The RhyDin Museum
Head Curator: D. Thornburn Burns PhD
The museum consists of five interconnected halls, all under one roof. The building was constructed ages ago, and no building cornerstone can be found to substantiate the age of the building, despite repeated efforts to unearth one. The suspicions and best guesses put the building at around 300 years. What can be said about the museum structure is that it was originally designed to be a museum and is not a converted building. This gives the museum the appropriate storage facilities, and environmental settings to properly house the collections, both on display, and those stored below for restoration or when they are not on public display above.
There is a staff of ten curators, who are responsible for the collections. They answer public questions, and monitor the field researchers who often request access to the collections, for studies and reports in their respective disciplines. All research requests must be approved by the appropriate curator before any access is granted to academicians from outside of the Museum. Dr. Burns is the Head Curator, and all special requests are directed to him. Through Dr. Burns, the museum has undergone extensive renovation of the buildings. At this time, the sadly neglected institution is undergoing a small renaissance.
The museum wings include: Museum of Natural History, Museum of Art, Museum of Industry and Technology, Museum of Anthropology and Cultural Heritage, and the Museum of Zoological Studies. The Museum of Art is the smallest of the five branches, and the Museum of Zoological Studies is the largest wing.
The wide, stone stairs lead into the main entry hall of the museum, where the central greeting desk faces the four sets of double doors through which all visitors must arrive. A team of three museum employees man the desk from 8:00 AM until 8:00 PM. They issue pamphlets to guests, answer questions about where to go to find specific topics. As well as providing a visitor?s first introduction to the Museums.
The floors through out the museums are polished granite, with marble Corinthian columns rising 50 feet into the air, and supporting a massive domed ceiling above. The ceiling has been painted with images much like those found in European Cathedrals. There are cherubs, angels, halos and religious depictions creating a riot of color overhead in the vaulted dome that gives the entry an awe inspiring view.
Situated along the walls of the circular reception hall are life-sized or larger statues that were recovered from several ancient Greek and Roman sites. Most of them are white marble, but the sculpture in the center of the space was crafted from Carrera marble. The rich red of the marble contrasting starkly with the white pillars, and mostly white granite floors, is an immediate attention getter at it towers nearly twenty feet into the air. When the sunlight filters through the leaded glass windows above; the gilt portions of this sculpture glow with an unearthly radiance.
Head Curator: D. Thornburn Burns PhD
The museum consists of five interconnected halls, all under one roof. The building was constructed ages ago, and no building cornerstone can be found to substantiate the age of the building, despite repeated efforts to unearth one. The suspicions and best guesses put the building at around 300 years. What can be said about the museum structure is that it was originally designed to be a museum and is not a converted building. This gives the museum the appropriate storage facilities, and environmental settings to properly house the collections, both on display, and those stored below for restoration or when they are not on public display above.
There is a staff of ten curators, who are responsible for the collections. They answer public questions, and monitor the field researchers who often request access to the collections, for studies and reports in their respective disciplines. All research requests must be approved by the appropriate curator before any access is granted to academicians from outside of the Museum. Dr. Burns is the Head Curator, and all special requests are directed to him. Through Dr. Burns, the museum has undergone extensive renovation of the buildings. At this time, the sadly neglected institution is undergoing a small renaissance.
The museum wings include: Museum of Natural History, Museum of Art, Museum of Industry and Technology, Museum of Anthropology and Cultural Heritage, and the Museum of Zoological Studies. The Museum of Art is the smallest of the five branches, and the Museum of Zoological Studies is the largest wing.
The wide, stone stairs lead into the main entry hall of the museum, where the central greeting desk faces the four sets of double doors through which all visitors must arrive. A team of three museum employees man the desk from 8:00 AM until 8:00 PM. They issue pamphlets to guests, answer questions about where to go to find specific topics. As well as providing a visitor?s first introduction to the Museums.
The floors through out the museums are polished granite, with marble Corinthian columns rising 50 feet into the air, and supporting a massive domed ceiling above. The ceiling has been painted with images much like those found in European Cathedrals. There are cherubs, angels, halos and religious depictions creating a riot of color overhead in the vaulted dome that gives the entry an awe inspiring view.
Situated along the walls of the circular reception hall are life-sized or larger statues that were recovered from several ancient Greek and Roman sites. Most of them are white marble, but the sculpture in the center of the space was crafted from Carrera marble. The rich red of the marble contrasting starkly with the white pillars, and mostly white granite floors, is an immediate attention getter at it towers nearly twenty feet into the air. When the sunlight filters through the leaded glass windows above; the gilt portions of this sculpture glow with an unearthly radiance.