Your favorite museum(s) - art, science, history, etc?
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The d'Orsay in Paris for its collection of Impressionist paintings, the view of the Paris skyline from the top floor clock-face and the beaux arts era building.
In the US, it would be the Met Museum of Art in NY. During my single days,one of my favorite summer time date spots was drinks on the rooftop sculture garden (with view of Central Park) and some time spent in the 20th century wing and the Temple of Dendoor.
In the US, it would be the Met Museum of Art in NY. During my single days,one of my favorite summer time date spots was drinks on the rooftop sculture garden (with view of Central Park) and some time spent in the 20th century wing and the Temple of Dendoor.
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OMG- BB !! Could that be true?? I use the word FAV all the time! and here I thought it was MY word and that it meant I had no time to write out the whooooole word
My FAV museums are:
Hometown-Metropolitan Museum of Art
Outtatown- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Montreal Museum of Fine Art
Waaay Outtatown-D'Orsay, Picasso, Tate
My FAV museums are:
Hometown-Metropolitan Museum of Art
Outtatown- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Montreal Museum of Fine Art
Waaay Outtatown-D'Orsay, Picasso, Tate
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The Museum of Science and Industry on Chicagos lake front has it all. A coal mine, a passenger jet liner, The Denver Zeypher from the 30s, The U505, captured German U Boat, The Titanic exibit the grand stair case replica,and on and on.There's nothing like it anywhere and you can go into all the exibits and get the feel of what it was like to be there. Just a fantastic place.
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Actually Brooklyn_Bomber, you'd be wrong.
If you catch any of my other posts on the US and Europe forums...you will see that I'm a housewife, stationed overseas with my hubby and young son.
I was just curious about everyone's FAVE museum. So there! (grin)
If you catch any of my other posts on the US and Europe forums...you will see that I'm a housewife, stationed overseas with my hubby and young son.
I was just curious about everyone's FAVE museum. So there! (grin)
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Can not decide which one I like the best but out of the major ones:
Chicago Art Institute - US
Metropolitan Museum of Art - US
Rijksmuseum & Van Gogh Museum - A'dam, Netherlands
off the beaten track:
Frans Hals Museum - Haarlem, netherlands
Memlingmuseum (Sint-John's Hospital) - Bruges, Belgium
Chicago Art Institute - US
Metropolitan Museum of Art - US
Rijksmuseum & Van Gogh Museum - A'dam, Netherlands
off the beaten track:
Frans Hals Museum - Haarlem, netherlands
Memlingmuseum (Sint-John's Hospital) - Bruges, Belgium
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My vote will always be for the Smithsonians but then I spent quite a bit of time there abd Natural History and Air and Space would be up there on top. The National Gallery of Art, along with the D'Orsay and Louvre with the Gilcrease in Tulsa getting really high marks.
But then I really like visiting museums.
But then I really like visiting museums.
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I'm an airplane guy, so I've got to go with the Air & Space Museum. Along with the USAF Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH. For any of you who have been, but not in recent years, they have a nice memorial garden on the gounds, with monuments commemorating various WWII squadrons.
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Another vote for the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and for the Louvre; stateside, the National Gallery of Art in DC is my hands-down favorite.
Being new to the area, I have been very pleasantly surprised by the Minneapolis Institute of Art--a lovely museum.
Being new to the area, I have been very pleasantly surprised by the Minneapolis Institute of Art--a lovely museum.