2000-12-18: Bicentenary of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam: Dutch Paintings
Paintings on Display at the Rijksmuseum"Dr. Ephraim Bueno" (Rembrandt)"Woman Writing a Letter" (Frans van Mieris de Oude)"Mary Magdalena" (Jab van Scorel)"Anna Codde" (Maarten van Heemskerck)"Cleopatra's Banquet" (Gerard Lairesse)"Titus in Friar's Habit" (Rembrandt)Paintings on Display at the Rijksmuseum"Saskia" (Rembrandt)"In the month of July" (Paul Jodeph Constantin Gabriel)"Maria Trip" (Rembrandt)"Still Life with Flowers" (Jan van Huysum)"Haesje van Cleyburgh" (Rembrandt)"Girl in a White Kimono" (George Hendrik Breitner)Paintings on Display at the Rijksmuseum"Man and Woman at s Spinning Wheel" (Peter Pietersz)"Self-portrait" (Rembrandt)"Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem" (Rembrandt"The Jewish Bride" (Rembrandt)"Anna Accused by Tobit of Stealing a Kid" (Rembrandt)"The Prophetess Anna" (Rembrandt)"Doubting Thomas" (Hendrick ter Brugghen)"Still Life with Cheeses" (Floris van Dijck)"Isaac Blessing Jacob" (Govert Flinck)
2000-12-05: Christmas 2000
Two AngelsHeads of Two Angels Looking DownHeads of Two Angels Looking upTwo Angels with DraperyChristmas 2000Two AngelsHeads of Two Angels Looking DownHeads of Two Angels Looking upTwo Angels with DraperyChristmas 2000
2000-11-06: "Espana 2000" International Stamp Exhibition, Madrid
Paintings of the Prado Museum"Family Portrait" (detail), (Adriaen Thomasz Key)"Family Portrait" (detail), (Adriaen Thomasz Key)"Family Portrait" (detail), (Adriaen Thomasz Key)"The Devotion of Rudolf I" (detail)"The Devotion of Rudolf I" (detail)"The Devotion of Rudolf I" (detail)Paintings of the Prado Museum"The Defence of Cadiz" (detail) (Francisco de Zurbaran)"The Defence of Cadiz" (detail) (Francisco de Zurbaran)"The Defence of Cadiz" (detail) (Francisco de Zurbaran)"Vulcan's Forge" (detail) (Diego Velázquez)"Vulcan's Forge" (detail) (Diego Velázquez)"Vulcan's Forge" (detail) (Diego Velázquez)Paintings of the Prado Museum"The Concert" (detail) (Vicente Palmaroli y Gonzalez)"The Concert" (detail) (Vicente Palmaroli y Gonzalez)"The Concert" (detail) (Vicente Palmaroli y Gonzalez)The adoration of the Magi(detail), by Juan Bautista Maino"The Adoration of the Magi" (detail)"The Adoration of the Magi" (detail)José del Castillo - The Seller of Fans, 1786Jan van Kessel - Portrait of a Family in a Garden, 1680José de Ribera - The Deliverence of St. Peter, 1639
2000-10-16: 60th Anniversary of Battle of Britain
60th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, June 1940Bristol BlenheimWinston ChurchillBristol Blenheim and Barrage BalloonsHeinkelSupermarine SpitfireGerman Rescue LaunchMesserschmitt ME109RAF Rescue Launch60th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, June 1940German LookoutChildren Being EvacuatedEvacuating Hospital PatientsHawker HurricaneRescue WorkersChurchill CartoonKing George VI and Queen Elizabeth Inspecting Bomb DamageBarrage Balloon over Tower BridgeThe Battle of Britain, June 1940The Battle of Britain, June 1940Supermarine Spitfires at DuskJunkers 87B
2000-10-02: Submarines
Reef RangerBritish HMS Revenge S-27 SubmarineDutch Walrus S-802 SubmarineUSS Los Angeles SSN-688 SubmarineFrench Daphne Class SubmarineUSS Ohio SSBN-726 SubmarineUSS Skipjack SSN-585 SubmarineThe World of SubmarinesGerman Submarine Type 209Bathyscaphe TriesteThe World of SubmarinesRescue and Research SubmarinesSea CliffBeaver Mark IVCubmarineAlvinRussian Argus Submarine
2000-09-25: Animals of the Rainforest
