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Tagged With "Urs Fischer"

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German director for British Museum

Paul Heymont ·
For the first time since the middle of Queen Victoria's reign, a non-Briton has been tapped as director of the British Museum. He's Hartwig Fischer, director the Dresden's City Art Collections. Ironically, the man he will replace is moving to Berlin...
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The Whitney Museum, New York City

Jonathan L ·
Jonathan L takes us along to one of his favorite smaller art museums in New York City, dedicated to modern and contemporary art by American artists.
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Re: The Whitney Museum, New York City

DrFumblefinger ·
Great Museum!
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Montane Moorlands, Mt. Kilimanjaro

DrFumblefinger ·
DrFumblefinger shares some memories and photos of visiting the montane moorlands of Mt. Kilimanjaro's Shira plateau.
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Ping! Boop! Whee! Ding! Seattle's Pinball Heaven

Paul Heymont ·
Seventy years worth of pinball machines, from fairly simple to beyond belief, and all free to play once you've bought your ticket at the Pinball Museum
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A Trek to Mount Kilimanjaro: 1) Ascent to Shira

DrFumblefinger ·
Mt. Kilimanjaro has fascinated me ever since I read Ernest Hemingway’s classic novella, “The Snows of Kilimanjaro“.  Little did I know as a schoolboy that I would...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, July 29, 2014. Shira Plateau, Tanzania

DrFumblefinger ·
Mt. Kilimanjaro  was formed by fusion of three extinct volcanoes (Kibo — 19340′; Mawenzi –16896′; and Shira -- 13000').  There are several routes to Mt. Kilimanjaro's summit most of which are very steep, but get you...
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