Hitchin may be a small town in Hertfordshire but it prides itself on being historically linked as an old market town oozing with ancient cultures and famous people. The Hitchin.net web site states that: Although now best known for it’s weekly market Hitchin’s history stretches far back in time. The earliest part of Hitchin’s history [...]
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Valuable art work abused for fun
Monday, October 5th, 2009
In a great article the Onion has published a story about the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York letting customers paw, scratch and poke at a selection of its very valuable and prestigious paintings. Here’s fabulous “quote”: Gerard Schmidt, a retired banker who lives near the Met, said he had never much cared for [...]
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In a great article the Onion has published a story about the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York letting customers paw, scratch and poke at a selection of its very valuable and prestigious paintings. Here’s fabulous “quote”: Gerard Schmidt, a retired banker who lives near the Met, said he had never much cared for [...]
L Bombicci Museum of Mineralogy
Wednesday, June 7th, 2006
Founded in 1860, the museum has now 10,000 pieces on display under various regional areas including international, national and local. Stones, meteorites, ambers fluorescent and Lithic materials to name but a few examples. There are another 40,000 not shown!
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Founded in 1860, the museum has now 10,000 pieces on display under various regional areas including international, national and local. Stones, meteorites, ambers fluorescent and Lithic materials to name but a few examples. There are another 40,000 not shown!
The G.Ciamician Museological Collection
Wednesday, June 7th, 2006
Edoardo Collamarini designed this building housing G.Ciamician Museological Collection and exquisite wooden library. Also, a collection of scientific instruments, apparatus and samples by the father of photochemistry Giacomo Ciamician. The library contains 28000 volumes including historically rich literature by Ocellus Lucanus, Bacone, Boyle, Newton.
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Edoardo Collamarini designed this building housing G.Ciamician Museological Collection and exquisite wooden library. Also, a collection of scientific instruments, apparatus and samples by the father of photochemistry Giacomo Ciamician. The library contains 28000 volumes including historically rich literature by Ocellus Lucanus, Bacone, Boyle, Newton.