Science tourism is a travel topic grouping scientific attractions. It covers interests in visiting and exploring scientific landmarks, including museums, laboratories, observatories and universities. Get ready For the museum sites, check the relevant opening hours and entry fees, where applicable. As many of the listed laboratories have ongoing scientific research,…
LS Lowry is one of Britain’s favourite artists. His unique style and personal vision set him apart from the major art movements of his time. Only in recent years is the range and complexity of his work becoming more fully appreciated. The exhibition of ‘Lowry Favourites’ , at the The…
The tea ceremony is an act of boiling hot water of traditional Japanese, sprinkling tea and acting like tea (tea ceremony). Also, the style and entertainment based on it. As a result of the sense of unity of the guests, the hangings such as the tea ceremony starting with a…
Adam Elsheimer (March 18, 1578 in Frankfurt in Main Frankfurt, Dec 11, 1610 in Rome) was a prominent German baroque painter working in Rome who died at only thirty-two, but was very influential in the early 17th century. His relatively few paintings were small scale, nearly all painted on copper…
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (Seville, 1617 – April 3, 1682) was an Andalusian painter from the 17th century. Formed in late naturalism, he evolved into Baroque-style formulas full of sensitivity that Rococo sometimes anticipates in some of the His most peculiar and imitated iconographic creations. He is best known for his…
The architecture of Finland has a history spanning over 800 years, and while up until the modern era the architecture was strongly influenced by currents from Finland’s two respective neighbouring ruling nations, Sweden and Russia, from the early 19th century onwards influences came directly from further afield; first when itinerant…
Third-generation photovoltaic cells are solar cells that are potentially able to overcome the Shockley–Queisser limit of 31–41% power efficiency for single bandgap solar cells. This includes a range of alternatives to cells made of semiconducting p-n junctions (“first generation”) and thin film cells (“second generation”). Common third-generation systems include multi-layer…
Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England. It forms part of a World Heritage Site. It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, currently Justin Welby, leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican…
Switzerland offers a great choice of ski resorts, from the small village to the large station. Most of Switzerland’s ski resorts are surrounded by impressive landscapes such as large ice fields and high mountains (48 four-thousanders are located in the swiss Alps). Almost all winter resorts in Switzerland are frequented…
The Archaeological Museum of Seville is located in Plaza de América, in front of the Museum of Arts and Popular Customs and next to the Royal Pavilion, inside the María Luisa Park. The building that houses the museum was the former Pavilion of Fine Arts of the Ibero-American Exhibition of…
With Return from Angola, the MEN team looks back on a key episode in the history of the institution: the 2nd Swiss Scientific Mission in Angola (MSSA), which was led by Neuchâtel researchers from 1932 to 1933 and which has supplied the Museum with a large part of its African…
The Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design is housed in the former home of Doris Duke near Diamond Head just outside Honolulu, Hawaii. It is now owned and operated as a public museum of the arts and cultures of the Islamic world by the Doris Duke Foundation…
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Science tourism is a travel topic grouping scientific attractions. It covers interests in visiting and exploring scientific landmarks, including museums, laboratories, observatories and universities. Get ready For the museum sites, check the relevant opening hours and entry fees, where applicable. As many of the listed laboratories have ongoing scientific research,…
Read moreLowry favourites, The Lowry
LS Lowry is one of Britain’s favourite artists. His unique style and personal vision set him apart from the major art movements of his time. Only in recent years is the range and complexity of his work becoming more fully appreciated. The exhibition of ‘Lowry Favourites’ , at the The…
Read moreTea ceremony art, Tokyo National Museum
The tea ceremony is an act of boiling hot water of traditional Japanese, sprinkling tea and acting like tea (tea ceremony). Also, the style and entertainment based on it. As a result of the sense of unity of the guests, the hangings such as the tea ceremony starting with a…
Read moreAdam Elsheimer
Adam Elsheimer (March 18, 1578 in Frankfurt in Main Frankfurt, Dec 11, 1610 in Rome) was a prominent German baroque painter working in Rome who died at only thirty-two, but was very influential in the early 17th century. His relatively few paintings were small scale, nearly all painted on copper…
Read moreBartolomé Esteban Murillo
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (Seville, 1617 – April 3, 1682) was an Andalusian painter from the 17th century. Formed in late naturalism, he evolved into Baroque-style formulas full of sensitivity that Rococo sometimes anticipates in some of the His most peculiar and imitated iconographic creations. He is best known for his…
Read moreGrand Duchy architecture in Finland
The architecture of Finland has a history spanning over 800 years, and while up until the modern era the architecture was strongly influenced by currents from Finland’s two respective neighbouring ruling nations, Sweden and Russia, from the early 19th century onwards influences came directly from further afield; first when itinerant…
Read moreThird-generation photovoltaic cell
Third-generation photovoltaic cells are solar cells that are potentially able to overcome the Shockley–Queisser limit of 31–41% power efficiency for single bandgap solar cells. This includes a range of alternatives to cells made of semiconducting p-n junctions (“first generation”) and thin film cells (“second generation”). Common third-generation systems include multi-layer…
Read moreCanterbury Cathedral, Kent, United Kingdom
Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England. It forms part of a World Heritage Site. It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, currently Justin Welby, leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican…
Read moreWinter sports tourism guide in Switzerland
Switzerland offers a great choice of ski resorts, from the small village to the large station. Most of Switzerland’s ski resorts are surrounded by impressive landscapes such as large ice fields and high mountains (48 four-thousanders are located in the swiss Alps). Almost all winter resorts in Switzerland are frequented…
Read moreMuseo Arqueológico de Sevilla, Spain
The Archaeological Museum of Seville is located in Plaza de América, in front of the Museum of Arts and Popular Customs and next to the Royal Pavilion, inside the María Luisa Park. The building that houses the museum was the former Pavilion of Fine Arts of the Ibero-American Exhibition of…
Read moreReturn from Angola, Ethnography Museum of Neuchâtel
With Return from Angola, the MEN team looks back on a key episode in the history of the institution: the 2nd Swiss Scientific Mission in Angola (MSSA), which was led by Neuchâtel researchers from 1932 to 1933 and which has supplied the Museum with a large part of its African…
Read moreShangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design, Honolulu, United States
The Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design is housed in the former home of Doris Duke near Diamond Head just outside Honolulu, Hawaii. It is now owned and operated as a public museum of the arts and cultures of the Islamic world by the Doris Duke Foundation…
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