Category Archives: Military

São Jorge Castle, Lisbon, Portugal

São Jorge Castle is a historic castle in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, located in the freguesia of Santa Maria Maior. Human occupation of the castle hill dates to at least the 8th century BC while the first fortifications built date from the 1st century BC. The hill on which…

São Jorge Castle, Lisbon, Portugal

Farnese and Bourbon Armory, Capodimonte National Museum

In rooms 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50 the collections of the Farnesian and Bourbon Armory are exhibited: these are about four thousand pieces whose first set-up dates back to 1958 and of which they still retain their original appearance. Pieces of history and high craftsmanship, where many pieces with…

Farnese and Bourbon Armory, Capodimonte National Museum

Invisible Beauty, Iraq Pavilion in Palazzo Dandolo Farsetti, Venice Biennale 2015

The Ruya Foundation for Contemporary Culture in Iraq (Ruya) commissioned the National Pavilion of Iraq at the 56th Venice Biennale, May 2015. The exhibition, Invisible Beauty, is curated by Philippe Van Cauteren, Artistic Director of S.M.A.K. (Museum for Contemporary Art) in Ghent. It features five contemporary artists from across Iraq…

Invisible Beauty, Iraq Pavilion in Palazzo Dandolo Farsetti, Venice Biennale 2015

Modern Art Collection Part 4, Art and Civil War, National Art Museum of Catalonia

General Franco’s coup against the legitimate government of the Spanish Republic on 18 July 1936 marked the start of a civil war that ended in 1939 with the victory of the Fascists and the defeat, persecution and exile of the Republican forces. From the first moment, realising the need to…

Modern Art Collection Part 4, Art and Civil War, National Art Museum of Catalonia

18th to 21st Century, Second Part of the Permanent Exhibition, History Museum of Catalonia

The permanent exhibition is a proposal to explore the history of Catalonia, ranging from prehistoric times to the present day, focusing its discourse on the knowledge and understanding of the characteristics and evolution of the societies that have occupied the territory today known. as in Catalonia, emphasizing both the political,…

18th to 21st Century, Second Part of the Permanent Exhibition, History Museum of Catalonia

300th anniversary, September 11, 1714-2014, History Museum of Catalonia

The National Day of Catalonia is a day-long festival in Catalonia and one of its official national symbols, celebrated annually on 11 September. It commemorates the fall of Barcelona during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714 and the subsequent loss of Catalan institutions and laws. In March 2014,…

300th anniversary, September 11, 1714-2014, History Museum of Catalonia

Forts of Loreto and Guadalupe, Puebla, Mexico

The forts of Loreto and Guadalupe are some old military buildings found in the city of Puebla. Originally it was chapels built on top of a hill Acueyametepec, which were reconstituted in the early nineteenth century as fortifications for military purposes. They served as the main stage both in the…

Forts of Loreto and Guadalupe, Puebla, Mexico

Army Historical Museum and Fort of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Army History Museum and Copacabana Fort acts in the preservation, safeguarding and dissemination of historical memory of the Brazilian Army. Located in the Copacabana Fort, construction of the late nineteenth century that served the defensive system of the city of Rio de Janeiro and its harbor, scene of events…

Army Historical Museum and Fort of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

National Maritime Museum, Busan, South Korea

Korea National Maritime Museum is Korea’s representative maritime museum established to promote maritime industry and culture by discovering, preserving and researching the heritage of maritime culture and industries. And by providing the educational programs, arranging exhibitions and interacting with the visitors, the museum, which becomes a culture complex, makes people…

National Maritime Museum, Busan, South Korea

National Museum of Interventions, Mexico City, Mexico

The National Museum of the Interventions is located in the former Monastery of San Diego Churubusco, which was built on top of an Aztec shrine. The museum in split into two sections. The downstairs is dedicated to the site’s history as a monastery, and the upstairs rooms are dedicated to…

National Museum of Interventions, Mexico City, Mexico

Ground floor, Poldi Pezzoli Museum

The building that houses the museum dates back to the 17th century, and had been purchased by Giuseppe Pezzoli, ancestor of Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli, in the late 18th century. The architect Simone Cantoni (1736-1818) had adapted it in neoclassical style, with a large English garden full of statues and…

Ground floor, Poldi Pezzoli Museum

The Collector’s Cabinet, Lázaro Galdiano Museum

The collector’s cabinet on the third floor, in which coins, textiles, weapons, medals, ivories, enamels are exhibited… In short, and as the name of this floor says, the rooms that we will see next gather a sample of all those collections. Due to the large amount that José Lázaro Galdiano…

The Collector’s Cabinet, Lázaro Galdiano Museum

Malta Maritime Museum, Birgu, Malta

The Malta Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Birgu, Malta. It is housed in the former Royal Naval Bakery, which was built in the 1840s as the main bakery for the Mediterranean Fleet. The museum has a collection of over 20,000 artifacts, and it is the largest museum on…

Malta Maritime Museum, Birgu, Malta

Naval Museum of Cartagena, Spain

The Cartagena Naval Museum is a military museum near the city port of Cartagena, Spain. It presents exhibitions related to naval construction. It is a subsidiary of the Naval Museum of Madrid. The Naval Museum of Cartagena has recently been moved to a new headquarters located in the city’s maritime…

Naval Museum of Cartagena, Spain

Naval Museum of San Fernando, Spain

The Naval Museum of San Fernando is a public institution that aims to spread the history of the presence of the Spanish Navy in San Fernando (Cádiz). It is based in the San Carlos Military Population, in San Fernando, specifically in the Carlos III Building. The museum is owned by…

Naval Museum of San Fernando, Spain

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