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Architecture. Holiday. Art. Cuisine. Musee de France. Museum Entrance. Flag. Curator’s Offices. Curator’s Office. Lea Anderson.
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Architecture Holiday Art Cuisine Musee de France Museum Entrance Flag Curator’s Offices
Curator’s Office Lea Anderson I am a historian. I love the country of France. So I decided to open up a museum to enhance peoples’ knowledge of the country. I hope you enjoy the information you are about to receive in my museum about France. Contact me at [Your linked email address] Return to Entry Note: Virtual museums were first introduced by educators at Keith Valley Middle School in Horsham, Pennsylvania. This template was designed by Dr. Christy Keeler. View the Educational Virtual Museums website for more information on this instructional technique.
Architecture Room 1 Return to Entry
French Painting Room 2 Return to Entry
French Cuisine Room 3 Return to Entry
Holiday Room 4 Return to Entry
Arc de Triomphe Architecture in France (specifically Paris) is closely related with the history. Many monument's represent something that happened there during the French Revolution. Arc de Triomphe stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle. The Arc honors those who fought and died for France in the French Revolution, names of soldiers inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. The Arc is at in intersection where 13 streets of Paris all meet. It is beautiful and a great attraction to go see for the architecture and for what it stands for. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_de_Triomphe Return to Exhibit
Art This unknown titled painting is by Jacques-Louis David. He was an influential artist of the 18th century. He was a romantic painter. Noted realist artists were popular in the mid 19th century. An impressionist school emerged around 1872; most important attendees were Claude Monet and Pierre Auguste Renoir. In the late 19th century postimpressionist painters were around. Pablo Picasso hung out in Paris, France in the early 1900s. France has produced amazing artist and sculptors. Just in general France has produced some amazing art in many forms. Return to Exhibit http://www.voyagesphotosmanu.com/art_architecture_france.html
Crème Brulee Crème Brulee is a French dessert. Also known as burnt cream, creamacatalana, or Trinity cream. It is a rich custard base topped with a contrasting layer of hard caramel. It is normally served cold. The custard is traditionally flavored with vanilla, but is sometimes lemon or orange. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A8me_br%C3%BBl%C3%A9e Return to Exhibit
Bastille Day This is a holiday to celebrate French National Day. This is celebrated on the 14th of July each year. In France it is normally called La Fete Nationale. This day commemorates the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille on 14th of July in 1789. The Bastille was a prison and it was seen as a symbol of the uprising of the modern nation. Festivities and official ceremonies are held all over France for this day. The oldest and largest regular military parade in Europe is for this day. Held on the 14th in the morning. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastille_Day Return to Exhibit
French Flag This is the flag of France. It is a tricolor featuring three vertical bands colored royal blue, white, and red. It is known to English speakers as the French Tricolor. Early in the French Revolution, the Paris militia, wore a cockade of blue and red, the cities colors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_flag Return to Exhibit