Archive for: ‘August 2011’

Albany Attractions – New York State Museum

August 9, 2011 Posted by admin

Are you the direction of Albany for a holiday or just a long weekend? If so, you have many choices when it comes to activities available. If you add a little culture on your route you want, I would suggest you visit the New York State Museum. This is a great way to spend an afternoon or even a whole day if you want. Read along and learn more about the museum.

The New York State Museum is the largest museum of its kind in the country. By visiting the museum you can get an idea of ??the history of the State of New York. Exhibitions are designed to teach you about the culture and natural history of the state. One of the latest exhibitions the museum has added: “The World Trade Center rescue, recovery response.” The exhibition attempts to document and record this historic tragedy. You can see the ruins of the towers, a fire truck wreck, which responded to the scene and the film of the event. Other exhibits range from the “Birds of New York”, which you used the 170 different bird species in the state of the “Hall Fire Engine”, which details the various extinguishers over the years to the “York New Metropolis” exhibition, which Details New York, the growth over the years. There are many more to see permanent exhibitions and the museum staff is always bringing fresh exhibitions, keep things fresh. (more…)

Museums in New York City: American Museum of Natural History

August 9, 2011 Posted by admin

If anyone thinks about the museums in New York, they tend to think of three: the Met, with a lot of classical art, MoMA, with lots of modern art, and the American Museum of Natural History with animals, plants and the cosmos. The natural history differs from the technique, as it was not created by human hands. As Theodore Roosevelt said: “There are no words to tell the hidden spirit of the desert, which can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm can.” In fact, some of ecstatic appreciation of natural history in each display can be seen, from the descriptions and experience interactive space in the middle of the Rose and Hayden Planetarium, for the various stuffed animals all biomes and regions on the first floor, the collection of fossils giant dinosaurs on the exquisite luster blue whale in the hall of ocean life. The AMNH is a truly inspirational learning experience about the world we live in
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NYC, New York – National Sports Museum

August 9, 2011 Posted by admin

The first museum opened for sports in April 2008, was devoted to a slight delay from the estimated opening date of November 2006. The 100,000 square foot (9290 square meters) of world-class museum, to be developed in the former Cunard Passenger Ship building yard line at a price of $ 93 million on interactive exhibits for all ages, sports and sport home span the globe. Founded by Philip Schwalb, its mission, the history of all sports and their importance in our life and culture at local, national and global level to celebrate. In fact, it brings together more than 50 sports halls of fame unique, offering museums and organizations in the United States, the exhibits and souvenirs. It also contains a Hall of Fame women led by Billie Jean King and is the home of the prestigious Heisman Trophy, which some of the most outstanding athletes of the 20th Century has been attributed.
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