History Of The Museum The Metropolitan Museum Of Art also known as The Met is based in New York City and is the largest art museum in the United States Of America. The Museum first opened its doors to the public on the 20th February 1872. It had [...]
The United States is home to some of the most sophisticated and famous art museums in the world, housing some of the most beautiful and expensive antique frames available. And inside these frames are some of the most famous works of art in history, from Leonardo De Vinci to [...]
Giving a framed photo is a timeless gift, something that is both special and personal, something that can be appreciated, whether its a photo of a loved one, a favourite piece of artwork, something specifically selected that is unique to the receiver or an empty frame to display a [...]
Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai The Jehangir Art Gallery was founded by Cowasji Jehangir and built in 1952. The gallery is located in Kala Ghoda and sits behind the Prince of Wales Museum in South Mumbai near the Gateway of India. The Jehangir Art Gallery has 4 main exhibition [...]
History Of The Hermitage The State Hermitage Museum is located in St Petersburg, Russia and is the second largest art museum in the world. The Hermitage museum was founded in 1764 when the empress Catherine the Great met Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky, a merchant from Berlin and acquired a [...]
Picture frames may not be the most glamorous subject to write about, and we're fairly sure they won't be on your top ten things to discuss at family gatherings (unless we're there with you, of course), but the history and origin of picture frames is actually an interesting one. As [...]
It probably goes without saying to most people that gold is one of the most valuable of all metals. It retains this high value due to its natural beauty, but also because it is one of the most malleable metals, meaning it can be moulded into the most intricate of [...]
National Gallery Of Australia - Canberra Located in the countries capital city Canberra, The National Gallery of Australia is one the countries largest art galleries housing over 160,000 works of art. The gallery opened in 1982 after a 14 year planning and construction period. The building itself is [...]
How It All Began "Life is a collection of moments. Time flies but memories last forever and these memories should be preserved". This is why picture frames came about. Picture frames originated in ancient times and were mainly used by Egyptians to preserve drawings and paintings. They would [...]
A Brief History Of The Gallery Located in Madrid, The Museo Nacional del Prado is considered the main national art museum in Spain. The gallery is widely considered as having one of the world's finest collections of European art which dates from the 12th century to the early [...]
