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Listenthisway-9Unit9RomancingtheStonePartIGettingreadyAmuseumisaninstitutionthatcaresforacollectionofartifactsandotherobjectsofscientific,artistic,cultural,orhistoricalimportanceandmakesthemavailableforpublicviewingthroughexhibitsthatmaybepermanentortemporary.Mostlargemuseumsarelocatedinmajorcitiesthroughouttheworldandmorelocalonesexistinsmallercities,townsandeventhecountryside.ThecitywiththelargestnumberofmuseumsisMexicoCitywithover128museums.AccordingtotheWorldMuseumCommunity,therearemorethan55,000museumsin202countries.Audioscript1.TheLouvreParisisanancientcity,witnesstorevolution,celebrationandwar.AtitscenterstandstheLouvre,oncearoyalpalaceandnowoneoftheworld'sgreatestmuseums.TheLouvreishometothemostfamouspaintinginhumanhistory--TheMonaLisa.Herenigmaticsmileissaidtoconcealmanysecrets.2.TheVaticanMuseumInthemiddleofRomestandstheVatican,theepicenterofCatholicism.ItisbothafortifiedcityandaplacethePopecallshome.(Gracias.Gracias.)Italsohousesoneofthemostfamousmuseumsintheworld,fulloftimelesstreasures,eachonewithastorytotell.OfallofthesenonearemorefamousthantheSistineChapel.AllwhoenterheregazeupattheluminousfrescosofMichelangelo.3.Toronto'sRoyalOntarioMuseumIt'saneye-poppingCanadianlandmark,anationaltreasurechestandaplaceofmystery.ThisistheRoyalOntarioMuseuminToronto,theROM.Foreveryobjectondisplay,thousandsmorearehiddeninbackroomsfarfrompublicview.EnterthehallofAncientEgypt,andthehairstanduponthebackofyourneck.Youfeelapresenceoftheghosts.Howdidtheyliveandhowdidtheydie?Ifonlythemummiescouldspeak.4.Cairo'sEgyptianMuseumEgypt,herethetoweringmonumentsofthePharaohsstandsilentamidtheroarofamoderncity.CairoisthelargestmetropolisinAfrica,hometomorethan20millionpeople.Butatitscenterisarefugeefromurbanchaos.ThisisthemuseumofEgyptianantiquities,thetreasurechestofAsiancivilizationandoneofthemostspectacularmuseumsintheworld.VisitorsflockherebythemillionstogazeintotheeyesoflongdeadPharaohsandmarvelattheirdazzlingsarcophagiofsilverandgold.5.London'sNaturalHistoryMuseumTheNaturalHistoryMuseuminLondon,England,it'sacathedralofnaturehousingover70millionspecimens.Duringtheday,thousandsofvisitorstourthegalleries.Butatnight,whenthey'veallgonehome,thisplaceseemstocomealivewithunforgettablestoriesaboutwherewecamefromandwherewearegoing.Thegalleriesanddarkpassagewaysinvitethosewhodaretoventurebehindthescenes.Takeacloserlookanddiscoversecretsthataredisturbingandsometimesbrutal.PartIITheScreamPaintingisafascinatingsubject.Everytimewhenyouvisitamuseum,youwillfindsomethingneweveninthesamepainting.Whilelookingatapainting,youcanenjoyitforitsbeautyalone.Itslines,forms,colors,andcompositionmayappealtoyoursensesandlingerinyourmemory.Apartfromthat,youcanalsotrytofigureoutwhatthepaintingdescribes.Doesitdescribetheartist'simpressionofasceneoraperson?Ordoesitdescribetheartist'sfeelingabouttheartofpaintingitself?AudioscriptSpeaker1:ThispictureisTheScreambyEdvardMunch,andit'saverypowerfulpicture,it'sinblackandwhiteas,asyouseeithere.AndumIthinkit'sparticularlypowerfulbecausemainlybecauseofthatfigurewhoum,whois,whoseemstoberunningoffthisbridgehereholdinghisorherheadinherhandsandscreaming.Andum,what'sveryinterestingaboutthepicturearethetwo,thetwofiguresattheendofthebridgeorfurtherupthisroad.Andit'sdifficulttounderstandwhetherthepersonisrunningfromthemorwhetherthey'rejusterinnocentbystanders.Um,sothereasonI,Ilikethispicture,thereasonIfinditpowerfulisbecauseIthinkthatthepersonisnotactuallyrunningfromthetwodarkfiguresattheendofthebridge,butinfactthepersonissufferingerperhapssomekindofterriblelonelinessorsadness,andis,actuallyseemstobetryingtohidethatfeelingfromthosepeople.AndIthinkthisisacommonfeeling,Ithinkthisissomethingwhichwealldosometimeswhen,whenwefeelsomefeeling,usuallyabadfeeling,somethinglikelonelinessorterribleunhappiness,wedon'twantotherpeopletoseethat,andersowe,wehavetotryandhidethatfeelingfrom,fromothermembersofthe,ofthepublic.AndIfeelthat'swhatthismanorwomanisdoinginthepicturehere.AudioscriptSpeaker2:Asadesign,thepicture'sverystrongaswell.The,thebridgeorthestreetisaverystrongdiagonallinewhichgoesthroughthe,thepicture.Andthentothe,totherightofthescreamer'sheadthere'saseriesofdarkverticallines--it'sdifficulttoknowwhatthatis,perhapsit'safieldormaybeitcouldbeawall,it'sdifficulttoknowexactlywhatitis,butthosedarkverticallinessomehowdepressthepicture,whichisexactlywhattheartistwanted.Andthenatthe,atthetop,youhavethesky,whichtheartisthas,hasermadeintheformperhapsofclouds,whichareverystronghorizontallines,very,veryboldblacklineswhichagainseemtopushthewholepicturedown,andaddtothedepressionofthe,theexperiencewhichthe,thescreameriser,isfeeling.PartIIITajMahalTheTajMahalisawhitemarblemausoleumlocatedinAgra,UttarPradesh,India.ItwasbuiltbyMogulemperorShahJahaninmemoryofhisthirdwife,MumtazMahal.TheTajMahaliswidelyrecognizedasthejewelofMuslimartinIndiaandoneoftheuniversallyadmiredmasterpiecesoftheworld'sheritage.AudioscriptThere'snobuildingmoreromanticormoretragicthantheTajMahal.OnJunethe17th,1631,MumtazMahal,thewifeoftheMogulEmperor,ShahJahan,diedwhilegiving