Agouti sp. (Dasyprocta sp.)Greater Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)Basilisk LizardTiger Heliconian (Heliconius ismenius)Animals of the RainforestGreen Violetear Hummingbird (Colibri thalassinus)Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja)Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus)White Uakari Monkey (Cacajao calvus calvus)Tamandua (Tamandua sp.)CoatiAnimals of the RainforestRed-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas)Red-faced Black Spider Monkey (Ateles paniscus)Northern Emerald-Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus)Kinkajou (Potos flavus)Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)TapirKeel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)
2000-08-21: New Millennium: Popes of the Millennium
The Popes of the MillenniumAlexander VI, 1492-1503Benedict XIII, 1724-1730Boniface IX, 1389-1404Alexander VI, 1492-1503Clement VIII, 1592-1605Clement VI, 1342-1352The Popes of the MillenniumJohn Paul II, 1978-2005Benedict XV, 1914-1922John XXIII, 1958-1963Pius XI, 1922-1939Pope Pius XII (1876-1958)Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)The Popes of the MillenniumThe Popes of the Millennium
2000-08-21: New Millennium: Monarchs of the Millennium
The Monarchs of the MillenniumKing Donald III of Scotland, 1093-1097King Duncan I of Scotland, 1034-1040King Duncan II of Scotland, 1094King Macbeth of Scotland, 1040-1057King Malcolm III of Scotland, 1057-1093King Edgar of Scotland, 1097-1107The Monarchs of the MillenniumKing Charles I of England and Scotland, 1625-1649King Charles II of England and Scotland, 1660-1685Prince Charles Edward Stuart, 1720-1788King James II of England and VII of Scotland, 1685-1689King James II of Scotland, 1437-1460King James III of Scotland, 1460-1488The Monarchs of the MillenniumThe Monarchs of the Millennium
2000-08-21: New Millennium: 3000 Years of Chinese Paintings
Millennium - Three Thousand Years of Chinese Painting"Admonishing the Court Ladies" (attr. Ku K'ai-Chih)Ink on Silk Drawing from Zhan Jadashan (3rd-century BC)Ink and Colorr on Silk Drawing from Mawangdui Tomb"Scholars Collating Texts" (detail) (attr. Yang Zihua)"Spring Outing" (detail) (attr. Zhan Ziqian)"Portrait of the Emperors" (detail) (attr. Yen Liben)"Sailing Boats and Riverside Mansion" (attr. Li Sixun)"Two Horses and Groom" (detail) (Han Kan)"King's Portrait" (detail) (attr. Wu Daozi)"Court Ladies Wearing Flowered Headdresses" (detail)"Distant Mountain Forest (Mountain)" (Juran)"Mount Kuanglu" (Jiang Hao)Pheasant and Small Birds" (Huang Jucai)"Deer Among Red Maples" (anonymous artist)"Distant Mountain Forest (River and Fields)" (Juran)"Literary Gathering" (Han Huang)"Birds and Insects" (detail) (Huang Quan)
2000-08-21: New Millennium: People & Events of 13th-Century (1250-1300)
Millennium - Late 13th CenturyThumbscrew (Expansion of the Inquisition, 1250)Chartres Cathedral (completed 1260)Donor's Sculpture in Naumburg Cathedral (completed 1260)Delegates (Simon de Montfort's Parliament, 1260)"Maestŕ" (Cimabue) (painted 1270)Marco Polo (departure from Venice, 1271)"Divine Wind" (Kamikaze wind saves Japan from invasion 1274)Death of St. Thomas Aquinas (1274)Arezzo Cathedral (completed 1277)Margrethe (crowned Queen of Scotland, 1286)Jewish Exodus (expulsion of Jews from England, 1290)Muslim Horseman (capture of Acre, 1291)Moshe de Léon (compiles the Zohar, 1291)Knights in Combat (German Civil War, 1292-98)Death of Kublai Khan (1294)Dante Writes "La Vita Nuova" (1295)"Autumn Colours on Quiao and Hua Mountains" (1296)
2000-08-04: "Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's Century"
The Life and Times H.M. Queen Elizabeth the Queen MotherLady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon as Young GirlQueen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, 1940Queen Mother with Princess Anne, 1951Queen Mother in Canada, 1969H.M. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Celebrates 100 YearsIn the Gardens
