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Twinned Cities
Museums and Art Galleries which are linked with Coventry's Twin Cities.
Art Gallery of Windsor, Canada
The Art Gallery of Windsor holds lots of different exhibitions throughout the year, and has approximately 4,000 paintings, sculptures and works on paper. New artworks are added to the collection every year.
Battle of Stalingrad Museum, Volgograd
Volgograd State Panoramic Museum “Stalingrad Battle” was originally the Museum of Defense of Tsaritsyn which opened on the 3rd of January of 1937. The Museum has 8 exhibition halls with more than 3500 exhibits, four dioramas and a unique portrait gallery of Soviet military leaders and commanders, who took part in the battle of Stalingrad.
Bologna Museum of Modern Art, Italy
This grand Italian museum traces the history of Italian art from World War II to the present day.
www.mambo-bologna.org/en/museo
Bucharest History and Art Museum, Romania
The Muzeul Municipiului Bucuresti is located in the historical Sutu Palace, and houses many religious paintings, decorative art works, and unusual artefacts.
www.muzeulbucurestiului.ro/main.html
Caen Memorial Centre for History, France
Established in 1988 and dedicated to peace, the Caen Memorial is regarded as the best World War II museum in France.
Cork Public Museum, Ireland
Cork's Public Museum houses Ireland’s oldest Pick and Shovel, the Iron Age Cork Helmet Horns, and the Garryduff Gold Bird, as well as an impressive selection of artefacts from Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece.
www.corkcity.ie/ourservices/recreationamenityculture/museum
Cornwall Regional Art Gallery, Canada
This Art Gallery in Cornwall aims to improve opportunities for Canadian artists, as well as advance the development of visual arts in Canada.
www.cornwallregionalartgallery.ca
Dresden Transport Museum, Germany
The Dresden Transport Museum is housed in the former Electoral Coach House and stable building. The museum showcases permanent exhibitions which includes public transport, as well as temporary exhibits.
Historical Museum of Warsaw
The Museum was founded in 1936 as the Museum of Old Warsaw, a branch of the National Museum. The transfer of the museum collections to the three houses in the Old Town Square was interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War, but in 1948 the municipal authorities reactivated it in its present guise as the Historical Museum of Warsaw.
Hungarian Museum of Photography, Kecskemet, Hungary
The Photography Museum is one of the most interesting museums in Kecskemet, situated behind the grand Katona Theatre, it holds a massive collection of cameras and photos, and has a separate room showcasing excellent temporary exhibits.
The Intercisa Museum, Dunaujvaros, Hungary
The Intercisa Museum collects archeological, historical and ethnographical materials. These items are shown both on permanent and temporal exhibitions.
The Museum of Connecticut Glass, Coventry, USA
This developing museum is dedicated to exhibiting and preserving the historical glassworks which are made in Connecticut.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade, Serbia
The policy of the Museum of Contemporary Art is based on the observation of contemporary art in Serbia and the Balkan region. Their collection contains 7,600 works.
Museum of Modern Art, Saint-Etienne, France
The Museum of Modern Art in Saint-Etienne was designed by the architect Didier Guichard, and houses one of the largest art collections in France.
The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Poland
This bright, commercial gallery near the Old Town, displays works of both established and not-so-well-known Polish artists.
Muzej Sarajeva, Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Northeast Classic Car Museum, Coventry, USA
The Northeast Classic Car Museum is an educational facility that collects, preserves, and exhibits vehicles related to the evolution of transportation, especially the automobile, and emphasises the impact it has on American culture.
National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
The National Gallery of Australia's collections include more than 100,000 works of art across four main areas of art, including: Australian art, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander art, Asian art and International art.
The National Gallery of Jamaica, Kingston
The National Gallery charts the growth and development of Jamaica’s greatest artistic endeavours, from Taino Indian artefacts to Spanish and English colonial art, from the early pioneers to the very latest contemporary works by Jamaican artists.
The Netherlands Open-Air Museum, Arnhem
Step into more than 80 historic houses, farmhouses and mills, and discover how Dutch communities have lived over the last 100 years. You can even sample authentic Chinese cuisine, in the middle of The Netherlands, at their new restaurant!
The Ostrava Musuem, Czech Republic
A new permanent exhibit opened in June 2009, containing art history collections, history of the city and the nature and landscape of the local area. The pride of the Ostrava Museum, is the indoor astronomical clock, which is 225cm high.
www.ostrava.cz/jahia/Jahia/site/ostrava
Pamantik Lidice Gallery, Czech Republic
The Lidice Memorial remembers the inhabitants of the village of Lidice, who became the victims of Nazi violence in 1942. Lidice village is the world’s symbol for victims of war crimes. A poignant and educational memorial site for any visitor.
StadtMuseum, Dresden
Stadtgalerie Kiel, Germany
No current information
www.kiel.de/kultur/stadtgalerie
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Austria
Austria’s oldest and second-largest museum has 20 departments and institutions with over 500 staff members on 13 locations, and more than 4.5 million objects in 500 rooms.
http://www.museum-joanneum.at/en/joanneum
Volgograd Museum of Fine Arts, Russia
Volgograd Museum of Arts was founded in 1960. There are over 6,500 items of arts by Russian, Soviet and foreign artists in the museum's collection. The bulk of the permanent exposition is made up of works by artists belonging to the Russian School as well as works by artists from Italy, France, Holland, Germany.
Warsaw Rising Museum
Opened on the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of fighting in Warsaw, the Museum is a tribute of Warsaw’s residents to those who fought and died for independent Poland and its free capital. The exhibition depicts fighting and everyday life during the Rising, keeping occupation terror in the background.
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