3 curiosities of the most important museums in the world

May 20, 2019 at 17:09 hrs.


3 curiosities of the most important museums in the world


Louvre Museum

 

El 8 November 1793, the Louvre in Paris opened its doors to the public. Later, at 1980, the original building was subjected to ambitious modernization. We can see this remodeling in what has become an icon of the property. That's right, we are talking about your Crystal pyramid created by the Chinese-American architect Ieoh Ming Pei. This centralizes access in an underground hall, from which you reach the various rooms of the Museum.

As if all this were not enough, It is the most visited museum in the entire world! And it is that only in 2018 n 2018, the Louvre Museum broke its attendance record. In total, 10,2 millions of visitors, which meant an increase of 25% compared to 2017.

Museo del Prado

 

One of the most curious data of this museum located in Madrid, is how the name was given So much, that it can scratch in the confusion and a bad joke. Everything begins because it speaks of a place: the meadow, which, in effect, was a meadow. Right, that simple and plain. It was the meadow of the Jeronimos, a land adjacent to the famous and bodorial monastery of Jeronimos. However, in its beginnings, it received names as unoriginal as the Royal Museum of Paintings. Even, the National Museum of Painting and Sculpture. Of course, the lack of hook of these names and the popular use made that in 1920, it was decreed to baptize it with its definitive name.

The entry price of this site falls within the curiosities of museums. And is that the admission costs 15 euros !. Only the museums of the Vatican precede it, they charge 17 euros, but of course, they have the Sistine Chapel. The rest are either free (as in London) or cost less than 15 euros.

British Museum of London

 

Last but not least, we have the British Museum in London. This enclosure was one of the first to have electric light. And it is that, although it may seem incredible, to have it open until late in the evening, it would have been unthinkable in the 19th century. This, because the museum was illuminated only with natural light. Then, when it got dark or foggy, they cleared the galleries.

They did not use candles or oil or gas lamps, obviously for the safety of the works. In 1879 came the electricity, first experimentally, with some arcs installed in the Reading Room and in the hall. And it's not that they were very safe, but they dazzled the users of the library, who could read until seven o'clock at night without problems.