KHOJ also known as KHOJ, International Artists’ Association is a non-profit organisation established to support contemporary art and emerging artists in South Asia. It is based out of New Delhi, India. KHOJ was founded in 1997 by artists like Anita Dube, Subodh Gupta, Bharti Kher, Manisha Parekh and Pooja Sood,…
European Art collection of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts includes more than 10,000 objects in all media—including paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, and works on paper—dating from the early medieval period to the mid-20th century. Highlights An excellent survey collection, VMFA’s European art holdings include Mellon Collections of British sporting art,…
The Interior Museum is a museum operated by the United States Department of the Interior and housed at the Department’s headquarters at the Stewart Lee Udall Main Interior Building in Washington, D.C., on the first floor. importance of having the American people understand the work of the Department. To this…
The Museum of Popular Art is an institution dedicated to promoting and preserving Mexican folk art.It is located in the Historic Center of Mexico City on a site that belonged to an old fire station, the museum contains a collection that includes rugs, ceramics, glasses, piñatas, alebrijes, furniture, toys, kitchen…
The 26th edition of JMA Hong Kong International Jewelry Show, held in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from Nov 29 to Dec 2. This year’s Show is bigger than ever, reach a record high of 958 exhibitors from 24 countries and regions, making a total of 1535 booths. With…
A fortified church is a church that is built to play a defensive role in times of war. Such churches were specially designed to incorporate military features, such as thick walls, battlements and embrasures. Others, such as the Cathedral of Ávila were incorporated into the town wall. Monastic communities, such…
The Sentier district and the Montorgueil district was former district spans the administrative districts of Mail and Bonne-Nouvelle in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. The Sentier de Paris district is an important traditional textile manufacturing district in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. It takes its name from the rue du…
Grenoble is a town in south-eastern France, capital of the department of Isère, former capital of Dauphiné. Grenoble is the prefecture and largest city of the Isère department, It lies at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. A significant European scientific centre, the…
Discovery is the act of detecting something new, or something “old” that had been unrecognized as meaningful. With reference to sciences and academic disciplines, discovery is the observation of new phenomena, new actions, or new events and providing new reasoning to explain the knowledge gathered through such observations with previously…
Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art (東海道広重美術館) is located at the Honjin site of the old Tōkaidō’s 16th post town Yui-shuku. It is the first art museum in Japan to focus on the works of Edo Ukiyo-e Artist, Utagawa Hiroshige. There are approximately 1400 landscape woodblock prints and other…
Castellane is a French commune, sub-prefecture of the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. With around 1,600 inhabitants, Castellane has the distinction of being the least populated sub-prefecture in France. The commune contains 7,000 acres of wood and forests. The Massif du Montdenier extends over the western part…
China painting, or porcelain painting, is the decoration of glazed porcelain objects such as plates, bowls, vases or statues. The body of the object may be hard-paste porcelain, developed in China in the 7th or 8th century, or soft-paste porcelain (often bone china), developed in 18th-century Europe. The broader term…
Hong Kong Fashion Week, as Asia’s most important fashion event, presenting a wide array of new season garments, designer collections, fashion accessories, fabrics and clothing accessories. Hong Kong Fashion Week creating many important business opportunities for exhibitors from Hong Kong and around the globe. Hong Kong Fashion Week is the…
A building engineer is recognised as being expert in the use of technology in the design, construction, assessment and maintenance of the built environment. Building engineers are concerned with the planning, design, construction, operation, renovation, and maintenance of buildings, as well as with their impacts on the surrounding environment. By…
The Sacristy of São Roque is important, both symbolically and artistically, for being one of the earliest sacristies constructed by the Sociaty of Jesus, conceived in line with the liturgical recommendations emanating from the Council of Trent. Church sacristies took on the added function os “art galleries” for the edification…
The Romanesque Art Collection is one of the most important and emblematic of the Museum for its exceptional series of wall painting sets. In fact, its uniqueness is unparalleled in any other museum in the world. Many of these paintings, from small rural churches in the Pyrenees and other parts…
The Royal Palace of Turin is the first and most important of the Savoy residences in Piedmont, theater of the politics of the Savoy states for at least three centuries. It was originally built in the 16th century and was later modernized by Christine Marie of France (1606–1663) in the…
