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L'Aquila (Italy), May 29 (EFE) .- (Camera: Toni Conde Molina) The baroque Palazzo Ardinghelli was severely damaged in the earthquake that struck L'Aquila (central Italy) in 2009, however, it now stands as a symbol of its "rebirth" after being restored and becoming the headquarters of the National Museum of the Arts of the XXI Century (MAXXI).FOOTAGE OF THE MUSEUM.SOUNDBITES OF BARTOLOMEO PIETROMARCHI, DIRECTOR OF MAXXI DE L'AQUILA.Translation: “There have been many examples in Italy of combining ancient and contemporary. I think this works really well, I think this sample proves it. This building is a baroque palace from the seventeenth century that today has become super-contemporary."
Located in Arese, on the outskirts of Milan, the Alfa Romeo Museum is a true brand center that houses more than 200 historical vehicles, making it the natural venue to celebrate the brand’s 110th anniversary. As a special gift to all the “Alfisti” fans around the world, Alfa Romeo now opens the museum’s previously private collection storage areas to the public, inviting visitors to enjoy an additional 150 cars, plus trophies, artwork, and engines for road, air and marine mobility. The collection is divided into 18 themed zones, ranging from the brand's earliest cars, such as the 20/30 ES, to Formula racers, with Formula 1 and Formula Indy models among them.
These two incredibly valuable pieces of historic jewelry were once part of a set. A bejeweled Faberge Egg, called the Diamond Trellis because of the intersecting lines of diamonds all across its body, once contained this so-called surprise elephant, a jewel-encrusted automaton that would walk when it was wound up. The egg and elephant were given as a gift from Russian czar Alexander III to his wife Maria Feodorovna on Easter of 1892, but the two items were separated when they were sold off by the Bolsheviks after the Russian Revolution. The Museum of Natural Science in Houston, Texas is the unlikely site of the reunion between these two rare pieces of jewelry. The Diamond Trellis, created under the watchful eye of legendary jewel master Peter Carl Faberge, belongs to American oil tycoon Artie McFerrin, while the surprise elephant, which was custom designed to fit inside the egg, was found only last year in the Royal Collection of the Queen of England. Both pieces will continue to be on display for about a year at the Museum before returning to their respective collections.
Welcome to the Heilan Horse Culture Museum, an equine museum located inside of a palace in the Chinese city of Jiangyin. Not only are the museum grounds themselves amazing and beautiful, but Heilan Horse Culture boasts a unique trump card. Their exhibits actually feature real live specimens of some of the world's most famous horse breeds and visitors can even touch and pet them.
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