Treasure Hunt in the Monastery

The Trivia Treasure Hunt in the Monastery is now open. Visit the exhibition “Famous Lovers” (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Monastery/192/117/99). Then find the pots which are hidden in the Monastery. Clic on the pot. A question will appear in the chat. If you give the right answer, you get a nice gift. Arria Perreault, Curator http://twitter.com/ammonastery (#treasurehuntmonastery)

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When strangers click

Not far from our current topic at the Monastery. HBO has presented for Valentine a documentary showing the story of five couples. They all have met through the Internet and for one case in Second Life. http://whenstrangersclick.com/

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Famous Lovers

For Valentine’s Day, the Monastery is proud to present a new exhibition about the most famous lovers in history, literature and mythology. We present 10 couples through paintings that are mostly from the pre-raphaelit style: Antony and Cleopatra Aphrodite and Adonis Lancelot and Guinevere Penelope and Odysseus Orpheus and Eurydice Eros and Psyche Pyrame and [...]

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Eternal Woman

The Advent Calendar 2010 was a real success (more than 1000 unique visitors). We have selected paintings from the 19th century. Some of the painters are still famous. Some others are being rediscovered. A good example is Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824 – 1904). He was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as [...]

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The Winner is …

The Egg Painting Contest has attracted several designers. We have got six entries. A seventh entry was not taken in account in the contest, because the shape of the egg was modified, but it is exhibited. The jury has also looked only the texture of the eggs and not extra objects added to the egg. [...]

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A romantic place

We have managed a romantic place in the exhibition “The Kiss”: a statue of Venus, a  bank and grewing roses. Maybe you will notice the bow of Cupid, on the floor. The god of love may have forgetten it there. The pose balls don’t have a kiss animation …

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Kisses for Valentine’s

The Monastery presents traditionally on 14th February  an exhibition with a theme related to Valentine’s. In 2010, the chosen theme is the kiss in the western painting. We have selected 12 outstandig kisses from the Baroc period to the beginning of the 20th century. All the paintings of the exhibition are available in Flickr in [...]

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A new exhibition about Angels

The Monastery is proud to present a new exhibition whose title is “Angels. The Representation of Angels in the Western Painting“. The angel is a spiritual creature and its representation in art has changed over time. In the Middle Age, the angel has a masculine aspect. He is thin and has a modest expression. He [...]

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Passenger only

You are on the passenger sit besides the driver and you are going through one of the longest road tunnels of the world, the St. Gotthard Tunnel (16.4 kilometres). You have a smartphone whose brand is an delicious fruit. What do you do?  Let’s shake the light! The smartphone has a long time of exposition. [...]

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Monos: discover Monasteries of Second Life

To celebrate its re-opening on a new sim, the Monastery presents some examples of other monasteries of Second Life. Monastery derives from the Greek word “monos” which means “alone”. It denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace(s) of monastics, whether [...]

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