Museums, early photography and a museum app (November)
In this Newsletter:
Ten Great Museums & Galleries of London
Remembering Boissonnas, Photographer of the Greek Land and People
Museo
Ten Great Museums & Galleries of London
London is renowned for its fantastic museums and galleries. They cover all aspects of life and culture and many have a long and fascinating history. The museums and galleries of London attract large numbers of domestic and international tourists and visitors as well as the locals, including the thriving student community of this great cultural capital. The ten selected here are cultural icons that you may have heard even if you have never been to London.
Study of Heads, Mother and Child, between 1509 and 1511 by Raphael (1483–1520). Exhibited at the British Museum.
Remembering Boissonnas, Photographer of the Greek Land and People
Meteora, Greece by Fred Boissonnas.
François-Frédéric (Fred) Boissonnas (18 June 1858 – 17 October
1946) provided some of the most beautiful early photography of Greece. This year we mark the 75th anniversary of his death.
Museo
Museo is a visual search engine that connects you to museums. Six museums are already added with many more to come. This is a fantastic resource built by Chase McCoy.
Check out my search for Athens.
Geometric Neck-Handled Amphora (Storage Vessel): Prothesis (Laying out of Corpse), Mourners, Chariots, c. 720-700 BC. Attributed to Workshop of Athens 894 (Greek, Attic, Late Geometric llb). Ceramic; overall: 60 cm (23 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art.
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