Charles J. White Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 A thread idea for folks to discuss any Museums they visit. A lot of us travel for work and play it might be a good way to get the word out of places worth a visit. So here goes: The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax is one of Canada's best museums, and even includes a significant amount of Titantic stuff https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/ Quote
marlam Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 That museum reminds me of Maritime Center Vellamo in the city of Kotka, Finland where I studied for four years: http://www.merikeskusvellamo.fi/en The Armour Museum in Parola, Finland is also interesting. There's dozens of tanks and other stuff there. http://www.panssarimuseo.fi/kehys-e.html Quote
ledzepfvr Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 While not a museum I got to tour the Jet Propulsion Lab a while back. It was a really day. Quote
redrum Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 The Armour Museum in Parola, Finland is also interesting. There's dozens of tanks and other stuff there. http://www.panssarimuseo.fi/kehys-e.html I'd like to see the tank museum. I wonder if they have a Tiger tank (built by Porsche). Here's the surfer's museum in Santa Cruz, CA. http://www.santacruzsurfingmuseum.org/ Quote
marlam Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 I'd like to see the tank museum. I wonder if they have a Tiger tank (built by Porsche). Here's the surfer's museum in Santa Cruz, CA. http://www.santacruzsurfingmuseum.org/ They have only tanks used by Finnish army so they don't have Tigers. There's couple of other German tanks from that era though. Quote
redrum Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 They have only tanks used by Finnish army so they don't have Tigers. There's couple of other German tanks from that era though. So cool they even have them. Quote
ScarletMacaw Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 Not that into tanks and guns, but if you like planes, there's the Air and Space museum in Washington DC. The two best museums of the world are most likely the Louvre in Paris and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, right up the road from me. Quote
lipslikecherries Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 I like Museums but I don't visit them as often as I would like to. The strangest one I've been to was funeral museum. They even had a Pope-mobile! It was interesting though, lots of historical stuff. I wouldn't go again though. Quote
Charles J. White Posted June 29, 2014 Author Posted June 29, 2014 The Museum of Civilization in Ottawa is great Quote
Virginia Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 My favorites so far have been the Vatican Museum, The Accademia and on a much smaller scale, The Columbia River Maritime Museum, which had some really interesting exhibits. I have also spent a lot of time in the Smithsonian museums; particularly the Natural History and American History museums. I haven't yet been to the Louvre or the NYC museums (or the Spy Museum in DC) but those are all on my list! Quote
Melcórë Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 Only ever been to a few museums. I remember the Royal Ontario Museum having interesting exhibits, I enjoyed the American Museum of Natural History, but was absolutely blown away by the Metropolitan Museum. Speaking of which... the Metropolitan Museum of Art, right up the road from me. I'm jealous! Quote
chillumpuffer Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 The Indian Museum in Calcutta is fantastic. It is right in the middle of the bustling city, but inside it is an oasis of calm. Me and Mrs CP took 2 days to see all. Quote
Charles J. White Posted July 1, 2014 Author Posted July 1, 2014 The ski museum of New England is in a little village called Kingfield, it was a fun place Quote
Pagefan55 Posted August 14, 2014 Posted August 14, 2014 Not that into tanks and guns, but if you like planes, there's the Air and Space museum in Washington DC. The two best museums of the world are most likely the Louvre in Paris and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, right up the road from me. Also, remember the Prado in Madrid and the Hermitage in St. Petersburg. Quote
Pagefan55 Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 I wanted to mention that Boston also has a number of fine museums. Quote
kirchzep27 Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 Those totem poles at the museum in NYC at museum of natural history, that are like 16 ft tall are unbelievable and van goughs "starry night" in person is amazzzzing Quote
Charles J. White Posted August 17, 2014 Author Posted August 17, 2014 vast, vital,vivid and various museums... A play on an album name! Quote
Charles J. White Posted August 17, 2014 Author Posted August 17, 2014 (edited) The Hoover Damn Museum in Nevada is one that I liked, spent some time there a decade ago, and it stuck with me Edited August 17, 2014 by Charles J. White Quote
Pagefan55 Posted August 18, 2014 Posted August 18, 2014 (edited) Charles, I visited the Hoover Dam Museum many years ago and I liked it -- amazing. The 5 best museums in the world may be (arguably) the Louvre, the Hermitage, (which has the world's largest collection of paintings) and -- in no particular order -- the British Museum, the Egyptian Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Edited August 18, 2014 by Pagefan55 Quote
jimjam Posted August 20, 2014 Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) It's perhaps not one of the best in the world, but on Saturday I went to the People's History Museum in Manchester, which I liked a lot. The staff are helpful and friendly, too. There was even a mini one-man play, with some surprisingly good acting. Very good for a museum that's free. Edited August 20, 2014 by jimjam Quote
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