Sentences with phrase «museum national historic site»

For a glimpse into the characters, culture, and history of the area, visit the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum, and Banff Park Museum National Historic site.

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Instead of behaving in a professional manner, our military invaded Iraq with far too small a force; failed to respond adequately when parts of the Iraqi Army (and Baathist Party) went underground; tolerated an orgy of looting and lawlessness throughout the country; disobeyed orders and ignored international obligations (including the obligation of an occupying power to protect the facilities and treasures of the occupied country — especially, in this case, Baghdad's National Museum and other archaeological sites of untold historic value); and incompetently fanned the flames of an insurgency against our occupation, committing numerous atrocities against unarmed Iraqi civilians.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - NY) and central New York Rep. John Katko (R - Camillus) toured the Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Museum in Oswego last week, trying to renew interest and support for making the historic site part of the National Park Service (NPS).

Stop in Scranton to the east to visit the Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum and the Steamtown National Historic Site and be reminded at once of the wealth created by these old technologies as well as their enormous scale and the poverty left in the wakes of their demise.

With free admission to 8 national museums, historic sites, and many castles, Wales offers some priceless experiences for a fraction of the cost of other European destinations.

Banff Township itself is located within the national park boundary, and offers all the usual amenities you would expect, as well as museums, galleries and historic sites for those seeking a more cultured visit.

Famous as the birthplace of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, Philadelphia delivers one destination, five counties and countless things to do: fascinating museums, vibrant parks, national historic sites and famous (and delicious) food.

National Historic Site, where you'll learn more about the man and his legacy; Charleston's Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens, America's most photographed plantation and where you'll tour the mansion, see the slave cabins, and visit the beautiful gardens; and Savannah's American Prohibition Museum, bringing the roaring 20s to life.

The fort had never been under attack and was later converted into military housing, detention barracks and turned into a National historic site and museum in 1970 under the National Parks Service.

Once the site of the Dallas Opera House and the sophisticated Titche - Goettinger department store the Hotel Indigo ® Dallas Downtown hotel is a registered National Historic Landmark located in the heart of the Main Street district near businesses museums restaurants and shopping.

Some of its unique attractions include the Cayman Turtle Farm, the world's only commercial Turtle Farm; Boatswain's Beach - an all - day entertainment and learning center; Pedro St. James Historic Site with a restored 19th century plantation great house and an interactive theatre, the National Museum in George Town, the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park and Gardens and Camana Bay (Grand Cayman's newest town), the wreck of the ex-USS Kittiwake (Grand Cayman's newest wreck dive site) and of course, world famous Seven Mile Beach - just 10 - 15 minutes by car from our ResSite with a restored 19th century plantation great house and an interactive theatre, the National Museum in George Town, the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park and Gardens and Camana Bay (Grand Cayman's newest town), the wreck of the ex-USS Kittiwake (Grand Cayman's newest wreck dive site) and of course, world famous Seven Mile Beach - just 10 - 15 minutes by car from our Ressite) and of course, world famous Seven Mile Beach - just 10 - 15 minutes by car from our Resort.

PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS Weir Farm National Historic Site / National Park Service, Wilton, CT CowParade, New York City / Museum of the City of New York, New York, NY Islip Art Museum, East Islip, New York, NY SELECTED PERMANENT COLLECTIONS Centre Pompidou, Paris, France

Discover Anderson House, Dumbarton House, Fondo del Sol Visual Arts Center, Heurich House Museum, Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, National Museum of American Jewish Military History, The Phillips Collection, The Textile Museum, and the Woodrow Wilson House free of charge.

Credit: Heavy Fixture, 2014, installation including gold, silver, stainless steel, Herkimer Diamonds, light, with Alber Sands Southworth (1811 - 1894) and Josiah Johnson Hawes (1808 - 1901), Unidentified Man (Thomas Cole) c. 1843 - 1848, whole plate daguerreotype, 8 1/2 x 6 1/2, George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film; Gift of Alden Scott with Thomas Cole's Box of Minerals, c. 1830 - 1848, 3 x 19 3/4 x 8, Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Gift of Edith Cold Silberstein and the Greene County Historical Society, dimensions variable, Courtesy the Artist, George Eastman House, and Thomas Cole National Historic Site.

Thomas Cole: The Artist as Architect was organized by the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in association with the Columbus Museum of Art.

1987 «America's Uncommon Places: The Blessings of Liberty,» group exhibition of sites from the National Register of Historic Places, curated by Eric Paddock, The Museum Gallery of the Sumner School, Washington D.C. Group Exhibition, Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, OR

According to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which named the Whitney Studio a National Treasure in 2014, Whitney's work to showcase American art at the studio spurred the modern art movement in the United States, and in 1929 the space became the original site of the Whitney Museum of American Art.

The Rutgers University event also includes presentations by Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem; Robert Stanton, former director of the National Park Service; and George McDaniel, Executive Director of the Drayton Hall Historic Site in Charleston, South Carolina.

Organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and the National Museum of African American History and Culture this show presents a set of unique and highly informative posters designed to celebrate the historic opening of African American museum in Washington, D.C., and reflect its objects and prograMuseum of African American History and Culture this show presents a set of unique and highly informative posters designed to celebrate the historic opening of African American museum in Washington, D.C., and reflect its objects and programuseum in Washington, D.C., and reflect its objects and programming.

Patkau has designed prominent buildings such as the Audain Art Museum in Whistler, BC, the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, BC, and Fort York National Historic Site Visitor Site in Toronto, to name a few.

There is always plenty to see in Lowell like several interesting sites that include the Lowell National Historic Park, the birthplace of Jack Kerouac, the National Streetcar Museum, the Whistler House Museum of Art, and the American Textile History Museum.

The Steamtown National Historic Site and the Electric City Trolley Museum draw tourists interested in railroad history.