Established in 1998, the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art (SVMA) is a membership-supported 501(c) 3, non-profit organization that provides seasonal exhibitions of contemporary and modern art and educational and public programming for children, youth, and adults. The Sonoma Valley Museum of Art’s mission: Building Community Around Art.
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From the Museum website:
The Tokaj Museum (Bethlen Gábor u. 7.) has been renovated. Reopened in March 2016, its refreshed exhibitions present the flora and fauna of the Hegyalja region, the ecclesiastical art objects of the Béres Collection, and the museum’s hidden treasures! The history of Tokaj Castle is told in the ground-floor exhibition space […]
The Dengzhou Ancient Ship Museum is located east of Penglai Pavilion in the Penglai Tourist Area of Shandong Province. It specializes in exhibiting ancient ships salvaged from the Penglai area. The museum displays over 100 artifacts and is the second specialized museum in China dedicated to displaying ancient ships.
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Thank You Sonoma! With your help SSCA has provided the following humanitarian aid to Kaniv during the past four years of war.
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The San Nicolás Obispo College, built for Vasco de Quiroga and opened in 1540, displays the wonderful handcrafts of Michoacan which include: pottery, copper, stone and wooden crafts, lacquerware from Uruapan and Quiroga, Patzcuaro-style guilding, backstrap weaving, treadle loom weaving and embroidery.
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The idea of creating this exhibition space to showcase the traditions and history of this land came from a family of entrepreneurs with roots in the area, who have been collecting artifacts and materials related to it for years.
The entire setup was in fact desired by Lorenzo and Stefano Bencistà […]
Although our sister city of Chambolle Musigny does not have a museum itself, nearby is La Cassissium, which explores the world of black currant liquor and syrups. Per the website:
Le Cassissium invites you to experience a full immersion in the world of blackcurrant.
Through an interactive museum, a guided tour of Védrenne’s liqueur factory and […]
Editor’s Note – This is the first article describing the different museums in each of our Sister Cities.
In addition to being surrounded by the variety of tombs, buildings and statues from various periods in Egyptian history, Aswan has a trio of museums well worth a visit:
The Aswan Museum (opened 1912) includes artifacts that were moved […]
