I read two passages this morning, one from 2 Kings about Elijah being taken to heaven in the presence of Elisha, who's vision was blocked by a flaming chariot and horses. Elijah was taken to heaven in a whirlwind. Elisha, none the less was overcome with grief. He picked up Elijah's garment and took over his work as a prophet. The second reading was from Luke about Joseph being told by an angel to quickly take Jesus and Mary to Egypt to keep them from Herod who was killing all the two and under baby boys. Both stories told me about God saving His people, giving them direction and saving them from eternal destruction. Ponder that today as we wait the birth. Merry Christmas.
On this day
1986 Busy days! Pam, Pat and the boys, Jon and Sean stopped by to share some Christmas with us. Then I took Aaron and Nicole to Quality for their Christmas party, I stopped at Xana and Kostere's for a little Christmas with them. Home to pack up and over to Andy and Alice's to exchange gifts and have dinner with Marty, Dan and all the kids - Merri and Lindsey, Aaron and Nicole. We stopped at home to pick up more gifts and went to the McCarthy's for Christmas Eve with them. Mark gave me a video camera so all the rest of our Christmas's were caught on film. Every year brings change.
1851 - A fire devastated the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, destroying about 35,000 volumes. Now I wonder what we don't know.
Zurich Switzerland
Museums[edit]
- Zürich Museum of Art – The Museum of Art, also known as Kunsthaus Zürich, is one of the significant art museums of Europe. It holds one of the largest collections in Classic Modern art in the world (Munch, Picasso, Braque, Giacometti, etc.). The museum also features a large library collection of photographs.[63]
- Swiss National Museum – The National Museum (German: Landesmuseum) displays many objects that illustrate the cultural and historical background of Switzerland. It also contains many ancient artifacts, including stained glass, costumes, painted furniture and weapons. The museum is located in the Platzspitz park opposite to the Hauptbahnhof.[64]
- Centre Le Corbusier – Located on the shore of the Lake Zürich nearby Zürichhorn, the Centre Le Corbusier (also named: Heidi Weber Museum), is an art museum dedicated to the work of the Swiss architect Le Corbusier, inside the last house he designed.
- Rietberg Museum – The Rietberg Museum, situated in Gablerstrasse, is one of the great repositories of art and culture in Zürich. The museum also displays exhibits gathered from various corners of the world: bronze artifacts from Tibet, ceramics and jade, Indian sculpture, Chinese grave decorations, masks by African tribes etc.
- Museum of Design – The Museum of Design is a museum for industrial design, visual communication, architecture and craft. It is part of the Department of Cultural Analysis of the Zürich University of the Arts.[65]
- Haus Konstruktiv – The Haus Konstruktiv is a museum with Swiss-wide and international recognition. The museum is about constructive, concrete and conceptual art and design. It testimonies to Zürich's industrial architecture in the immediate vicinity of the Main Station.[66]
- Uhrenmuseum Beyer – The Uhrenmuseum is located in the heart of the city. Documenting the history of timekeeping and timekeepers, the museum is home to a large collection of mechanical timepieces as well as a collection of primitive time keeping devices such as water clocks, sundials and hourglasses
- No Show Museum – the No Show Museum is the first museum dedicated to nothing and its various manifestations throughout the history of art.
- Guild houses – The Guild houses (German: Zunfthaus) are located along the Limmat (downstream from the Grossmünster): Meisen (also a porcelain and fayence museum), Rüden, Haue, Saffran, Schneidern, Schmiden, Zimmerleuten, and some more.
- Tram Museum – The Tram Museum is located at Burgwies in Zürich's eastern suburbs, and chronicles the history of Zürich's iconic tram system with exhibits varying in date from 1897 to the present day.
- North America Native Museum – The North American Native Museum specializes in the conservation, documentation and presentation of ethnographic objects and art of Native American, First Nation and Inuit cultures.
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