The National Geographic Society (NGS ), whose headquarters are is Washington, DC in the United States, is one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational institutions. His interests include a variety of disciplines such as geography, archeology and natural sciences, but also care for the environment and conservation of historical heritage, and finally the study of culture the world and its history.
The historic goal that the National Geographic Society has always set it to "increase and diffuse geographic knowledge while promoting the protection of human culture, history and natural resources" - "to INCREASE and diffuse geographic knowledge while Promoting the conservation of the world's cultural, historical, and natural resources ".
His own president and general manager - CEO (chief executive officer) - from March 1998 John M. Fahey, Jr. says that the purpose of NGS is to get people to take care of our planet. The company is run by twenty-three members of the board of trustees made up of a group of eminent educators, businessmen, important government officials, and conservationists. The organization sponsors and promotes the exploration and scientific research. The company also publishes a magazine called National Geographic Magazine and other magazines, books, publications School, maps, movie clips and websites in several languages \u200b\u200band countries around the world. The NGS has an educational foundation through which gives grants to organizations for educational purposes with the aim of enhancing geographic education.
The same Committee Riscerca and Exploration has given grants for scientific research, and recently gave his nine thousandth donation and the various properties include a range of 360 million people per month worldwide. In fact, the National Geographic maintains a museum open to the public in the city of Washington, DC , and helped the sponsorship of major traveling exhibitions such as "King Tut "Shows that exposed povenienti wonderful artifacts from the tomb of the young pharaoh of ancient Egypt, which involved numerous American cities, ending with exposure to Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. The Exhibition" King Tut "is present in London. The National Geographic Society also contributed to the exhibition of "Cultural Treasures of Afghanistan", which was established in May 2008 at the National Gallery of Art in DC Washindton . The exhibition will move in the following eighteen months to the 'Museum of Houston Fine Arts ", the ' Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, and finally to" Metropolitan Museum "in New York City .
Serra da Leba, Angola
Photograph by Kostadin Luchansky
Photograph by Kostadin Luchansky
Pantanal, Brazil
Photograph by Mike Bueno
Rideout Bay, Ontario
Photograph by Lee Anne Carver
Afghan National Policeman, Kabul
Photograph by Shashwat Saraf
Beijing Tourists
Photograph by Tsi Wang
Nagqu Horse Festival, Tibet
Photograph by Michael Yamashita, National Geographic
Photograph by Michael Yamashita, National Geographic
Bridal Procession
Photograph by Antonino Puppi
Photograph by Antonino Puppi
Night Landscape, Tanzania
Photograph by Antonio Busiello
Photograph by Antonio Busiello
Hazrat Ali Mosque, Afghanistan
Photograph by Shashwat Saraf
Photograph by Shashwat Saraf
Sidewalk Café, Paris
Photograph by Steven Greaves
Photograph by Steven Greaves
fonti: National Geographic Photography & Wikipedia
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