing together the collections of foreign art accumulated in Riga from the 18th to the early 20th century. The first of these is the Kunstkammer collection of medical doctor Nikolaus von Himsel …
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Director's Choice
Häftad, 2020
104 kr
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Cambridge University Botanic Garden is a unique 40-acre site housing a living collection of plants for research and teaching use by the University of Cambridge. Laid out in 1846 to demonstrate relationships between major plant groups, the Gardentoday is home to 8,000 species from all around the …
Royal Castle Warsaw
Director's Choice
Häftad, 2022
101 kr
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The Royal Castle in Warsaw is one of the most important museums-residences in Poland. Its history and the provenance of its collections are extremely complex and symbolise the turbulent history of the country.The last king of Poland, Stanisław August, created a great collection of works of art and …
Asian Civilisations Museum
Director's Choice
Av Kennie Ting
Häftad, 2021
101 kr
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The Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) opened in 1997, and has been in its present building by the Singapore River in the heart of the city since 2003. The museum traces its roots to the colonial-period Raffles Library and Museum, founded in the middle of the 19th century. ACM's satellite Peranakan …
A.G. Leventis Gallery
Director's Choice
Häftad, 2021
101 kr
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The A. G. Leventis Gallery brings the grandeur of European art from the Renaissance to the 20th century, connecting the European continent with its south-eastern outpost by highlighting the unique relationship between art and its history.In this book, Director Loukia Hadjigavriel selects highlights …
Benaki Museum
Director's Choice
Häftad, 2021
130 kr
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The Benaki Museum was founded by Antonis Benakis, a visionary collector and cosmopolitan Greek patriot born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt. Since opening to the public in April 1931, the museum has grown into one of the most innovative cultural organisations in Europe, and today includes several …
Peterhof State Museum Reserve
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Häftad, 2022
130 kr
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The Peterhof State Museum-Reserve is one of the most visited and attractive museums in Russia, the "fountain capital" of a huge country. Uniting today more than 30 expositions located on the territory of Peterhof, Alexandria, Strelna and Oranienbaum, the museum acquaints its guests with the great …
Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw
Director's Choice
Häftad, 2021
130 kr
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The Royal Łazienki in Warsaw was transformed in the 18th century into the summer residence of Stanisław August Poniatowski.Throughout his 30-year reign, Stanisław August, the last king of Poland, amassed a collection of paintings, sculptures, and prints, as well as coins and medals, made by both …
Tyrolean State Museums
Director's Choice
Häftad, 2021
101 kr
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The Tyrolean State Museums, Innsbruck, Austria, hold a treasure-trove of over 5 million objects and offer an extensive, interdisciplinary program of exhibitions and events to introduce new audiences to the region and to explore the links between past and present.The core of the collection, the …
Brighton & Hove Museums
Director's Choice
Av Hedley Swain
Häftad, 2022
98 kr
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The Royal Pavilion and Museums Trust cares for five venues in Brighton and Hove, including the spectacular Royal Pavilion, a royal palace created by George IV as his summer retreat, designed in its final form by John Nash in a Moghul Indian style and set in landscaped picturesque gardens. The …
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
Director's Choice
Häftad, 2023
101 kr
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The Museu Calouste Gulbenkian’s houses one of the world’s most important private art collections, comprising artworks assembled by Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian and ranging from Egyptian, Greco-Roman and Mesopotamian art to painting, sculpture and the decorative arts. In this addition to the …
Swiss National Museum
Director's Choice
Häftad, 2023
99 kr
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The Swiss National Museum is Switzerland’s most frequently visited museum of cultural history. At its three sites in Zurich, Prangins and Schwyz, it presents Swiss identities from prehistory to the twenty-first century. At its Collection Centre, it preserves over 870,000 items and works of art as …
Royal Institution
Director's Choice
Häftad, 2024
98 kr
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The Royal Institution has been at the forefront of scientific innovation, discovery and communication since its founding in 1799. Illustrious figures associated with the Royal Institution include Humphry Davy, Michael Faraday and Ernest Rutherford.In this latest addition to Scala’s Director’s …
Wolfsonian-FIU
Founder's Choice
Häftad, 2019
172 kr
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As the first 'Founder's Choice' to join Scala's popular 'Director's Choice' series, this stunning book highlights the favourite items of design and culture collected by museum founder Micky Wolfson. Rooted in the greatest century of growth and change humanity has ever known - 1850 to 1950 - The …
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Director's Choice
Häftad, 2019
132 kr
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The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao opened in October 1997 as part of a large-scale urban renovation project, and since then its popularity has flourished. The museum's striking twentieth century building, designed by Frank Gehry, and its one million annual visitors have cemented Bilbao's presence on the …
Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Häftad, 2019
134 kr
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The Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst is housed in the Bode-Museum, part of the ensemble of prestigious museums on the Museuminsel Berlin. Skulpturensammlung is one of the largest collections of ancient sculpture in the world (early Middle Ages to the late eighteenth century), …
Designmuseum Danmark
Director's Choice
Häftad, 2024
133 kr
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The Designmuseum Denmark was founded in 1890 and is the country's national museum for design and handicrafts as well as the Archive for Danish Design and a graduate and research library. The museum has an extensive collection from the West, with a focus on Danish handicrafts and design, spanning …
Kutná Hora - Sedlec: Cathedral Church and Ossuary
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Av Radka Krejčí
Häftad, 2023
125 kr
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The Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady and Saint John the Baptist in Kutná Hora – Sedlec, the convent church of the former oldest Cistercian abbey in Bohemia (est. 1142), has been recorded in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1995.This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of almost …
