Caracas
- The capital of Venezuela, Caracas is a city that gathers testimonies from Colonial times, innovative modern proposals from the 1950's, buildings from the oil boom of the 1970s, as well as informal settlements.
Coro
- The first capital of Venezuela and one of the early colonial town in South America, founded in 1527. This historic city is “the only surviving example of a rich fusion of local traditions with Spanish Mudéjar and Dutch architectural techniques,” according…
Cultural Heritage of Venezuela
- Caracas, San Rafael de Mucuchíes and El Tisure, San Francisco de Yare, Coro, Mérida, Maracaibo, Other Locations
Maracaibo
- The capital of Zulia state, Maracaibo is the second-largest city in Venezuela. Rich in oil, this state is economically essential to the country. The city was a pioneer in arts and economic development, during the 19th century. Marabinos are very proud of the…
San Francisco de Yare
- A small town well known for the way it celebrates the Feast of Corpus Christi: Groups of people dance disguised as masked devils commemorating the presence of Christ in the Sacrament. This ancestral tradition is a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Apollo 11 Moon Landing (Recreation)
- Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon July 20, 1969. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56:15 UTC. Aldrin joined him about 20 minutes later. They spent about two and a quarter hours…
Apollo 11 Moon Landing (VR Experience)
- Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon July 20, 1969. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56:15 UTC. Aldrin joined him about 20 minutes later. They spent about two and a quarter hours…
Apollo 16MM Maurer Data Acquisition Camera
- Apollo 11 carried two Maurer data acquisition cameras, one on the command module and one on the lunar module. The cameras were used primarily to record engineering data and for continuous-sequence terrain photography. The CM camera had lenses of 5-mm, 10-mm,…
Apollo 70mm Hasselblad EL Data Camera
- The electrically powered camera, carried on the lunar module, featured semiautomatic operation. It used 60-mm Biogon lens exclusively. The operating sequence was initiated by squeezing a trigger mounted on the camera handle. A reseau grid was set in front…
Apollo Gnoman Tripod
- This gnomon is like those used on the lunar surface by Apollo astronauts during their scientific and photographic tasks. A gnomon is a gimbaled stadia rod mounted on a tripod so that the rod was free to point vertically. When deployed on the lunar surface,…
Apollo Heavier Weight Hammer
- Hammers of this style were used on Apollo 14, 15, 16 and 17. However, there were minor changes in configuration of the handle and adapter through out these missions. This tool was used to break chips from rocks or to drive core tubes into the soil. It wasdesigned…
Apollo Moon Golf Club
- On Feb. 6, 1971, Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard became the first person to play golf on the moon. He smuggled a makeshift golf club head onto the spacecraft inside a sock. The first ball he hit veered into a nearby crater, but with a solid second swing,…
Aureola para Santo Pequeño
- A circular piece in openwork metal which is chiseled and embossed. In the center vegetables within a circle around beams joined by a wavy hoop. This type of object was placed on the head of the wooden sculptures intended to be clothed.
Bodega de Señora Paula
- Ms Paula’s Grocery Store This small corner store was founded by Ms. Paula Noriega Deguias, a neighbor from the high area of El Calvario community. Ms. Paula sold in this store groceries, ice cream, snow cones, sodas, and beer, mostly on the weekends and on…
Calavera
- Carlos Zerpa began his Skulls series in New York in 1993. Created with ceramic, jewels, paint, and embedded objects, these skulls are (according to Zerpa) an homage to Mexico.