The Museum of African American History in Boston and Nantucket is the largest institution of its kind in New England and is dedicated to sharing the rich legacy of African American accomplishments. For nearly five decades, the Museum’s education programs, exhibits and events have interpreted the economic, literary, educational, political,…
The exhibition on the rebozo – the classic Mexican shawl made famous in 20th century culture by artist Frida Kahlo. Nearly 200 pieces between rebozos, painting, photography, fashion and contemporary textile art from the United Kingdom and Mexico, make up the exhibition “The rebozo”. Made in Mexico explores the key…
Women’s fashions of the early 16th century consisted of a long gown, usually with sleeves, worn over a kirtle or undergown, with a linen chemise or smock worn next to the skin. The high-waisted gown of the late medieval period evolved in several directions in different parts of Europe. In…
The modern dance as a reaction to classical forms and probably as a need to express more freely with the body. It is a dance class that seeks to express, through the dancer, an idea, a feeling, an emotion, like classical ballet, but mixing bodily movements of the twentieth and…
Imaginarium is SAM’s much-loved annual contemporary art exhibition for children, begun in 2010 and now in its fifth year. In the spirit of SG50, this year’s exhibition is inspired by the crescent moon on the Singapore flag, a symbol of a young nation on the rise with the capacity to…
The series of residential buildings (Russian: Серии жилых домов) are residential buildings built according to a group of typical projects united into a series, which, within the series, can differ in the number of sections, the number of sections, the orientation and minor details of the architectural finishes. As a…
At the top of the Noble Staircase, the Sala dos Passos Perdidos, adjacent to the Sala das Sessões, functions as the great center for meetings and seminar between deputies, government members and journalists. The room, designed by Ventura Terra, was built above the Atrium, respecting and following its layout and…
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KHOJ International Artists’ Association New Delhi, India
KHOJ also known as KHOJ, International Artists’ Association is a non-profit organisation established to support contemporary art and emerging artists in South Asia. It is based out of New Delhi, India. KHOJ was founded in 1997 by artists like Anita Dube, Subodh Gupta, Bharti Kher, Manisha Parekh and Pooja Sood,…
Read moreEuropean Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
European Art collection of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts includes more than 10,000 objects in all media—including paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, and works on paper—dating from the early medieval period to the mid-20th century. Highlights An excellent survey collection, VMFA’s European art holdings include Mellon Collections of British sporting art,…
Read moreU.S. Department of the Interior Museum, Washington, United States
The Interior Museum is a museum operated by the United States Department of the Interior and housed at the Department’s headquarters at the Stewart Lee Udall Main Interior Building in Washington, D.C., on the first floor. importance of having the American people understand the work of the Department. To this…
Read moreMuseum of Popular Art in Mexico City, Mexico
The Museum of Popular Art is an institution dedicated to promoting and preserving Mexican folk art.It is located in the Historic Center of Mexico City on a site that belonged to an old fire station, the museum contains a collection that includes rugs, ceramics, glasses, piñatas, alebrijes, furniture, toys, kitchen…
Read moreReview of HKJMA 2018, International Jewelry Show of Hong Kong Jewelry Manufacturers’ Association, China
The 26th edition of JMA Hong Kong International Jewelry Show, held in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from Nov 29 to Dec 2. This year’s Show is bigger than ever, reach a record high of 958 exhibitors from 24 countries and regions, making a total of 1535 booths. With…
Read moreFortified church
A fortified church is a church that is built to play a defensive role in times of war. Such churches were specially designed to incorporate military features, such as thick walls, battlements and embrasures. Others, such as the Cathedral of Ávila were incorporated into the town wall. Monastic communities, such…
Read moreGuide Tour of Sentier and Montorgueil district, Paris, France
The Sentier district and the Montorgueil district was former district spans the administrative districts of Mail and Bonne-Nouvelle in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. The Sentier de Paris district is an important traditional textile manufacturing district in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. It takes its name from the rue du…
Read moreGrenoble Travel Guide, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Grenoble is a town in south-eastern France, capital of the department of Isère, former capital of Dauphiné. Grenoble is the prefecture and largest city of the Isère department, It lies at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. A significant European scientific centre, the…
Read moreDiscovery in observation
Discovery is the act of detecting something new, or something “old” that had been unrecognized as meaningful. With reference to sciences and academic disciplines, discovery is the observation of new phenomena, new actions, or new events and providing new reasoning to explain the knowledge gathered through such observations with previously…
