Museums & Art Galleries Trivia

1. What major Dutch museum, located in Amsterdam, houses masterpieces from artists like Rembrandt and Vermeer?

From Quiz Journey Through Dutch Cultural Icons

Answer: Rijksmuseum

The Rijksmuseum, located in Amsterdam, is one of the Netherlands' most prestigious museums, showcasing Dutch art and history from the Middle Ages to the present day. Established in 1800 and moved to Amsterdam in 1808, its current building, designed by Pierre Cuypers, opened in 1885 and is an architectural gem in itself. The museum's vast collection includes over one million objects, with around 8,000 on display. Among its most renowned pieces is Rembrandt's "The Night Watch", a monumental masterpiece of 17th-century art. The Rijksmuseum also boasts an impressive collection of works by other Dutch Golden Age painters such as Vermeer, Hals and Steen. The museum, after an extensive renovation, reopened in 2013 and continues to attract millions of visitors annually, offering them a journey through Dutch heritage and culture.

From Quiz Art of the Hermitage

Answer: Raphael

Raphael, like many Renaissance Italian artists, has a few pieces of art displayed in the Hermitage. One of these is the "Madonna with Beardless Saint Joseph", completed in 1506. What is notable about this painting is that St. Joseph is depicted as an elderly man without a beard (instead of his usual dark hair and full beard) while Mary appears much younger and Jesus is a baby. Mary and Jesus are depicted similarly to how Raphael painted them in his Sistine Madonna in 1512. Raphael's "Conestabile Madonna" can also be found in the Hermitage. It is a simple, unfinished painting depicting Mary holding Jesus while both read a book.

From Quiz I Guess Somebody Wants To See It

Answer: Largest Things

What started as a traveling side show attraction now has a permanent home in a downtown building of Lucas, Ks. Artist Erica Nelson finds and photographs giant roadside oddities, such as the world's oldest, largest pecan in Sequin, Tx. She then makes a tiny copy of said oddity and puts them on display. As often as possible, she will take the miniature version to the original and photograph them together.

From Quiz Charming Vienna: Kunsthistorisches Museum

Answer: Emperor Franz Joseph in 1891

Franz Joseph I became Emperor of Austria in 1848, and reigned for 67 years, until his death aged 86 in 1916. In 1776, Empress Maria Theresa opened to the public the Imperial Picture Gallery in the Upper Belvedere Palace, which used to be the property of Prince Eugen of Savoy, the illustrious general admired by Napoleon Bonaparte. Empress Elizabeth was assassinated in 1898. There was no inauguration in 1809. In that year, the troops of the French Emperor Napoleon I occupied Vienna. During the occupation, many paintings owned by the Habsburgs disappeared.

From Quiz Scheepvaartmuseum and Other Museums

Answer: Maritime

The Scheepvaartmuseum is a famous maritime museum. It has a wooden ship outside for people to tour plus exhibits of scrimshaw, old maps and weapons. It has over 300,000 visitors a year.

From Quiz Art Galleries of the World

Answer: The National Gallery

In 1823 a collector called Sir George Beaumont offered to give his paintings to the state so that they could be viewed by the public. In the following year another collector named John Julius Angerstein died and his large collection was available for purchase, and shortly afterwards there was an offer of paintings from the Reverend Holwell Carr. Taking these opportunities into account, Parliament voted to start a national collection. As the collection grew it needed more space so a gallery was built on Trafalgar Square. Later, some of the paintings by British artists were moved to the Tate Gallery on Millbank (now known as Tate Britain).

