Sentences with phrase «ancient crafts such»
Ancient crafts such as folk dancing, folk songs and net - weaving are still widely practiced in certain regions as is the production of Pálinka, a potent and extremely popular fruit brandy which comes in a variety of flavours including apricots, pears and plums.
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Artisans of Leisure tours in Australia are designed for the most discerning of travelers, featuring uniquely Australian experiences such as remote Outback and wildlife safaris, private visits to Aboriginal art galleries and small wineries, tours of urban food and craft markets, dining at Australia's most acclaimed restaurants, chartered sailing excursions in the Whitsunday Islands, and swimming through billabongs (water holes) into caves filled with ancient Aboriginal rock art.
Activities such as hiking and camping were pivotal and were given spiritual importance, while the group's aesthetic drew heavily from ancient Egyptian, Anglo - Saxon, Celtic and Native American styles in craft, dress and language.
In addition to the display of ancient ceramics in collections of the Louvre in Paris, the Pinakothek in Munich and the Hermitage in St Petersburg, fine art pottery and sculptures are displayed regularly in galleries and museums around the world, such as: the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, Brohan Museum (Germany), the Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum (London), the National Gallery (Melbourne), the Musee des Arts Decoratifs de Montreal; as well as the the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the American Museum of Ceramic Art (Los Angeles), the JB Speed Art Museum (Louisville), The Museum of Modern Art New York, the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), Museum of Contemporary Crafts (New York), Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, Nancy Margolis Gallery (NYC), the Schein - Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art (New York), the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Mingei International Museum (San Diego), and the Smithsonian Institution (Washington DC).
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) Founded in 1936, its collection embraces various types of art, such as: African, American, and Ancient artifacts, including antiquities from Ancient Egypt, Greece, Etruria, Rome, and Byzantium; Art Nouveau and Art Deco, including works by Hector Guimard, Emile Galle, Louis Majorelle, Louis Comfort Tiffany; works by the Vienna Secession and Peter Behrens; Arts & Crafts works by Charles Mackintosh, and Frank Lloyd Wright; East Asian art; European art, featuring works by Murillo, Poussin, Gentileschi and Goya; decorative art, including gold, porcelain and enamel boxes, silverware, The Pratt Faberge Eggs collection; South Asian art from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Tibet.
ZPS's mode of working is marked by meticulous lost craft and contemporary thought, reviving such ancient techniques as marbling and gilding, and considerations about how such yearnings remain increasingly ever - present.