A MUSEUM OF TREASURES FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO 1935

The Voyager Gazette   °  December 07, 2100

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Grand Opening of Live Your Best Life Museum
<p align="left">Wednesday, December 07, 2100 will bring the grand opening celebration of the Live Your Best Life Museum. Tickets sold out well in advance for opening day but for those of you that were not lucky enough to obtain tickets, this review can serve as your invisibility cloak. Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride.<!--more--></p>
Review of Architecture, Music, Literature and Photography
<p align="left">Upon approaching the building, I notice that there are plenty of electric charging stations for Segways and this is a great sign! This might turn out to be an interesting day for me. Not being a “museum type” person, I was kind of dreading writing this review. Now I am starting to think differently. I step into the lobby of the building (located on the starboard deck of the Voyager, next to the “Uniqueness” exhibit by Curator James Schlenker) and I am immediately relaxed by the pleasant sound of a waterfall and the cool, neutral colors of the furnishings, lighting and décor. I think I am going to like this place!</p>
<p align="left">It appears that this building, crafted after the Greater London Authority Headquarters that was built way back in 2005, has several floors and is centered around a glass and chrome aero- vertical tube system that transports visitors to each floor. There are floors dedicated to all sorts of things including former food styles of different regions of Earth, weather chambers for the study of natural disasters that occurred on Earth, and various levels for the many plants and animal life that were saved before Earth breathed its last sigh.</p>
<p align="left">Today, I have chosen four floors in particular and I hope that you will be encouraged by this review to make your way to the Museum and spend some time among the artifacts that I describe here. I believe that you will find the information and displays informative and enlightening and you will definitely understand the meaning behind the title of the museum. When you do manage to get a ticket for this place, be sure to plan a whole day to view these amazing antiquities of yesteryear. It will be well worth your time!</p>
Renaissance Civil Architecture  -  Medici Palazzo, Florence, Italy
<p align="left">Our first stop will be the 4<sup>th</sup> floor, which is dedicated to Renaissance Civil Architecture. The theme for this floor is “Make Your Community a Better Place” and contains a scale model of the Medici Palace. It is large enough to walk into and stroll around inside. There is also an amazing garden. Do <em>not</em> miss the garden. The Italians really knew how to do gardens!</p>
<p align="left">The Medici Palazzo was built between 1445-1460 by the Italian architect and sculptor, Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi (1396–1472) and was commissioned by the head of the Medici banking family, Cosimo de’ Medici. Before Italy fell into the Mediterranean Sea in 2019, the building was known as the Palazzo Medici Riccardi, after Gabbriello Riccardi who purchased it and expanded it in 1659.</p>
<p align="left">The Medici Palazzo was a beloved building because its owners preserved rare art and they shared their priceless pieces in an effort to enhance the community’s love of the arts. The building style is called “Civil” architecture because it represented a movement toward making ones community a more enjoyable. If only the citizens of the World had paid better attention to the those principles. The wealthy Medici family traveled throughout the world and brought back treasures of all kinds. They shared these magnificent pieces of art, sculpture and artifacts with their fellow citizens. They were a force in obtaining and preserving art for generations to come and fostered this practice among their wealthy peers. Today, in 2100, we can see, feel, hear and enjoy many of the rare pieces from those long-ago days because of the generosity and foresight of the Medici family. In fact, we strive to make our community on board the Voyager  better because of the example set by the Medici’s. When you visit, do not skip the 4<sup>th</sup>floor.</p>
<p align="left">For example, the Medici’s sought out the finest painters and sculptors to create works in their residence. Some of the best known works are the frescoes in the formal chamber. Pictured below is the original piece that covered the ceiling of the chapel in the formal chamber. This extraordinary piece was painstakingly removed by a delicate laser technique that was perfected in 2030 by a French scientist. The Museum has lit this piece with new flouro-halogenous lights that are powered by the sun. The fresco is not to be missed and has luxurious leather couches beneath it for your prone enjoyment of the painting. Lay down, relax and lose yourself in the painting.</p>
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