A trip to the Natural History Museum and the Museum of
Art in Gothenburg
Sweden Sep-2010
Autumn leaves...
An old police station at
Slottskogen.
The Museum of Natural History in Gothenburg Sweden contains the only
stuffed Blue Whale in the
world.
The Blue whale (Balaenoptera
musculus) is a
marine mammal belonging to the suborder of
baleen
whales (called
Mysticeti).[3]
At over 33 metres (108 ft) in length and 180
metric tons (200 short
tons)[4]
or more in weight, it is the
largest animal ever known to have existed
It's only open during election days and at christmas.
This Blue Whale is
from 1865 and is a young male and "only" 16,41 meters long.
The reason why it's open at election day is due to the fact that the
name for election is val in swedish and the name for Whale is also val in swedish.
An African
Elephant.
A
Giraffe
Latimeria_chalumnae
This Mallard
(gräsand) was however outside the museum and living.
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Gothenburg_Museum_of_Art
Gothenburg_Museum_of_Art
This one is a
Vincent_van_Gogh.
You can see all of his paintings here
http://www.vggallery.com
Gothenburg_Museum_of_Art
Gothenburg_Museum_of_Art
This painting is called
Hip,_Hip,_Hurrah!
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The funeral transport of
Charles XII.
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This one is a Rembrandt -
Knight with the Falcon.
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