Thursday, April 3, 2014

Entrance to the Museums of (1) Pre-Columbian Gold, (2) Art, and (3) Coins

Under the plaza next to the National Theater are three museums.  This is the entrance, but the museums are entirely underground.

There is a Pre-Columbian Gold Museum, whose collection is broader than gold, an Art Museum, and a Coin Museum.  We visited the
Gold Museum and the Art Museum, and I will show some photos from them during the coming weeks.

This week we are showing photos of the Sydney Opera House  on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.
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6 comments:

  1. LowellApril 3, 2014 at 6:04 AM

    I will look forward to your photos of these museums. Wonder why they are underground? Maybe because it's cooler and easier to preserve artifacts?

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  2. SharonApril 3, 2014 at 7:53 AM

    That surprised me. I was going to guess a shopping center under there.

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  3. JudyApril 3, 2014 at 8:07 AM

    Interesting site for a museum. Can't wait to see what you have discovered inside.

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  4. glendaApril 3, 2014 at 5:06 PM

    Good use of space.

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  5. Bob CroweApril 3, 2014 at 7:04 PM

    There are reasons to put them underground, although I've never actually seen an underground museum except the one beneath the Arch. However, the lack of a building makes the place immediately less impressive.

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  6. KateApril 4, 2014 at 2:38 AM

    This is a new one for me, but it makes lots of sense re. preservation of artifacts.

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