Archive for August, 2009

Unique Wedding Venues - Museums

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Shari Hearn asked: Planning a wedding? Then you know how hard it is to find a venue for your reception. After awhile all those hotel banquet halls begin to look alike. Why not put your creative thinking cap on and expand your thinking? Why not try something unique? Why not ...

How was the Lisa Marie airplane transported to the Graceland museum?

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

adam.desautel asked: How was the Lisa Marie airplane transported to the Graceland museum? Did they close down the highway to get it from wherever it was to the place it is now? Did there used to be a landing strip across the street from his mansion or something? How did they ...

The Best Museums in Houston For Your Vacation Dollars

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Lawrence J. Reaves asked: Houston is one of the largest metropolis' in the United States and has a long cultural history given its huge wealth and multicultural diversity. Many people fail to understand just what a culturally diverse city Houston truly is until they discover the reality for themselves and here ...

Which museum in the world contains probably the most valuable paintings?

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Chloe asked: And what are probably tLouvreiggest ART museums in the world as far as how many valuable and famous paintings they have? Is the Art Institue of Chicago in the top 5 you think? My mom and I argued about this, she says it's second next to ...

Alexander Calder performs his “Circus” - Whitney Museum

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

WhitneyFocus asked: From Oct. 16, 2008 Feb. 15, 2009, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York presents "Alexander Calder: The Paris Years, 1926-1933" www.whitney.org a new look at the artists early years when his radical innovations included open-air wire sculptures, his beloved and important miniature "Circus", and the ...

What is the distance between the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum and the Paris Sheraton Airport Hotel?

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Diavalo045 asked: I am planning to arrive in Paris by the Train from London via the English Channel. I wanted to know whether it is advisable to stay at the Sheraton Airport Hotel in Paris if I want to go sight-seeing to Eiffel Tower and Louvre Museum and the Bridge ...

Human Mutations- Mutant Museum

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

DiscoveryNetworks asked: The Vrolik Museum in Amsterdam has the largest collection of human mutants. We learn more in this clip from Mysteries of Mutation on Discovery Channel.MARY

Computer History Museum Overview

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

ComputerHistory asked: An overview of the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CaliforniaNICK

How do I go about volunteering at a museum?

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

violet r asked: I'm am currently a junior in High School, but I love history and want to get an insight into what a career in museum curating may be like. I think the best way to do this would be to volunteer at a local museum, but how should ...

Most Famous Art Museums Around the World

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Saatchi Gallery asked: Art museum is the collections of much variety of exhibitions and paintings. There are old art, new art, pretty art, art that makes us think or is even shocking. Anything that people experience turns up in art: love, war, eating, sports, nature, and faith, anything at all. ...