2000-07-13: Girls' Brigade
Outreach Program at Sunshine Home for GirlsUllida Rawlins Gill (International Vice President)Officers and GirlsGirl with FlagMembers with 8th Antigua Company FlagThe Girls Brigade
2000-06-26: Centenary of First Zeppelin Flight
LZ-1 Airship, 1900LZ-2 Airship, 1906LZ-3 Airship, 1906LZ-7 Ersatz Deutschland, 1910Zeppelin, the Man and his AirshipsZeppelin, the Man and his Airships
2000-06-26: 100th Test Cricket Match at Lord's Ground
Richie RichardsonViv Richards100th Test Match at Lord's GroundLord's Cricket Ground
2000-06-26: Summer Olympic Games 2000 - Sydney
2000 Olympic Games, SydneyMarcus Latimer Hurley, St. Louis, 1904DivingFlamingo Stadium, Rome (1960) and Italian FlagAncient Greek Javelin Thrower
2000-06-26: 175th Anniversary of the First Public Railway
175th Anniversary of the First Public RailwaysGeorge Stephenson with Locomotion No.1, 1875Camden and Amboy Railroad Locomotive "John Bull", 1831
2000-06-26: 250th Death Anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
250th Death Anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
2000-06-26: 50th Anniversary of International Film Festival, Berlin
50th Anniversary of International Film Festival, BerlinAnna Karina in "Une Femme est Une Femme""Carmen Jones""Die Ratten""Die vier im Jeep"Sidney Poitier in "Lilies of the Field""Invitation to the Dance"50th Anniversary of International Film Festival, Berlin
2000-06-26: "EXPO 2000" World Stamp Exhibition, Anaheim
The First Space SuccessesSputnik 1Explorer 1Mars ExpressLunik 1 SolnikRanger 7Mariner 4The First Space SuccessesMariner 10SohoMariner 2GiottoExosatPioneer VenusThe First Space SuccessesFirst Man in Orbit
2000-06-26: 25th Anniversary of "Apollo-Soyuz" Joint Project
25th Anniversary of Apollo-Soyuz Test ProjectAlexei LeonovSoyuz 19Valeri Kubasov25th Anniversary of Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
2000-06-26: Election of Einstein as Time Magazine "Man of the Century"
Election of Einstein as Time Magazine "Man of the Century"
2000-06-21: 18th Birthday of Prince William
HRH Prince William - 18th Birthday, 21st June 2000Prince William WavingWearing Eton School UniformWearing Grey SuitPrince WilliamHRH Prince William - 18th Birthday, 21st June 2000
2000-05-29: Flowers of the Caribbean
Epidendrum pseudepidendrumOdontoglossum cervantesiiCattleya dowianaBrassavola nodosaFlowers of the CaribbeanFlowers of the CaribbeanAspasia epidendroidesMaxillaria cucullataFlowersMasdevallia coccineaPaphinia cristataWest Indian Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia)Forbes' Cattleya (Cattleya forbesii)Lycaste skinneriPercival's Cattleya (Cattleya percivaliana)FlowersAnthurium andreanumDolichandra unguis-catiHibiscus rosa-sinensisCanna indicaHeliconius umilisStrelitzia reginaePseudocalymna aliiaceumDatura candidaIpomoea tuberosaAllamanda catharticaColliandra haematocephalaFlowersFlowers of the CaribbeanBeloperone guttata
2000-05-29: Butterflies (2000)
Wonderful Butterflies of AntiguaWonderful Butterflies of AntiguaWonderful Butterflies of AntiguaReakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)Swordtail Butterfly (Graphium encelades)Milon's Swallowtail (Graphium milon)Orange Theope (Theope eudocia)Sloane's Urania (Uranus sloanus)Gold-drop Helicopis (Helicopis cupido)Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio veiovis)Giant Swordtail (Graphium androcles)Cramer's Mesene (Mesene phareus)Milkweed Butterfly (Euploea miniszeki)Doris Longwing (Heliconius doris doris)Crowned Hairstreak (Evenus coronata)Anchisiades Swallowtail (Papilio anchisiades)White-spotted Tadpole (Syrmatia dorilas)Blue Banded Morpho (Morpho patroclus)Loruhama Eyemark (Mesosemia loruhama)Uncertain Owlet (Bia actorion)Ghost Brimstone (Anteos clorind)Blue Tharops (Menander menande)Neotropical Butterflies (Catasticta manco)White-tailed Pag (Urania leitus)