From Quiz City Museums

Answer: Paris

The "Mona Lisa" painted by Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most famous paintings in the world. It is also the most visited painting in the world. It has belonged to the Louvre's collection since 1797. It is also called "La Joconde" and "La Gioconda". Rembrandt's "Bathsheba at Her Bath" depicts the biblical story of David and Bathsheba where he first comes upon her while she is bathing. There are many artist portrayals of this story, however Rembrandt's is one of the first to focus on the sensual features of the story. "Jupiter and Antiope" painted by Antoine Watteau depicts the story of the Roman god Jupiter seducing Antiope, the daughter of King Nycteus. This painting is also called "Satyr and the Sleeping Nymph". The Louvre is the most visited museum in the world. It was once a royal palace and fortress but became a museum around the time of the French Revolution. One of the most famous features at the Louvre is the glass pyramid outside designed by I.M. Pei. The museum also featured prominently in the Dan Brown novel "The Da Vinci Code" and its film adaptation.

From Quiz Doing it Detroit Style: The DIA

Answer: 100

The museum has more than 658,000 square feet of space with more than 100 galleries. Some of the displays are stagnant, while many of the others rotate various collections in and out.

From Quiz Night at the Canadian Museum

Answer: John Diefenbaker

Canada's Cold War Museum is the Diefenbunker, named for Canada's 13th Prime Minister John Diefenbaker who held the office of Prime Minister from 1957 to 1963. It was officially called Canadian Forces Station Carp while it was commissioned as an actual bunker, and mockingly called a 'Diefenbunker' by the Prime Minister's political opponents. When the bunker was reopened as a museum in 1998, it officially took the name Diefenbunker, Canada's Cold War Museum. At the museum, visitors can take guided tours of the four-storey underground bunker. It features many of the original rooms along with Cold War-related exhibits and artifacts, such as gas masks and other protective gear.

From Quiz Not your Average Museums

Answer: Northwich, Cheshire

Salt has been produced in Northwich, Cheshire for over 2,000 years. Northwich is one of the three "wiches" producing salt over the centuries, the other two towns being Middlewich and Nantwich. Salt mining over the years has caused building subsidence and collapse of buildings in the Northwich and Winsford areas. The museum's "Made From Salt" gallery explores just some of the 14,000 uses of salt over the millennia. Rock salt mining continues in 3 locations in the UK.

From Quiz Where in the Smithsonian is it?

Answer: National Gallery of Art

When a second building was added to the National Gallery of Art, the main building became known as the west building. Leonardo's "Ginevra de' Benci" is the only painting of Leonardo Da Vinci's housed in the United States.

From Quiz The Brooklyn Museum of Art

Answer: Annie Leibovitz

Leibovitz was born in Connecticut in 1949. She has published a number of collections of her work.

From Quiz The Neuberger Museum of Art

Answer: Cleve Gray

Cleve Gray's style of art was characterized as "late Cubist." He passed away in 2006, at his home in Connecticut. The cause was a cerebral hematoma.

From Quiz PS1 Contemporary Art Center

Answer: 1976

The museum is located in Long Island City, Queens, New York. The founder was Alana Heiss. It got its name because it was located in a building that was once the first public school in Long Island City.

From Quiz J. Paul Getty Villa and Center: Los Angeles

Answer: Jean (Sometimes it would be written as Eugene)

Jean Paul Getty was the son of a wealthy industrialist and the founder of Getty Oil. He was one of the first Americans who could accurately call himself a 'billionaire.'

From Quiz Sci Fi in Seattle

Answer: At the base of the Space Needle

It's difficult to miss the Space Needle, so the Museum is easy to find. It is located at 325 5th Avenue North, in the futuristic, brightly colored Frank Gehry building and there is a monorail terminal right beside it.

From Quiz Cycloramas

Answer: A 360 degree view of the exhibit

The intended effect of the large cylindrical painting is to place the viewer in the midst of the historical event or famous place being displayed in a panoramic setting. The first cyclorama was reportedly put on display after the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) either in Munich, Germany or possibly in Edinburgh, Scotland. Irish inventor Robert Barker is credited with inventing the cyclorama.

