Museums - A Photo Thread
This thread is dedicated to photos of museum buildings, including art museums as well as history and culture and science and technology museums.
It is an additive thread so feel free to post your own photos or others found on the web! It will probably be appreciated if posts clearly label what and where the museum is. |
A couple of Douglas Cardinal-designed history/cultural museums
Museum: Canadian Museum of Civilization
Location: Gatineau, Quebec Architect: Douglas Cardinal Completed: 1989 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/t8btLi.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/VEObY3.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/yhbxNS.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/5WYdd2.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/RHEoQc.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/od7aSs.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/WrV9TI.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/lCQGaM.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/dQeGFx.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/XEEikE.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/9qXmNV.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/dBbyZL.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/k7dnEy.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/VtDSZM.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/y9sPat.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/wz77wr.jpg Museum: National Museum of the American Indian Location: Washington, DC Original Design Architect: Douglas Cardinal (completed by many others) Completed: 2004 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/ROiOeO.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/5CuBi9.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/gViQzk.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/CheTNO.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/waSiVG.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/lD5IwB.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/xdNyU4.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/URwzJT.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/6l7VHp.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/PYLjB0.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/wd62iP.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/enpJgi.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/8OUhur.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/nMpiOa.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/kWJzFY.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/Esefzs.jpg All photos taken by geomorph in 2008. |
Museum: Figge Museum Of Art
Location: Davenport, Iowa Architect: David Chipperfield Architects Completed: 2005 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...kyi/figge3.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...i/dillon22.jpg Top two photos are mine. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...kyi/figge4.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...kyi/figge5.jpg http://www.archinnovations.com/featu...hitects-figge- |
Several Libeskind projects
Museum: Royal Ontario Museum, Michael Lee-Chin Crystal
Location: Toronto, Ontario Architect: Daniel Libeskind Completed: 2007 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/AIZLvz.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/rVb5M4.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/XU8MCA.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/njPHqd.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/OyOkuU.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/H9egBu.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/WdSc8m.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/cCyYSN.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/VyCCuG.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/s283Xv.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/r6D0Ow.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/JJedJo.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/YIM1jY.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/oF7hBe.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/fiVxk0.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/wMrFKl.jpg Museum: Denver Art Museum, Frederic C. Hamilton Building Location: Denver, Colorado Architect: Daniel Libeskind Completed: 2006 Removed old images, see post #142 in this thread for this museum. Museum: Contemporary Jewish Museum Location: San Francisco, California Architect: Daniel Libeskind (an addition and renovation of the 1907 Willis Polk-designed Jesse Street Power Substation) Completed: 2008 Removed old images, see post #141 in this thread for this museum. All photos taken by geomorph in 2008. |
Some fun enigmatic trainwrecks
Museum: National Museum of Australia
Location: Canberra, ACT Architect: Ashton Raggatt McDougall and Robert Peck von Hartel Trethowan Completed: 2001 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/Gda5gD.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/BVw9kU.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/iLHtCR.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/CXWLUv.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/6JIGbD.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/2kXyLC.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/SCvaZe.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/IcdbpX.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/nvLTdi.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/BJEPl1.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/XMAZ45.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/OEYv71.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/jwvoS4.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/8vRTkk.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/ixci7p.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/nsKcDm.jpg Museum: Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame Location: Seattle, Washington Architect: Frank Gehry Completed: 2000 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/OUkIuO.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/tWEFTt.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/s1Cs0a.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/iQ7H4I.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/ugBuVH.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/wipevo.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/lVTdpI.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/g6CT2f.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/3Cqurp.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/nUH3NC.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/hqu7P7.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/BBONSc.jpg Museum: Liberace Museum, Building Two Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Architect: Leo Daly Architects Completed: 2002 (Closed in 2010) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/crlMYi.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/ljN66X.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/3VCkrh.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/RMbCTt.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/LB9G74.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/hTJJ1o.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/JyF8gZ.jpg Museum: American Visionary Art Museum Location: Baltimore, Maryland Architect: ? (Incorporates an historic industrial building) Completed: 1995 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/ZNaNsE.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/lwH5gP.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/eY0Gs9.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/nJoXuI.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/SJ1u4a.jpg All photos taken by geomorph in 2007, 2008, and 2009. |
Corporate Showcases
Museum: Harley-Davidson Museum
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Architect: Pentagram Architects Completed: 2008 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/jFgZ7D.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/D9Awm4.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/SnbfUt.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/EZePhq.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/Jk9jw3.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/UFdSR0.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/G9Fkxa.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/2vUCea.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/dO5Meb.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/ZkYgzF.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/IiphDD.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/rYxKNE.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/oMM8kI.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/xU5PH3.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/ur45g0.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/EQT5eo.jpg Museum: World of Coca-Cola Location: Atlanta, Georgia Architect: The Jerde Partnership Completed: 2007 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/FOAg3G.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/KCFnW0.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/hwekRX.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/QGfbeH.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/AdzooV.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/ZRNMsz.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/fLJAIn.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/9ygo4L.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/sXqUdV.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/UuopYp.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/7xd0SH.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/OMh0wV.jpg All photos taken by geomorph in 2009 and 2010. |
A couple of Herzog & de Meuron-designed art museums
Museum: Walker Art Center, Expansion
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Architect: Herzog & de Meuron Completed: 2005 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/NJMae8.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/tVfJwg.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/rBGT14.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/dP3J1J.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/JdXa1f.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/eZhOaZ.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/PISj6y.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/kejDm4.jpg Museum: de Young Museum Location: San Francisco, California Architect: Herzog & de Meuron Completed: 2005 Removed old images, see post #161 in this thread for this museum. All photos taken by geomorph in 2010. |
Ohhh, I know a few nice museums, let me find some good pics.
