Reykjavik Art Museum breaks attendance record | IceNews – Daily News

The attendance record at Reykjavik Art Museum was broken last year when the number of museum visitors for the first time exceeded two hundred thousand, with the overall number of visitors in 2009 reaching a total of two hundred and …

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Luostarinmaki Handcrafts Museum in Turku: 18th Century Finnish …

Finland’s foremost handicraft village is as authentic as a museum can be. It also is one of the most interesting destinations in the country.

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Madrid: Free Museum Entry | Europe Forum | Fodor's Travel Talk Forums

Had heard that it is possible to get into some museums for free in Madrid after 6.00pm. Just wondering if any Forumites are able to confirm whether or not that’s true? Posted in the Europe forum.

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ARCHCareers: Foreign Degree / EESA

My million dollar question to you is: Do you think I have a chance going through the EESA process with a 4 year pre-professional degree in architecture + 2 years of advanced studies in architecture from two different universities in …

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design museum blog: "Inspired design" exhibition at Oslo Museum of …

In 2001, when design was on minimalistic roots, the Oslo Museum of Applied Art invited 12 contemporary designer to make the exhibition “Inspired design”. I found the official promo clip of 2001 in youtube: …

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design museum blog: Acropolis Museum, brand new and already a …

It was a sunny afternoon of November 2009 that I visited the Acropolis Museum in Athens. The prestigious albeit modest built environment around the museum …

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More notes from Snowball Helsinki 12/2 « Snowball Architecture

The key question for architects wanting to operate in China is: why do you want to practice architecture just there? We wished to go to China because the preconditions to do good architecture are there: the clients, projects, …

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design museum blog: Design Museum Holon opened!

Israel’s first museum of design opend on February 2nd in a large cultural complex in Holon, 4 miles south of Tel Aviv. The building was designed by the London-based Ron Arad (he made famous “bookworm” shelf for Kartell). …

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Lycanthropic Angst: Horrors of the Black Museum – Gold From the Sea

Yet another album that I keep coming back to, Horrors of the Black Museum’s debut album has proven time and again that it is a magnificent …

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Historic anniversaries in labor history | The Economic Populist

If you are good at American history then you would know that the First Continental Congress took place in Philadelphia in 1774. If you are really good at American history then you will also know that this event happened in Carpenters’ …

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