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Yunjin (Chinese: 雲錦), Nanjing brocade or cloud brocade, [1] is a traditional Chinese luxury silk brocade made in Nanjing since the end of the Song dynasty, [2] and based on weft-weaving techniques from both the Song and Tang dynasties. [1] It is shuttle-woven, and often incorporates gold and silver threads with the coloured silks. [3]
This list of museums in Kansas is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
The museum is a private, nonprofit museum governed by the Thomas County Historical Society. The Society was founded in 1959 to preserve the history of Thomas County, Kansas. The museum occupies a 24-acre (97,000 m 2) site just north of Interstate 70, between exits 53 and 54. [40]
Known as Chating station (茶亭站; Chátíng Zhàn) during planning stages, it was renamed Yunjinlu station in 2007 to promote the accession of yunjin (brocade), a product characteristic of Nanjing, to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists. [3] The station is decorated with a Qingming theme. [4]
Irish and Irish-American community, culture, history, and heritage in the greater Kansas City area and region Kansas City Museum: Northeast: Multiple: History, natural history, art Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art: Southmoreland: Art: Works created after the 1913 Armory Show to works by present-day artists Missouri Quilt Museum North Quilting ...
The front cover of the Kansas City Star newspaper, engraved on a copper plate, is displayed on stage during the unveiling ceremony of a 100-year-old time capsule at the National WWI Museum and ...
The Nanjing Museum was one of the first museums established in China. The predecessor of the Nanjing Museum was the preparatory department of the National Central Museum, [4] which was established in 1933. [citation needed] The museum took over 12.9 hectares (32 acres) in the Half Hill Garden of Zhongshan Gate.