A new museum breaks that pattern by focusing on the legacy of state mental hospitals in Suffolk County.
Since last week, tourists on the upper decks of the Eiffel Tower — and eventually those who use Google Earth — might notice black and white markings on the roof of the Branly museum, a giant pattern of fish scales interrupting the classical skyline of the city.
Seen from the street or the garden, the museum presents a continuous pattern of activity, reaffirming its public mission.
Of real interest is what the reinstallation tells us about the museum's recent collecting patterns.
Even the porcelain used in the area had distinct rose patterns; the museum has display cases filled with teapots, cups and saucers.
From London's trend-setting Darkroom boutique to House of Fraser and the V&A museum, which launched an African Pattern range this summer, the continent's vibrant palette is everywhere.
Almost all groups of life that have been studied be they fungi, plants, vertebrates or invertebrates, and no matter whether they occur in forests, streams or seas seem to have more species the closer they are to the equator.To decide whether the tropics are a cradle or a museum, though, involves picking this pattern apart with statistics.
The phylogenetic tree including museum samples revealed the same pattern as the Bayesian phylogenetic tree without museum samples.
For the smallest scientists, the room includes easy jigsaw puzzles patterned after the museum's dioramas.
One of the better ones is based on the work of Jim Lambie, a Scottish artist who used colorful vinyl tape to create patterns on the museum's floor.
Her death was announced by the American Folk Art Museum in Manhattan, to which, in 2004, Ms. Benberry donated her vast collection of research papers, historical books, museum catalogs, periodicals and original patterns that covered more than two centuries of quilting history.