2000-05-29: Cats (2000)
CatsLong-haired Blue and WhiteSnow ShoePersianChocolate Lynx PointBrown and White SphynxWhite TortoiseshellCats
2000-05-29: Dogs (2000)
BoxerWhite-haired PointerAlaskan malamuteSalukiDogsBearded CollieCardigan Welsh CorgiSalukiBasset HoundWhite Standard PoodleBoston TerrierDogs
2000-05-15: 400th Birth Anniversary of Anthony van Dyck
400th Anniversary of Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641)"Arthur Goodwin""Sir Thomas Wharton""Mary Villiers", Daughter of Duke of Buckingham"Christina Bruce", Countess of Devonshire"James Hamilton", Duke of Hamilton"Henry Danvers", Earl of Danby400th Anniversary of Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641)"Charles I in State Robes""Queen Henrietta Maria""Queen Henrietta Maria with Sir Jeffrey Hudson""Charles I in Armour""Queen Henrietta Maria in Profile""Queen Henrietta Maria in Black Dress"400th Anniversary of Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641)"Marie de Raet", Wife of Philippe le Roy"Jacomo de Cachiopin""Princess Henrietta of Lorraine Attended by Page""Portrait of a Man""Portrait of a Woman""Philippe le Roy"400th Anniversary of Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641)400th Anniversary of Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641)400th Anniversary of Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641)400th Anniversary of Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641)400th Anniversary of Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641)400th Anniversary of Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641)
2000-04-17: "The Stamp Show 2000" International Stamp Exhibition, London
Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda)Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata)Red-billed Streamertail (Trochilus polytmus)Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)Birds of the CaribbeanGround Dove (Columbina passerina)Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola)Green-backed Heron (Butorides virescens)Lovely Cotinga (Cotinga amabilis)St. Vincent Parrot (Amazona guildingii)Cuban Grassquit (Tiaris canorus)Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)Birds of the CaribbeanScarlet Macaw (Ara macao)Yellow-fronted Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)Queen-of-Bavaria (Aratinga guarouba)Nanday Conure (Aratinga nenday)Jamaican Tody (Todus todus)Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)Puerto Rico Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis)Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)Birds of the CaribbeanBirds of the Caribbean
2000-01-18: 60th Birthday of Sir Cliff Richard
60th Birthday of Sir Cliff Richard
2000-01-18: Senior Celebrities of the 20th-Century
Super Seniors Stars of the twentieth CenturyKatharine Hepburn (1907-2003)Martha Graham (1894-1991)Eubie Blake (1887-1983)Agatha Christie (1890-1976)Eudora Welty (1909-2001)Helen Hayes (1900-1993)Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989)Katharine Graham (1917-2001)Pablo Casals (1876-1973)Pete Seeger (1919-2014)Andres Segovia (1893-1987)Frank Lloyd Wright (1890-1978)
2000-01-18: Charlie Chaplin Commemoration
Charlie Chaplin Comedian of the CenturyStanding in Street ("Modern Times")Hugging Man ("The Gold Rush")Charlie Chaplin (1889-1997)Wielding Tools ("Modern Times")With Hand on Hips ("The Gold Rush")Wearing Cape ("The Gold Rush")