Реферат Крупнейшие музеи мира. Учебная работа № 193012

Учебная работа № 193012. Реферат Крупнейшие музеи мира

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Музеи мира — World museums

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was erected in the early 1830s. Until last year, the British Museum shared it’s
location with The British Library, which among other important tasks, houses a
copy of every book published in Britain since 1911 (required by law!), and the
buildings of the former Library are in the process of being converted into a
new visitor’s centre for the Museum. The Museum is one of the few quality
tourist sites in London that is also still free to the public. This may change
in the very near future though, and any donations are gratefully accepted as
you enter.
The Louvre
(France)
The Louvre is situated between the rue de Rivoli and the
Seine. It is the most important public building in Paris and one of the largest
and most magnificent palaces in the world,the construction of which extended
over three centuries. However, its great architectural and historical interest
is sometimes overshadowed by the popularity of the art-collection which it
contains. It became a national art gallery and museum since 1793.
  Probably one of the most important painting that it contains
is the Mona Lisa. Over four century old, it still fascinates hundreds of
visitors. As Michelet wrote: «This canvas attracts me, calls me, invades
me, absorbs me. I go to it in spite of myself, like a bird to a snake».
The National
Gallery of art (USA)
The National Gallery of Art was created in 1937 for the
people of the United States of America by a joint resolution of Congress,
accepting the gift of financier and art collector Andrew W. Mellon. During the
1920s, Mr. Mellon began collecting with the intention of forming a gallery of
art for the nation in Washington. In 1937, the year of his death, he promised
his collection to the United States. Funds for the construction of the West
Building were provided by The A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust. On
March 17, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt accepted the completed building
and the collections on behalf of the people of the United States of America.
The paintings and works of sculpture given by Andrew Mellon
have formed a nucleus of high quality around which the collections have grown.
Mr. Mellon’s hope that the newly created National Gallery would attract gifts
from other collectors was soon realized in the form of major donations of art
from Samuel H. Kress, Rush H. Kress, Joseph Widener, Chester Dale, Ailsa Mellon
Bruce, Lessing J. Rosenwald, and Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch as
well as individual gifts from hundreds of other donors.
The Gallery’s East Building, located on land set aside in
the original Congressional resolution, was opened in 1978. It accommodates the
Gallery’s growing collections and expanded exhibition schedule and houses an
advanced research center, administrative offices, a great library, and a
burgeoning collection of drawings and prints. The building was accepted for the
nation on June 1, 1978, by President Jimmy Carter. Funds for construction were
given by Paul Mellon and the late Ailsa Mellon Bruce, the son and daughter of
the founder, and by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
The Collectors Committee, an advisory group of private
citizens, has made it possible to acquire paintings and sculpture of the
twentieth century. Key works of art have also come to the Gallery through the
Patrons’ Permanent Fund. In addition, members of the Circle of the National
Gallery of Art have provided funds for many special programs and projects.
The Vasa Museum
(Sweden)
The …