From Quiz New York City Museums

Answer: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (aka the Met) is certainly one of the best known museums in New York. The Cloisters is a lesser-known branch of the Met that is located in Fort Tryon Park and focuses on the art and architecture of Medieval Europe. More info on the Met: http://www.metmuseum.org/home.asp

From Quiz The Delightful d'Orsay Museum

Answer: A train station

Built in 1900, use of the station was discontinued when the trains became too long for the non-extendable platforms. The Louvre museum (also in Paris) was originally a royal palace.

From Quiz Famous Museums

Answer: Paris

The Louvre is one of the biggest museums in the world. It used to be France's Royal Palace during the 16th and 17th century. It hosts an impressive collection of paintings that goes from Medieval religous art to romantism. However, The Louvre is not only the place in which we can see 'Mona Lisa'. We can also see in that palace/museum either beautiful sculptures like 'Venus de Milo' or 'Samothrace's Victory', or impressive antiquities such as Hammurabi's code, scribe, or Egyptian sarcophagi.

From Quiz Where in Europe Is This Museum?

Answer: Berlin, Germany

The Museum Island (Museuminsel) is in the heart of Berlin and has a number of excellent museums, of which the Pergamon Museum is probably the best known.

From Quiz The Smithsonian Institution

Answer: Norman

Norman style is defined as a twelfth-century combination of late Romanesque and very early Gothic. It looks like something you might find in an old horror movie. "The Castle", as it is affectionately known, was designed by architect James Renwick Jr and completed in 1855. Today it houses the administrative offices and the Smithsonian Information Center.

From Quiz Locate the Museum

Answer: Wyoming

The center is located in Cody Wyoming, about 50 miles east of Yellowstone NP. As of early 2002, there are four museums in the complex, covering the Plains Indians, firearms, western art, and Buffalo Bill Cody's life, all uniformly excellent. Future additions to the complex will be hard pressed to match their quality.

From Quiz Art Museums Around the World

Answer: Tokyo

This museum features the works of French Impressionists, as well as contemporary Western art.

From Quiz Journey Through Dutch Cultural Icons

Answer: Van Gogh Museum

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries. Opened in 1973, it houses the largest collection of van Gogh's artworks, comprising over 200 paintings, 500 drawings, and 700 letters. Renowned pieces like "The Sunflowers" and "The Potato Eaters" are showcased here. Located in Museum Square, alongside other major institutions, this museum offers a deep dive into Van Gogh's tumultuous life and unparalleled artistic journey, drawing visitors from around the world.

From Quiz Art of the Hermitage

Answer: Knights' Hall

There are multiple versions of Antonio Canova's "Three Graces" statue. The original and most famous is found in the Knights' Hall of the Hermitage. The Knights' Hall displays primarily Greek-revival art from Western Europe as well as armor. "Three Graces" depicts Zeus' daughters Euphrosyne, Aglaia and Thalia as they converse. The original sculpture was created for Josephine Bonaparte but she died before it was completed. It found its way to St. Petersburg after Josephine's grandson brought it there. The sculpture was very popular and wealthy Europeans commissioned their own statue from Canova and other artists.

From Quiz I Guess Somebody Wants To See It

Answer: Sweden

The museum's permanent display closed in January 2019. So, you could say that the museum of failure failed. Am I the only one who finds that amusing? They do still have a traveling exhibit and are able to set up displays for conventions and corporate events.

From Quiz A Museum Trip Around Munich

Answer: Science and technology

The "Deutsches Museum" is the world's leading collection of technological artifacts including many unique exhibits as well as extensive interactive teaching facilities. Comprising several interlinked buildings as well as an underground mining exhibit and a planetarium, it occupies an entire island in the Isar river fittingly called "Museumsinsel" (museum island). A major renovation project has kept approximately half of the museum closed since 2015 and extending into the 2020s, but even so, it will be close to impossible to see everything on offer in a single day. When the whole of the museum is open, you might as well schedule the better part of a week for a visit.

From Quiz Scheepvaartmuseum and Other Museums

Answer: St. Petersburg, Russia

The Hermitage is one of the largest museums in the world. It consist of many buildings and is considered to be a museum of art and culture. It has artifacts from many cultures.

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