Category: Museum

photo of close up detail of Starry Night Over The Rhone painting by Vincent van Gogh

Close up of detail of Starry Night Over The Rhone by Vincent van Gogh by John Hunter

Close up detail of Starry Night Over The Rhone by Vincent van Gogh at the Dreams and Reality Exhibit at the Singapore Art Museum. The Museum D’Orsay in Paris, France provided the exhibit from their collection.

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photo of Egyptian Hieroglyph carving

Egyptian Hieroglyphs at the Met in New York City

From the Met’s Egyptian collection.

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photo of sculpture by Picasso of a goat skill and statue

Goat Skull and Bottle by Pablo Picasso, 1951. Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY.

Statue of King Mankaure and his Queen (Ancient Egypt)

Statue of King Mankaure (also know as Mycerimus) and his queen (probably Kha_merer-nebty II) from the great Ancient Egyptian art collection at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

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Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat

Georges Seurat’s painting Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. The inspiration for the musical, Sunday in the Park with George.

Pottery, Jaguar Effigy Vessel

Jaguar Effigy Vessel, Guanacaste-Nicoya Culture, 1000-1350 AD – Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The hollow front legs include clay pellets that produce a low rattling sound similar to a jaguar’s growl.

Jaguar Pottery Vessel

Gold figurine from South America

South American gold artwork at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

More photos from the Museum of Science in Boston.

Shaker work room

Work Room, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky.

Photo blur of excited child

My nephew in action at the Staten Island Children’s Museum. More photos of New York City.

Child in Action