Read moreShizuoka city Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art, Japan
Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art (東海道広重美術館) is located at the Honjin site of the old Tōkaidō’s 16th post town Yui-shuku. It is the first art museum in Japan to focus on the works of Edo Ukiyo-e Artist, Utagawa Hiroshige. There are approximately 1400 landscape woodblock prints and other…
Read moreCastellane, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
Castellane is a French commune, sub-prefecture of the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. With around 1,600 inhabitants, Castellane has the distinction of being the least populated sub-prefecture in France. The commune contains 7,000 acres of wood and forests. The Massif du Montdenier extends over the western part…
Read moreChina painting
China painting, or porcelain painting, is the decoration of glazed porcelain objects such as plates, bowls, vases or statues. The body of the object may be hard-paste porcelain, developed in China in the 7th or 8th century, or soft-paste porcelain (often bone china), developed in 18th-century Europe. The broader term…
Read moreHong Kong Fashion Week Fall/Winter & Spring/Summer 2017, China
Hong Kong Fashion Week, as Asia’s most important fashion event, presenting a wide array of new season garments, designer collections, fashion accessories, fabrics and clothing accessories. Hong Kong Fashion Week creating many important business opportunities for exhibitors from Hong Kong and around the globe. Hong Kong Fashion Week is the…
Read moreBuilding engineer
A building engineer is recognised as being expert in the use of technology in the design, construction, assessment and maintenance of the built environment. Building engineers are concerned with the planning, design, construction, operation, renovation, and maintenance of buildings, as well as with their impacts on the surrounding environment. By…
Read moreSacristy, Church of Saint Roch in Lisbon
The Sacristy of São Roque is important, both symbolically and artistically, for being one of the earliest sacristies constructed by the Sociaty of Jesus, conceived in line with the liturgical recommendations emanating from the Council of Trent. Church sacristies took on the added function os “art galleries” for the edification…
Read moreRome Labyrinth, The Romanesque Art Collection, National Art Museum of Catalonia
The Romanesque Art Collection is one of the most important and emblematic of the Museum for its exceptional series of wall painting sets. In fact, its uniqueness is unparalleled in any other museum in the world. Many of these paintings, from small rural churches in the Pyrenees and other parts…
Read moreRoyal Palace of Turin, Italy
The Royal Palace of Turin is the first and most important of the Savoy residences in Piedmont, theater of the politics of the Savoy states for at least three centuries. It was originally built in the 16th century and was later modernized by Christine Marie of France (1606–1663) in the…
Read moreMuseum of African American History, Boston & Nantucket, United States
The Museum of African American History in Boston and Nantucket is the largest institution of its kind in New England and is dedicated to sharing the rich legacy of African American accomplishments. For nearly five decades, the Museum’s education programs, exhibits and events have interpreted the economic, literary, educational, political,…
Read moreThe Rebozo Made in Mexico, Franz Mayer Museum
The exhibition on the rebozo – the classic Mexican shawl made famous in 20th century culture by artist Frida Kahlo. Nearly 200 pieces between rebozos, painting, photography, fashion and contemporary textile art from the United Kingdom and Mexico, make up the exhibition “The rebozo”. Made in Mexico explores the key…
Read moreWomen’s fashion in Western European 1500–1520s
Women’s fashions of the early 16th century consisted of a long gown, usually with sleeves, worn over a kirtle or undergown, with a linen chemise or smock worn next to the skin. The high-waisted gown of the late medieval period evolved in several directions in different parts of Europe. In…
Read moreModern dance
The modern dance as a reaction to classical forms and probably as a need to express more freely with the body. It is a dance class that seeks to express, through the dancer, an idea, a feeling, an emotion, like classical ballet, but mixing bodily movements of the twentieth and…
Read moreImaginarium 2015: A Voyage of Big Ideas, Singapore Art Museum
Imaginarium is SAM’s much-loved annual contemporary art exhibition for children, begun in 2010 and now in its fifth year. In the spirit of SG50, this year’s exhibition is inspired by the crescent moon on the Singapore flag, a symbol of a young nation on the rise with the capacity to…
Read moreSeries of apartment buildings
The series of residential buildings (Russian: Серии жилых домов) are residential buildings built according to a group of typical projects united into a series, which, within the series, can differ in the number of sections, the number of sections, the orientation and minor details of the architectural finishes. As a…
Read moreHall of Lost Steps, São Bento Palace
At the top of the Noble Staircase, the Sala dos Passos Perdidos, adjacent to the Sala das Sessões, functions as the great center for meetings and seminar between deputies, government members and journalists. The room, designed by Ventura Terra, was built above the Atrium, respecting and following its layout and…
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