Lisbon Day 7: National Museum of Natural History and Science.
Lisbon Day 7: National Museum of Natural History and Science.
We've reached the halfway point of this two-week trip to Lisbon, Portugal.
Imo pops out to the market to buy some more delicious fresh veg and bread rolls before heading out for the afternoon with Izzy to the National Museum of Natural History and Science in Lisbon.
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The National Museum of Natural History and Science in Lisbon, Portugal (Portuguese: Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência) is the country's main museum focusing on nature. Established in 1926, the museum functions under the University of Lisbon.
Its rich collections, gathered over more than 250 years, span zoology, anthropology, geology and botany.
The museum has activities for the promotion of natural history and science awareness, with space for artistic exhibitions, conferences, debates, workshops and courses.
Chemical Laboratory at the Lisbon National Museum of Natural History
Members of the History of Physics Group at the European Physical Society: Dr. P M. Schuster, Dr. P. E. Holmberg, Prof. K. Grandin, Prof. G. Vlahakis, Dr. S. Talas, Dr. M. Lourenco, Prof. J. Bennett, and Dr. D. Weaire in the Chemical Laboratory of the Lisbon National Museum of Natural History, Portugal, 18 October 2013.
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Botanical Garden & Natural History Museum Lisbon ????????
Quiet & relaxing Lisbon... is it possible in a capital city?!
Yes! That’s why today we visit a botanical garden of the university of Lisbon...(+ the science museum next to it) ????
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We are in the area of Rato (it’s also the metro station, it’s a 5 min walk away) the garden is free of charge on Sundays until 2pm! ????
Check it out: *put link*
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A great place (in my opinion) to get away front the crazy busy city life, relax, meditate, read a book, have a picnic with friends, think, spend time by yourself and recharge ????
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Also, the science music is great, full of cool stuff (children were loving it there!)
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I hope you enjoy this little vlog about it!
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As always thanks for watching guys ????
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History Museum, Lisbon Portugal
Prof. Andy Wheeler opening talk on Mar Mineral exhibition, Lisbon (Portugal)
Professor Andy Wheeler, from Cork University College, Cork, Ireland, gave the opening talk of the Mar Mineral exhibition, at the National Museum of Natural History and Science, Lisbon, Portugal.
That talk was on hydrothermal circulation, the discovery of the Moytirra vent field north of the Azores, sea expeditions and resources available on the seabed.
Enjoy the slides.
Bivalvia museum in Lisbon, Portugal
Visit the Presidential Museum and Library!
The Presidential Museum and Library is located within Malacañan Palace. It is responsible for preserving, managing, and promoting the history and heritage of the Philippine Presidency. It is also open to the public. Visit to book a tour.
Presidential Museum & Library
Tel: (+63-2) 7844286 loc. 4945/4649
Fax: (+63-2) 7844286 loc. 4722
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News about the Opening Ceremony of the Portuguese Historical Heritage throughout the World
News from THAI PBS about the Opening Ceremony of the Portuguese Historical Heritage Throughout the World and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation at the National Museum on 11th May 2011.
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National Coach Museum - Lisbon, Portugal 2007 02 28
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This presentation contains photos of the National Coach Museum in Lisbon, Portugal. Many of the coaches seen here are a few hundreds of years old, and fascinating to see.
The music accompanying this presentaion is Mellow by Maxmilian. You can hear it on his You Tube channel or iTunes, Spotify or your favorite digital streaming site.
If you or someone you know ever plan on going to Lisbon and REALLY want to get to know the city or surrounding areas and have a GREAT TIME doing it, please contact my very good and longtime friend Artur at his Facebook page, ArTour, to arrange him as your guide. Art is a very funny and creative person who will give you a very memorable stay in his hometown area! He is DEFINITELY worth it!
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Right in the middle of Seville, a landmark museum with a rich ethnological and ethnographic heritage.
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The Living Sea photo exhibition
The Living Sea exhibition features over 100 photographs depicting the beauty, fragility, and diversity of marine life, reflecting Prince Hussain’s ecological and environmental concerns. It represents a collaboration between Portugal’s National Museum of Natural History and Science, the University of Lisbon, and Focused on Nature; an organisation created by Prince Hussain in 2014 to share his passion and personal mission of conservation, and to raise awareness and encourage actionable initiatives on global issues negatively impacting the environment.
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LISBON - Portugal Travel Guide | Around The World
Lisbon is the capital and the largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 552,700 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km². Its urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.7 million people, being the 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union. About 3 million people live in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (which represents approximately 27% of the country's population). It is continental Europe's westernmost capital city and the only one along the Atlantic coast. Lisbon lies in the western Iberian Peninsula on the Atlantic Ocean and the River Tagus. The westernmost areas of its metro area form the westernmost point of Continental Europe.
Lisbon is recognised as a alpha-level global city by the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Study Group because of its importance in finance, commerce, media, entertainment, arts, international trade, education and tourism. Lisbon is the only Portuguese city besides Porto to be recognised as a global city. It is one of the major economic centres on the continent, with a growing financial sector and one of the largest container ports on Europe's Atlantic coast. Humberto Delgado Airport serves over 20 million passengers annually, as of 2015, and the motorway network and the high-speed rail system of Alfa Pendular link the main cities of Portugal. The city is the 7th-most-visited city in Southern Europe, after Rome, Barcelona, Madrid, Athens and Milan, with 1,740,000 tourists in 2009. The Lisbon region contributes with a higher GDP PPP per capita than any other region in Portugal. Its GDP amounts to 96.3 billion USD and thus $32,434 per capita.The city occupies 32nd place of highest gross earnings in the world. Most of the headquarters of multinationals in the country are located in the Lisbon area. It is also the political centre of the country, as its seat of Government and residence of the Head of State.
Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world, and the oldest in Western Europe, predating other modern European capitals such as London, Paris and Rome by centuries. Julius Caesar made it a municipium called Felicitas Julia, adding to the name Olissipo. Ruled by a series of Germanic tribes from the 5th century, it was captured by the Moors in the 8th century. In 1147, the Crusaders under Afonso Henriques reconquered the city and since then it has been a major political, economic and cultural centre of Portugal. Unlike most capital cities, Lisbon's status as the capital of Portugal has never been granted or confirmed officially – by statute or in written form. Its position as the capital has formed through constitutional convention, making its position as de facto capital a part of the Constitution of Portugal.
The city of Lisbon is rich in architecture; Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline, Baroque, Modern and Postmodern constructions can be found all over Lisbon. The city is also crossed by historical boulevards and monuments along the main thoroughfares, particularly in the upper districts; notable among these are the Avenida da Liberdade (Avenue of Liberty), Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, Avenida Almirante Reis and Avenida da República (Avenue of the Republic).
There are several substantial museums in the city. The most famous ones are the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga (National Museum of Ancient Art), the National Azulejo Museum, the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian (Calouste Gulbenkian Museum), containing varied collections of ancient and modern art, the Museu Nacional do Traje e da Moda (National Museum of Costume and Fashion), the Berardo Collection Museum (Modern Art) at the Belém Cultural Center, the Museu da Electricidade (Electricity Museum), the Museu Nacional dos Coches (National Coach Museum, containing the largest collection of royal coaches in the world), the National Museum of Natural History and Science, Museum of the Orient, and the Lisbon City Museum.
Lisbon's Opera House, the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos, hosts a relatively active cultural agenda, mainly in autumn and winter. Other important theatres and musical houses are the Centro Cultural de Belém, the Teatro Nacional D. Maria II, the Gulbenkian Foundation, and the Teatro Camões.
The monument to Christ the King (Cristo-Rei) stands on the southern bank of the Tagus River, in Almada. With open arms, overlooking the whole city, it resembles the Corcovado monument in Rio de Janeiro, and was built after World War II, as a memorial of thanksgiving for Portugal's being spared the horrors and destruction of the war.
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V&A museum unveils new $70 million expansion
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London's Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum is unveiling a new 54 million British pound (approx. $70 million USD) expansion, bringing it closer to the nearby Natural History Museum and Science Museum.
It includes what's claimed to be the world's first all-porcelain public courtyard and a sprawling 1,100 square-metre gallery space.
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London's Victoria and Albert Museum is unveiling its new Exhibition Road Quarter, a 54 million British pound expansion that brings it face-to-face with the city's Natural History Museum and Science Museum.
It's the V&A's largest architectural intervention in the last 100 years and creates 6,400 square metres of new space for the museum in London's South Kensington district.
Its centrepiece is this Sackler Courtyard, an open, public space that's accessible through the remaining arches of a 19th century screen designed by Sir Aston Webb.
Part of the screen, an integral part of the museum's original structure, has been painstakingly removed and put into storage, making the courtyard a bright, open space for visitors, tourists and art lovers.
It's very important that part of the role of the museum in the 20th century is to engage in contemporary life and the design of this courtyard makes that very explicit, says architect Amanda Levete.
You also see the V&A in a much more heightened relationship to the other two museums on Exhibition Road - the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum - so they now really read as an ensemble, which is how they were originally designed to be.
What sets this sprawling public space apart is the material it was constructed with.
The Sackler Courtyard is claimed to be the world's first all-porcelain public courtyard, it's inspired by the rich tradition of ceramic at the V&A.
It's paved with 11,000 handmade porcelain tiles in 15 different patterns. The cafe and shop roof use a further 4,300 handmade tiles.
Porcelain is one of the hardest materials, says Levete.
It's harder than granite, but we have a preconception of porcelain as a very kind of fragile material in chinaware, but actually it's very strong.
And then we've introduced colour into the tiles, by putting a grove, so we can lay glossy glaze, but your foot never touches that, so it's doesn't present a slip risk.
We made life very difficult for ourselves by really pushing the limits of porcelain, but the reason we wanted to use it is because of the base clay is such a beautiful colour, it's this pale-ish, white-ish, blue-ish grey and it tones perfectly with the portland stone of the existing fabric.
But the new Exhibition Road Quarter doesn't stop here.
It also includes the new Blavatnik Hall, a new entrance to the museum, and this cavernous underground exhibition space, named the Sainsbury Gallery.
Stretching 1,100 square metres - the equivalent of five-and-a-half tennis courts - the column-free gallery is intended to host a programme of temporary exhibitions.
For now, there's the gallery's Oculus skylight and an immersive audio work by Liam Byrne, one of the V&A's 2015 Artists in Residence, named 'Partials.'
Byrne, a viol player, deconstructed the sound of his instrument one note at a time.
Former Labour MP Tristram Hunt was only appointed the V&A's new director in January. Work on this expansion has been going for the last six years.
Before we did this, it was a kind of collection of old boiler rooms, and workshops, and sort of old loos, and it was a dead space at the heart of the museum, he says.
And what we wanted to do was create a fantastic new exhibition space, but also a public space, a living room for London which kind of merged the road with the museum.
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