As the oldest museum in Bali, the idea was dreamt up in the late 1930s by Rudolf Bonnet, a Dutch painter, and Tjokorda Gde Agung Sukawati, the former prince of Ubud, and his brother Tjokrda Gde Raka Sukawati as an effort to protect Balinese art and artists. The museum opened its doors in 1956 to the public.
Read MoreSanta Maria de Montserrat is a Benedictine abbey nestled into the Monserrrat mountains in Ministrol de Monserrat in Catalonia, Spain. A mere train ride away from bustling Barcelona, it is a wonder to behold. Founded early in the 11th century, it has since been rebuilt between the 19th and 20th century and is a working monastery with about seventy to eighty monks. Monserrat means serrated mountains, referring to the jaggedness of the natural formations.
Read MoreThanks to the Preservation Society of Newport County, the mansions erected during the Gilded Age are still standing and now serve as windows to the past. These museums honor the history of a budding and industrializing America. It also encapsulates the architecture of the time.
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