Sentences with phrase «from small museums»

The Toms story is everywhere, from a small museum that resembles a barn and holds company memorabilia to the immense photos from giving trips.

Although captions are poorly placed, this is otherwise an exemplary catalog from a small museum.

As a postscript, I turn to a single painting from another small museum, the Norton Simon.

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In 2012, I began volunteering for a small ethnology museum in Luang Prabang, Laos — but I was doing it from New York.

In some museum displays, he said, the birds - descended - from - dinosaurs evolutionary theory has been portrayed as a largely accepted fact, with an asterisk pointing out in small type that «some scientists disagree.»

Other notes: — XOX Truffles in the North Beach / Washington Square area — free small truffle with any drink, our favourites were red wine and earl grey truffles — The view from Hamon Tower at the de Young museum is great, especially at sunset.

Kalocsa's small Paprika Museum documents the history and techniques of paprika production in Hungary, from its beginnings to the present.

Once you've made it back down, there is a small museum with some artifacts from former lighthouse keepers and mariners who saved those in trouble.

Instead, Ecale - Schultz said, museum officials should concentrate on grass - roots fundraising programs such as membership sales, profit - generating art classes and smaller grants from local businesses.

Our Organizational Membership is designed for self - guided visitation at Mass Audubon wildlife sanctuaries, nature centers, and museums, by small groups accompanied by staff from your organization / agency.

The board did vote to raise the cost of weekday parking in some of its smaller lots: to $ 2.50 a day from $ 1.25 in the lot east of the Field Museum;

She and other advocates added they believe this small museum would draw tourists from outside of Camillus and Onondaga County, thus a boon to state taxpayers.

The unprecedented wave of destruction has prompted a small protest today in front of the White House, as well as statements of outrage from archaeologists and museum curators around the world.

The site was updated weekly and contained URLs for jobs sites from universities, colleges, hospitals, museums, companies (large and small, including biotech firms), government agencies, and all kinds of publications that advertise scientific jobs.

In May the discovery team from the Utah Geological Survey and the Utah Museum of Natural History at the University of Utah dubbed the dinosaur «a missing link between small - bodied predatory dinosaurs and the highly specialized and bizarre plant - eating therizinosaurs.»

A small Nottingham museum offers a big frisson for fossils fans, with a world - exclusive showing of key finds that proved birds evolved from dinosaurs

It had been a different story at RAS's zoological museum a few days earlier, where she wasn't allowed to sample the bones she had come for because they were already covered with drill marks from other researchers who, like her, hoped to mine the relatively small number of ancient polar bear samples to reveal their evolutionary history.

Regardless, the genetic sleuthing in the case of the missing passenger pigeon gives hope that waiting in museum drawers lies a rich repository of genetic information about species both extinct and living, and all of it accessible from small samples like a toe pad.

While studying the insect collection of the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, France, two American scientists uncovered a small, leaf - dwelling praying mantis with unique features collected from Madagascar in 2001.

What made these wooded hills particularly special was that Millien also had access to museum specimens from the same locations, collected in the 1950s through a McGill field survey, and in the 1970s by Peter Grant, who did some work on small mammals at Gault while he was a biology professor at McGill.

Vesta Fiesta recorded over 100 festivals at museums, observatories, and backyards; from the flagship event at the Pasadena Convention Center that highighted Dawn and small bodies missions associated with JPL with mission team members presenting nation - wide, to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's outdoor concert hall, Ravinia with Yo - Yo Ma

Unlike the small museum from the first film, the Smithsonian would surely be overrun with people, even in the middle of the night, so there's really no explanation as to why Larry seems to be the only one trying to keep the peace for such a major institution full of priceless art and historical artifacts.

This is the latest effort from Shawn Levy, best known as the director of the family - friendly, effects - laden «Night at the Museum» franchise, to prove that he can make a film that's smaller and more substantial.

Coogler plucks from the small and silver screen alike, rallying Emmy and Golden Globe - winner Angela Basset, Oscar - winner Lupita Nyong» o (12 Years a Slave), a scene - stealing Letitia Wright (Black Mirror «s «Black Museum») and the battle - tested Danai Gurira (The Walking Dead) for what is almost certainly the most kick - ass quartet of female empowerment seen in any MCU flick.

Along with Clooney and Damon the cast is packed with Hollywood A-listers, including Bill Murray, John Goodman, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville («Downton Abbey»), Cate Blanchett and Jean Dujardin («The Artist»), to tell the true story of how a small group of art historians and museum directors from across the globe became soldiers and

Winning ideas from the Water Design Challenge include a girls urinal (Full flush, Mini flush which could save 50 per cent of water per flush) and a museum in a portaloo (Worlds» Smallest Water Museum which gives tips on behaviour change through an interactive museum in a portaloo (Worlds» Smallest Water Museum which gives tips on behaviour change through an interactive Museum which gives tips on behaviour change through an interactive quiz).

