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Where will you be in October? November? Chances are good that if you’re traveling this fall, that location will be near the site of a major renovation, reinstallation or completely new museum or art space.
Museums today are going bigger, brighter and more interactive than ever, the better to engage the public. The Barnes Foundation, once tucked away in a residential community in the Philadelphia suburbs, has just opened a jaw-droppingly contemporary new home on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in the heart of the city. The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, once just a philanthropist’s idea and an architect’s rendering, is now a real museum, open to all, that’s transformed its rural Arkansas surroundings. And studio glass pioneer Dale Chihuly has opened a permanent new garden and exhibition space in the shadow of Seattle’s iconic Space Needle for visitors to walk around in.
Perhaps the most highly anticipated opening of the year has been the reinstallation of the Albert C. Barnes Collection. The Barnes Foundation’s new home, designed in limestone and bronze by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, opened to great fanfare (and exceptionally enthusiastic reviews) in May.
For the first time in nearly 100 years, anyone who wants to travel to Philadelphia’s Museum Mile can see the more than 2,000 objects, from masterworks by Renoir, Cezanne, Matisse, Picasso, Modigliani, Degas and Van Gogh, to wide-ranging assortments of Native American pottery and rugs, African sculptures and American decorative metalwork, amassed during the first half of the 20th century by the irascible physician, chemist and self-made millionaire. In keeping with Dr. Barnes’s explicit wishes, this magnificent collection was previously housed in the foundation’s original headquarters in suburban Merion, Pa.
Dr. Barnes believed that art should be an amalgamation of fine, decorative and functional works, and that arrangement has been preserved in the new location. The new galleries show the art in exactly the same configurations as in the old ones, complete with the same moldings and mustard-colored walls. However, many elements—the lighting, the organization of the rooms, access to the building—have been expanded and improved. In addition to the galleries, the new Barnes includes a cafe, a gift shop, classrooms and a 150-seat auditorium. The venue’s wood floors deserve special mention: parts of them once served as support beams under New York’s Coney Island Boardwalk, recycled for use in their present setting.
During his lifetime, Dr. Barnes famously loathed Philadelphia because he was convinced his art was not properly appreciated there. Fortunately for art lovers everywhere, the city has finally made amends, and the doctor’s spirit is very much alive in the new spac
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USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
Invest, produce and sell - be an entrepreneur in E-Sim.
Take part in numerous events for the E-Sim community.
