Jason and I joined thousands of other Europeen museumgoer's (this is one word, since 1930! check websters online by clicking on the word) on Saturday, May 16th during the 5th annual "La Nuit des Musees", or Museum Night. This is a Europeen wide event when participating (read: all) museums stay open late (midnight/1am) and offer free admission. Here is some history from an article in Digital Journal:
It all began in 1999 when France decided to open up all its museums to the public on a weekend day in May. It immediately caught on and was extended to all the museums in the 39 signatory countries to the Cultural Convention of the Council of Europe in 2001. It has continued its successful run and now includes UNESCO as one of its major patrons.
This year’s Museum Night saw over 2 200 museums in 41 countries bathed in light and echoing to the sound of music, theatre and other cultural events.
This year’s Museum Night saw over 2 200 museums in 41 countries bathed in light and echoing to the sound of music, theatre and other cultural events.
Link to the full article: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/272723
We made it to three museums:
As you would imagine, it is an incredible collection.
I'm standing next to a model of the Necomen Steam Engine, invented in 1712 which changed the way coal was mined - and basically kicked off the industrial revolution in Britain . How might I know this? Not just reading wiki this time - randomly, I just read about this in my book of the week - "The End of Oil" by Paul Roberts. But here is some more information from wiki if you want the "cliff notes" on the Newcomen. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcomen_steam_engine
Jason admires the first television
Loom thread
Loom teeth
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