Grades: 3 - 5, 6 - 8, 9 - 12 This online exhibit from the Field Museum focuses on the 79 AD eruption of Mt. Vesuvius that destroyed the city of Pompeii as well as several other smaller towns in the area such as Herculaneum and Oplontis.

From museums to small businesses to the local river, the entire Chattanooga community is a space of learning for Normal Park's students.

Cass Street School, located on the lower east side within walking distance of museums and downtown cultural attractions, offers the SAGE small class size (18:1) program from 5 - year - old kindergarten through third grade and strong college and career readiness curriculum in all grades along with art, physical education and music classes.

Sizaire - Berwick part 2 — Richard Mawer concludes his article on F.W. Berwick and the Sizaire brothers covering the period from 1914 onwards / Museum at Geneva — This excellent collection of cars has been visited by Bryan Goodman / Postwar Tatraplan — Gavin Farmer describes the postwar Tatras — developed from the revolutionary pre-war design by Hans Ledwinka / 1914 Dixi — The sole - surviving example of the German - made Edwardian Dixi has been experienced by Gavin Farmer / 1936 Steyr — Tom Threlfall writes about this advanced - for - its - time Austrian - made small saloon / 1932 Lagonda 3 - litre — This month The Editor gives us his impressions of this salubrious motor car.

Michael Worthington - Williams recounts its eventful history / Carrozzeria Riva — Alessandro Sannia tells the story of one of the less well known of the small Italian coachbuilders that flourished post-WW2 / East Meets West — Delwyn Mallett visits a fascinating recent exhibition of post-war German competition cars from both sides of the Iron Curtain at Hamburg's Prototyp Museum / Back on the Road — The sole - surviving 1914 Wilton has been restored by the grandson of its manufacturer.

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Ossendrijver had long studied several small clay tablets from the British Museum.

In addition, guests will get a small gift from the Museum Gift Shop, and from 3 - 5 pm there will be refreshments.

I heard from my mom that there is one, big Open - Air Folk Museum in Sweden, from where everything has started, but you know, as my small world was limited to my hometown only, it was a little hard to believe

Why not visit Broome Historical Museum or see Broome from above in a Helicopter or small plane.

Visitors can get a break from small - town life in order to pursue big - city pleasures, Memphis is less than an hour away with fine dining, opera, symphony, live theater, Blues on Beale Street, museums, art galleries, and a zoo.

The museum features amazingly decorated weapons, decorative clothing, traditional Berber jewelry and an incredible variety of carpets from around the world, a small courtyard with exquisitely decorated doors and window frames.

The keeper's cottage houses a small maritime and local history museum, and next door, the Inner Light Tea Rooms serve food through until 4 pm daily, with glorious views from the terrace.

The quaint local museum and archives is located across from the government dock and offers Internet service and a small snack bar during its early afternoon operating hour.

As well as being near the Mediterranean coast (the beach is a short drive from the centre and can be reached by bus or tram) there is a lot to visit including Musée Fabre — a large art museum — , nice botanical gardens and the historic old town with small streets lined with cafes and shops.

Located on a stretch of property at the beginning of Pantai Cenang across from the picturesque Laman Padi Museum paddy, the resort is flanked by another five - star resort and a small river that will happily keep them from being engulfed by further development.

Day or Night...... large or small, from informally fun to formally festive or somewhere in between, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and Sea Center offer the perfect settings for rehearsal dinners, weddings, receptions, board meetings, corporate events, client entertainment, and social celebrations.

Budapest Museum Central is a small, beautifully designed accommodation located in the heart of historical centre of Budapest within walking distance... Read more from the main administrative, business and cultural districts of the city and the famous shopping area of Váci Street.

It houses a Museum of the area where they show small pieces from local excavations.

Central Maui, with all points located about half an hour from Kaanapali, offers many attractions, including several small museums, the island's main shopping centers, and the things that island residents like to do - farmer's markets, movie theaters, the swap meet, and so on.

Palazzina Grassi - Venice, Italy (late summer 2007) Facing the famous Canale Grande and taking its diminutive name from the neighbouring art museum Palazzo Grassi, the small residence hotel embodies two eras of Venetian history, yet unites them in a distinctly modern way.

From the allure of big cities to small seaside towns, Motown music to motor museums, Michigan has all the elements synonymous with the USA's leading holiday hotspots.

This ranges from about 2000 BC to 250 BC, a small museum on site are issued in the various artefacts from all periods of the Mayan culture.

These include San Diego Fort, originally built to protect Acapulco from pirates; Papagayo Park; and Casa de la Cultura, which contains an art gallery, crafts exhibition area, and small archaeological museum.