Research topic:Ryks Museum

Find more facts and information on our topic page about Ryks Museum

Ryks Museum

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Ryks Museum see Rijks Museum .

Author not available, RYKS MUSEUM., The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008


Find more facts and information related to the .
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Museum welcomes two new board members.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
; ...Bay St. It preserves and interprets scientific and cultural legacy spanning four centuries, as well as highlights the historic exploration of electricity, radio and related inventions. For more information about the museum see http://www.amre.us. Read more
Congress urged to give FDA power over tobacco Flavored cigarettes not designed for children, makers say
; ...smokes are nothing more than a novel twist on tobacco aimed at adults. Critics who gathered Sunday at the Chicago Children's Museum see this latest craze as something else: a shameless marketing ploy to hook young customers. They called on Congress to give the... Read more
Picture this!; At the Portsmouth children's museum, see illustrations come to life, step by step
; When Robert Squier was a small child, he didn't understand the difference between coloring books and other books, so when he got a copy of Where the Wild Things Are, he drew all over it. He soon realized he'd made a mistake. Thinking that his book was the only one in existence, he started drawing Read more
A 19th-century body shop Visitors to Circus World Museum see wrecks become gems
; A hulking pile of rotting wood, broken tires and cracked leather sits in a corner of the Circus World Museum. But it's on its way to becoming a sunburst. Visitors can watch the amazing transformation of antique circus wagons from crumbling husks to golden treasures at the museum's new $1.1 million Read more
Amsterdam: A city of contrasts
; ...great city, Amsterdam boasts museums with unrivaled collections, though things are a little egocentric. The famed Rijksmuseum (RYKS-museum) is large but easily navigable with a guidebook. The building resembles a French chateau as well as the Centraal Station... Read more
ENJOY A GREAT FAMILY DAY OUT; FANTASTIC 2 FOR 1 OFFER.(Competition/Offers)
; At the Black Country Museum - see Page 6 Read more
I&A.com: Beginnings
; "In the Beginning," at the Israel Museum (see "The Birth of Faith," page 36) contains ancient artifacts connected with the origins of religion in the Near East, many of them... Read more
DIVERSE COLLECTIONS ARE FUELED BY PREMIUM LOCAL TALENT.(Special Section)
; SEATTLE ART MUSEUM See art from all over the world at the region's premier art museum. Designed by Robert Venturi, the museum houses more than 21,000... Read more
New high showcases new exhibits and Louvre partnership.
; The newly expanded High Museum (see Museum Matters, page 14), is hosting two special exhibitions with the first being Andrew Wyeth: Memory & Magic through Feb... Read more
Teen interprets for treasures
; Teen: Hosts got girl involved in museum See TEEN, page 3C CHRIS LANDSBERGER/The Capital-Journal Irina Shevchenko, a Russian exchange student at Jefferson West High School... Read more

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses

Rijks Museum
Rijks Museum or Ryks Museum , Dutch national museum in Amsterdam, founded in 1808 by Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, King of Holland, as the Great Royal Museum in the Royal Palace. In the same year, 225 paintings from... Read more

Related research topics

For Students and teachers!

HighBeam Encyclopedia provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including:

HighBeam Encyclopedia provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including: