Museums of the world: collections that inspire a person

It is difficult to make a correct classification and yes, is it for museums? By popularity, by types of collections, by the degree of exoticism, by size, by antiquity, by kunstkamery, by size. Museums of the world are very diverse, but the most famous are concentrated in Europe. They are directly overcrowded with them. But, for example, India, with its five-century history, especially famous repositories of national art can not boast. But in China, for excursionists waiting for "Forbidden City" - a colossal museum complex.

What places of storage of spiritual monuments at all on hearing?

The most famous museums in the world can be counted on the fingers. There are only nine of them. But what!

Louvre (France, Paris)

It opened in 1793, when the trial of Louis XVI took place , and all the deputies voted for his death.

At that time there were only about two thousand exhibits in it. But one of the pearls of the collection - "Mona Lisa" by the work of the great Leonardo da Vinci - was already present.

The Uffizi Gallery (Italy, Florence)

It became available to visitors in 1575. The Grand Dukes originally collected works of the best Italian artists of the Renaissance.

The Hermitage (Russia, St. Petersburg)

The creation of the richest collection was started by Catherine II, whose agents acquired the best canvases and sculptures of Western European and ancient masters.

Museums of the world that everyone has heard of are the National Gallery of Art (Washington), the Metropolitan Museum (New York), the Prado (Spain, Madrid), the British Museum (London), the Cairo Egyptian Museum, the Vatican Museum (Italy, Rome). All of them represent the greatest achievements of the human spirit.

The largest museums in the world

Judging by the area, the degree of exoticism, the number of exhibits representing the national culture, which has already entered into universal values, this is undoubtedly the city in the city - "Gugun" in Beijing. Other museums of the world compare with it is difficult. They are completely different. If the country, according to the inhabitants of the Celestial Empire, or the Middle Empire, was in the center of the world, then this palace complex, as calculated by Chinese astronomers, is located in the center of the globe. This is the consciousness of its importance since ancient times was among the Han people (the self-name of the Chinese). "Gugun", consisting of an incredible number of palaces, is surrounded by a moat with water (the Golden Water River), and the main entrance is the southern entrance. The palaces themselves are built of wood and stone, and the number of rooms in them is only one less than 10,000.

The exposition includes scrolls with paintings, books, articles made of bronze and porcelain, clothes of emperors, jewels. Of course, the day will not suffice to bypass all the seventy-two hectares that "Gugun" occupies, but if there is an opportunity, it is simply necessary to get acquainted with it.

Art museums of the world

The Vatican is also a city in the city. In his fifty-four galleries are concentrated works of painting and sculpture of the Renaissance and antiquity. In addition, there is a collection of Orthodox icons, Etruscan objects, ancient manuscripts, works of contemporary art.

In the 70s of the last century, an additional historical museum was created. His exhibits show objects of everyday life (for example, a collection of carriages) of the Vatican and the Roman popes. Four rooms, painted with frescoes by Raphael, who worked on them for nine years, are called "Stantsy". In addition, no one will pass Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, which was once a house church. Anyone who loves classical art, be sure to get acquainted with the Vatican collection. Museums of the world without its expositions are incomplete.

How did the museums come about?

Originally there were no museums. In the ancient world, people collected works of art and showed their guests. In the Middle Ages, manuscripts, manuscripts, statues, jewelry, often exported during the Crusades from the East, accumulated in monasteries and churches. But since the sixth century, beautiful objects captured during wars have been exhibited for viewing. Later, the sovereign suzerains collected, bought, ordered to artists and sculptors works of art. To make them look impressive in Italy, they began to build special buildings - galleries. In other palaces for storage adapted individual cabinets. These meetings laid the foundation for public museums, and to this day much work is being done to preserve and comprehend the heritage of mankind.

Ethnographic and historical repositories allow you to get acquainted with the history of a particular country or region. Museums of the world have a great influence on the development of the individual - this is a kind of pedagogical work aimed at the aesthetic education of children, adolescents and adults.