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Clan Mackie was a prominent Galwegien family in the 16th and early 17th centuries. The Mackies of Larg were the principal family of the clan. At the beginning of the 17th century, Sir Patrick Mackie of Larg was one of the original fifty Scottish undertakers of the plantation of Ulster.
This list of museums in the U.S. State of Colorado identifies 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 History Colorado Center is a museum in Denver, Colorado, USA dedicated to the history of the state of Colorado. [1] Construction on the $111 million building started on 19 August 2009. [ 2 ] The museum opened on 28 April 2012 at 1200 Broadway, [ 3 ] one block south of the site of its predecessor, the Colorado History Museum , which closed ...
Museums hold large collections of items relating to their subject, building some of the largest complexes in the world in order to store and exhibit the collection in a controlled atmosphere. The world's most important museums have also engaged in various expansion projects through the years, expanding their total exhibition space.
Museo de las Americas is a fine arts museum in Denver, Colorado.It is dedicated to educating the community through collecting, preserving, interpreting and exhibiting the diverse arts and cultures of the Americas from ancient to contemporary, through innovative exhibitions and programs.
Mizel Museum, a Jewish history museum located in Denver, Colorado, is an entity with The Mizel Institute and is a part of Lion Global Foundation. [1] It was founded by Larry Mizel and his wife Carol in 1982. According to Larry, "The museum is really designed to be an outreach to the broader community, and our focal point has been bridges of ...
The Center for Colorado Women's History is located in Denver, Colorado, at 1310 Bannock St, directly behind the Denver Art Museum. The Center focuses on scholarship, research, lectures, tours and exhibits that expand the understanding and collective memory of the history of women in Colorado.
The original building was designed in a distinctive Arts & Crafts style by architects Maurice Biscoe (1871–1953) and Henry Hewitt (1875–1926). commissioned by Henry Read (1851–1935), one of 13 founders of the Denver Artists' Club, which later became the Denver Art Association (1917) and then the Denver Art Museum (1923). This building ...