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Visions in White
Museum: Milwaukee Art Museum, Quadracci Pavilion
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Architect: Santiago Calatrava Completed: 2001 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/cK43Z4.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/EiekmZ.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/omgwng.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/Hre1xv.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/QUH4Sq.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/6JcW1I.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/CXo17Y.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/INLYQH.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/exYGKr.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/DB9rw6.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/7OpPyA.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/qEiufR.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/EYYUgh.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/wHm3WO.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/Ce7QiJ.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/ImXC4u.jpg Museum: High Museum of Art (Original Building) Location: Atlanta, Georgia Architect: Richard Meier Completed: 1983 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/nyN2iX.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/99Q6si.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/FIzUso.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/jupTXa.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/Arx4Xc.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/GFPTsg.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/NamGEp.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/B5ZhPa.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/PUKVK9.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/H9r5zW.jpg Museum: High Museum of Art, Three Building Additions Location: Atlanta, Georgia Architect: Renzo Piano Completed: 2005 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/7rLcRu.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/zdHZ3q.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/O8gBEd.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/qnSCh1.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/1mBDhO.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/tJkZKR.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/AD8Uu2.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/Z9WIfQ.jpg All photos taken by geomorph in 2009 and 2010. |
Swindon museum:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_F...U/s912/044.JPG You can tell it's a museum, because it has 'museum' written on it. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_F...M/s800/046.JPG my pics |
Bedhead, I like how direct the signage is on that Swindon Museum!
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Museums housed in former 1960's-era World's Fair pavilions
Museum: Pacific Science Center
Location: Seattle, Washington Architect: Minoru Yamasaki Completed: 1962 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/VQ3VAq.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/iZyUtN.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/Ey3vFD.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/hiyDgD.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/wkvKeY.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/CH0V4n.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/zoXg43.jpg Museum: Biosphere Location: Montreal, Quebec Architect: Richard Buckminster Fuller (geodesic structure), Eric Gauthier (interior building addition) Completed: 1967 (geodesic structure), 1995 (interior building addition) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/FsG5RX.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/c3Ne6s.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/MyT18d.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/3fB89x.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/3NONAr.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/3nvpAr.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/pkgSWc.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/MWAmZh.jpg Museum: Institute of Texan Cultures Location: San Antonio, Texas Architect: Caudill, Rowlett and Scott Completed: 1968 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/khhnK9.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/L7xM7S.jpg All photos taken by geomorph in 2008, 2009, and 2010. |
The addition to the Kansas City art museum makes my teeth melt. Many of the others are pretty bad.
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Some I. M. Pei-designed museums
Museum: National Gallery of Art, East Building
Location: Washington, D. C. Architect: I. M. Pei Completed: 1978 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/mM6ri5.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/Vc93D0.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/ughjfD.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/3ZUChC.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/XVAA2V.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/kVpaoA.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/h6l7Q3.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/L6s5sx.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/iebRSr.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/MM7kHJ.jpg Museum: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Location: Boston, Massachusetts Architect: I. M. Pei Completed: 1979 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/bTMZwa.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/TuOmFd.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/9GmOiB.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/S2WWkR.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/KglkRd.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/ZOJIQZ.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/roBZVJ.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/kzoCOo.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/zGn6aL.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/RCHZaG.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/vucaQP.jpg Museum: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Location: Cleveland, Ohio Architect: I. M. Pei Completed: 1995 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/2JATxR.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/IXmcNq.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/dvLOB8.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/DFYonA.jpg All photos taken by geomorph in 2008 and 2009. |
Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
Train station originally constructed in 1933, still a train station, museum portions opened in 1990, including: Cincinnati History Museum Museum of Natural History & Science Robert D. Lindner Omnimax Theater Cincinnati Historical Society Library Duke Energy Children's Museum Cincinnati Railroad Club http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...al_at_Dusk.JPG Source http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...n-Terminal.jpg Source Interior: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...useummural.jpg Source More info on the building's history. |
The Cincinnati Union Station museums are simply amazing! :yes: As for museums, someone's got to post some photos of the Getty Center in Los Angeles!
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Buckeye Native 001, thanks for the Cincinnati Union Station photos, I wish I had visited it when I was in the city, the closest I came to it was seeing it from a distance from the top of the Carew Tower!
glowrock, I have some Getty Museum photos but they are from 2001 and very poor small quality so I will leave it to someone else with better photos! |
No problem. The interior photo really doesn't do the place justice.
Many fond memories of school trips and whatnot at that building. |
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It looks like the Yamasaki museum aged well, but I think the new signage is questionable. :) |
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