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Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum South Kensington, London, opened in 1852 as the Museum of Manufacturers at Marlborough House. It originally contained a nucleus of contemporary objects of applied art bought from the Great Exhibition of 1851 at the instigation of Prince Albert, and collections from the... Read more |
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Fitzwilliam Museum
Fitzwilliam Museum building erected to house the art collection and library bequeathed in 1816 to the Univ. of Cambridge by Richard, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam. Both the collection and the Founder's Building, which opened to the public in 1848, have been enlarged by later bequests, notably that of... Read more |
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National Gallery
National Gallery London, one of the permanent national art collections of Great Britain, est. 1824. The nucleus of museum was the 38-picture collection of the late English banker John Julius Angerstein, which was purchased by the House of Commons; it was initially displayed at Angerstein's former... Read more |
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Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago museum and art school, in Grant Park, facing Michigan Ave. It was incorporated in 1879; George Armour was the first president. Since 1893 the Institute has been housed in its present building, designed in the classical Beaux-Arts style by the Boston firm of Shepley, Rutan,... Read more |
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Frick Collection
FRICK COLLECTION FRICK COLLECTION, at 1 East Seventieth Street in New York City, is a museum devoted to late medieval through early modern art. Founded by the industrialist Henry Clay Frick (1849–1919), it houses his collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and decorative arts, as... Read more |
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Hermitage
Hermitage , museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, one of the world's foremost houses of art, consisting of six buildings along the embankment of the Neva River. Its central building, the Winter Palace (erected 1754-62 by Czarina Elizabeth and the traditional winter residence of the czars), was damaged... Read more |
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, established in 1805, incorporated in 1806. It is supported by private endowment. The academy grew out of a proposal by Charles Willson Peale for an art institution; this led to the founding of the Columbianum, which in 1795 mounted the first art... Read more |
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...1. a day almost entirely without windsynonyms: air current, current/stream of air; puff of wind, light air/wind...windsynonyms: about to happen, in the offing, on the way, coming near, close at hand, approaching, impending, looming... |
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...adjective 1. forthcoming events synonyms: imminent, impending, coming, upcoming, approaching, future; close, (close) at hand...on the way, on us, about to happen.antonyms: past, current. 2. no reply was forthcoming synonyms: available, ready... |
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GOOD AS GOLD; BRANDS BUILT AROUND SIGNATURE STYLES STRIVE TO ENTICE NEW...
...characteristics that have kept core customers coming back season after season, year after...customer] think of in clogs." Strong current results in Dansko's stapled clog business are due in part to the current interest in the silhouette, said Byers... |
 "Hastings & St. Leonards Observer (St. Leonards-on-Sea, England)")
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Coastal Currents Coming To Town.
INTIMATE art exhibitions, dark drama and strange-looking creatures lurking around outside Woolworths. Coastal Currents is back in town. The month-long programme of performance, art and music launches on August 31 with a free night of entertainment... |
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Taking Charge of the Supply Chain: If only the electronics industry could...
If only the electronics industry could have seen the current slowdown coming. If only companies had a better view into inventory levels relative to demand. If only they could have substituted information... |
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Current govt's significance coming to an end: Gautam
...Dev Gautam said that the significance of the current government is over. He claimed that the current government's works do not live up to their...significance and time of the government is coming to an end," said Gautam. Gautam further... |
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MorphoSys provides update on current status and coming development in 2009.
Munich, Germany-based synthetic antibody specialist MorphoSys has updated investors on its planned developments for 2009, particularly in its partnered antibody pipeline. "MorphoSys is ideally positioned to advance its pipeline in 2009," said chief executive Simon Moroney. "We have a solid |
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Current practices: The coming decade of the employee
...professionals. Will this trend continue? Probably so. Assuming that the economy will grow at least 2 percent each year and current retirement conditions prevail, the Hudson Institute estimates that the United States will experience a shortage of 6.2 million... |
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THE CURRENT FEAST, THE COMING FAMINE
...future harvests. It prefers car-tax giveaways and cheap cigarettes. On top of an earlier 7 percent cut in its budget for the current fiscal year, Tech and other state agencies have been told to prepare additional budget-reduction scenarios of 7, 11 and... |
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Profile: Executive order barring release of presidential papers if a former...
...presidential papers if a former or current president wishes is coming under fire from historians and...the former president or the current president objects. Moreover...Gonzales conceded that a former or current president could delay release... |
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Coming soon: current and upcoming books worthy of your attention.(Bibliography)
COMING IN MARCH 2008 FICTION CHANGE...JODI PICOULT: Picoult is the current master of the current-events...TENthYEAR NAP | MEG WOLITZER COMING IN APRIL 2008 FICTION UNACCUSTOMED...CERTAIN GIRLS | JENNIFER WEINER COMING IN MAY 2008 FICTION CITY OF... |
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Higher sewer charges may be coming; Current users could see higher monthly...
...the number of hookup units charged. The current fee of $2,000 per new housing unit...hookup charge is designed to cover the current costs of financing the portion of the...capacity of interceptors and plants to current users instead of financing that reserve... |
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