Biodiversity and Conservation of the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania and Kenya This paper reports on the occurrence of Syrphidae in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda), based on 5,600 specimen records incorporated in the biodiversity database of the National Museums of Kenya. In total, 219 ...
estimated to be close to 104,000 but these institutions are not evenly distributed: 61% of the institutions are located in Western Europe and North America, 18% in Asia–Pacific, 11% in Eastern Europe, 8% in Latin America and Caribbean, but only 0.8% in Africa and 0.7% in the Arab ...
Within the museum environment, the value of good records – at least in one regard – has long been recognised. With the notable exception of the British Museum (established in 1753), the majority ofnational museumsand galleries in the United Kingdom were founded in the Victorian era.1Local ...
West Lake - freshwater lake in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province in eastern China. It is divided into five sections by three causeways. There are numerous temples, pagodas, gardens, and artificial islands within the lake. Wuyuan - county of Jiangxi province. Home to some of the best...
Other African natural history museums, in various states of modernization and improvement, can be found in Ethiopia, Egypt, Botswana, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. In Oceania, the most expansive museums are located in Australia and New Zealand. Australia's oldest, the Australian Museum in Sydney, ...
The Studio Museum in Harlem is a small museum you hardly notice when you go by unless you are looking for it. Last weekend I went looking for this hidden gem and was amazed by all the different art works and installations I found. By Ina Stinus. “The Treachery of Images,” photo Lu...
It says something that the only “Devil Museum” in the world is to be found in Kaunas, Lithuania. This city sometimes also known as Kovno, is the most Lithuanian of cities, the capital of independent Lithuania in the interwar years, and still today, the more fully Lithuanian when contraste...
Eventually, the courts found in her favor because she had served the time of her contract, was the daughter of an Englishman, and was a baptized Christian. Her son was also freed. Unfortunately for African-Americans, the laws of servitude were codified over the next decade and slavery soon ...
This “tupa” is is a type of Peasant farmhouse found in Finland. This museum depicts life inside one of these homes – including a sleeping area with bunk beds, a diversity of furnishings as well as cooking implements. If it smells like a sauna inside this home, that is because there ...
Think of industry in Bradford and you think of wool. Think of mills and you think of machinery, steam engines and horses, all of which can be found at Bradford Industrial Museum! Brass Rubbing Centre In the centre you will find a fascinating collection of replicas moulded from ancient Pic...