Chapter 1
Masterpieces of museum architecture
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Chapter 2
Legendary museum mysteries and heists
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Chapter 3
The ancient roots of collecting
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Chapter 4
Bizarre and unusual collections
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Chapter 5
Science and secrets behind the scenes
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YOUR GOAL
Master of Secrets of the world's museums
Ch 1 · Masterpieces of museum architecture
schopenhauer Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Shimmering like silver scales beneath the Spanish sun, These titanium curves shift colors one by one.
schopenhauer Oscar Niemeyer's flying-saucer-shaped museum in Brazil offers panoramic views of Rio de Janeiro's bay.
Fun Fact
Museum curves: The titanium curves of the Guggenheim Bilbao are so thin that they flutter slightly in strong winds.
schopenhauer Frank Gehry's titanium-clad Guggenheim Museum transformed an industrial Spanish city into a global cultural hotspot.
Glossary
museum (noun)
A building used for preserving and exhibiting artistic, historical, or scientific objects. Frank Gehry designed the titanium Bilbao museum, which revolutionized cultural spaces when it opened in 1997.
A building used for preserving and exhibiting artistic, historical, or scientific objects. Frank Gehry designed the titanium Bilbao museum, which revolutionized cultural spaces when it opened in 1997.
Quiz
What historic structure was hollowed out to create Cape Town's Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa?
schopenhauer Swipe clay artifacts into the correct museum galleries to discover the history of global designs.
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What material covers the curving exterior walls of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao?
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Which Spanish city is home to the titanium-clad Guggenheim Museum designed by Frank Gehry?
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In what year was the iconic glass pyramid of the Louvre in Paris officially completed?
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What natural shape inspired Oscar Niemeyer's Niterói Contemporary Art Museum in Brazil?