Archive for 2009 May
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Match day
What a better way to get a close up of the stadium – go to a match. Barcelona’s more fashionable team, FC Barcelona had just won the Copa del Rey & La Liga and there
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Olympic Stadium
Built in 1927 and renovated for the 1992 summer Olympics the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys is the home of Barcelona’s second football team, RCD Espanyol, until they move to a smaller stadium later in
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Sunset in Barcelona
These are the famous chimneys of the Casa Mila. It was a very nice time to visit as we could see the sunset from the top. In the background of this photograph you can
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Seeing the architectural sights
The day we decided go to Casa Mila, the great Gaudi building, we discovered that it was ‘La Nit dels Museus de Barcelona’ which meant from seven in the evening until one in the
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Free time in Barcelona
As it was the weekend we extended our stay and this allowed us to explore the city and the Barcelona architecture. We visited Park Guell, now a municipal gardens and enjoyed the many mosaics. Mosaics,
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Palladio opens in Barcelona!
After the final touches were completed the exhibition was opened to the public, and very nice it is
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Placing the objects
Often during the installation of exhibitions the objects are ‘placed’ before they are hung on the walls. This creative process helps the curators envisage how the exhibition is going to look before any holes
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3D objects
Not all three dimensional items in the exhibition were large architectural models. This Roman sestertius was lent to London and to Spain. A purpose made Perspex mount was designed for the coin and a neat
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Condition checking
All objects after travelling from London are again condition checked prior to installation. This is to take note of it’s current condition and to assess if there have been any changes in it’s condition.
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Some minor repairs
Although these examples of architectural models are quite robust and travel well they still often need some minor in situ repairs. This is Simone from CISA Andrea Palladio repairing the lime and beech wood model
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