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| Peabody
Museum of Natural History at Yale University
- Museum’s
rich collections with over 11 million specimens/objects, provide a remarkable
record of the history of the earth, its life, and its cultures. Conservation,
augmentation and use of these collections become increasingly urgent as
modern threats to the diversity of life and culture continue to intensify. |
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Edward
S. Curtis Collection Photographs of Native Americans
Although unknown for many years,
Edward S. Curtis is today one of the most well recognized and celebrated
photographers of Native people. Born near White Water, Wisconsin, on Feb.16,
1868, he became interested in the emerging art of photography when he was
quite young, building his first camera when he was still an adolescent.
In Seattle where his family moved in 1887, he acquired part interest in
a portrait photography studio, soon became sole owner of the successful
business, renaming it Edward S. Curtis Photographer and Photoengraver.
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Prints
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Visit
The First Atomic Test Site - Trinity
Visit
The National Atomic Museum, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
On Monday morning July 16,
1945, the world was changed forever when the first atomic bomb was tested
in an isolated area of the New Mexico desert. Conducted in the final month
of World War II by the top-secret Manhattan Engineer District, this test
was code named Trinity.The
National Atomic Museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, except for New
Years Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. The museum is located at
20358 Wyoming Blvd. SE, on Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Guided tours for groups are available by calling (505)845-4636 in advance.
Admission & tours are free, and cameras are always welcome! More... |
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Offbeat
Museums: A Guided Tour of America's Weirdest and Wackiest Museums by Saul
Rubin
From the Liberace Museum in
Nevada to the Banana Museum in California to Leila's Hair Museum in Missouri,
this illustrated guide carries readers into the most unusual collections
ever gathered and put on display--and into the minds of the men and women
who obsessively assembled them. |
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Exploratorium - The Exploratorium
is museum of science, art, and human perception located in San Francisco,
California. Included in the site are more than 10,000 Web pages and hundreds
of sound and video files, exploring hundreds of different topics. Online
since 1993, the Exploratorium was one of the first science museums to build
a site on the World Wide Web. |
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The
Smithsonian Institution Visit Smithsonian without travel or learn
about the museums you wish to visit. The Smithsonian is the world’s largest
museum and research complex.
History of Smithsonian
In 1826, James Smithson,
a British scientist, drew up his last will and testament, naming his nephew
as beneficiary. Smithson stipulated that, should the nephew die without
heirs (as he would in 1835), the estate should go “to the United States
of America, to found at Washington, under name of the Smithsonian Institution,
an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.”
The real motives behind
Smithson’s bequest remain mysterious.He never traveled to the United States
and seems to have had no correspondence with anyone here. Some have suggested
that his bequest was motivated in part by revenge against the rigidities
of British society, which had denied Smithson, who was illegitimate, the
right to use his father’s name. Others have suggested it reflected his
interest in the Enlightenment ideals of democracy and universal education. |
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Official
Roy Rogers - Dale Evans Museum Site - Find info about the attractions
at the Roy & Dale Museum, with news about the Rogersdale USA theme
park project. The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum & Happy Trails Theater
is located on Green Mountain Dr., just off the 76 Music Hwy. directly across
from Celebration City amusement park. The address is:
3950 Green Mountain Dr.,
Branson, MO. 65616
You'll find family photos
dating back to Roy and Dale's childhood, colorful costumes, parade saddles,
memorabilia from the silver screen and television, artifacts from Roy's
real-life safari adventures, fan mail, comic strips, Roy and Dale's Remington
collection, photo collections, biographical information, tributes to his
friends and sidekicks, and much, much more! |
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| University
of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology - The University
of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, through its research,
collections, exhibitions, and educational programming, advances understanding
of the world's cultural heritage. We are proud of our 115-year history
our important mission, and our vision for the future. |
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