When I went and visited the Albrecht-Kemper Museum, I chose the painting, The Old Buchanan County Courthouse, in St. Joseph, Missouri. The artist of this painting is James Penney, an American, born in 1910 and died in 1982. The Old Buchanan County Courthouse, was not originally placed in the Albrecht-Kemper Museum, but was gives as a gift to the Albrecht-Kemper Museum by Mrs. James Penney in memory of James Penney. The characteristic of this painting in 1974-1976 was oil on a canvas. The painting
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I have always liked the Art Museum. I used a vague and simple descriptive word because it was always in the back of my mind and not nearly as important as it is to me today. It is only recently that I have been able to take advantage of my interest. I want to know and continue to be educated towards a future career. Having visited this museum many times, it is easy to make a collective understanding different perspectives from a student enthusiastic as I to a novice with limited interest. I am a
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` Judge, Stephanie Art 100 Museum Essay and Online Museum Essay Bibliography: "William-Adolphe Bouguereau Biography." Bouguereau Biography. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2012. <http://www.bouguereau.org/biography.html>. "MFAH | Top 100 Highlights | #1 - The Elder Sister." MFAH | Top 100 Highlights | #1 - The Elder Sister. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2012. <http://www.mfah.org/art/100-highlights/Elder-Sister-Bouguereau/>. Online Museum Essay William-Adolphe Bouguereau
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Museums today serve the vital role of remembering and retelling the past for the benefit of the future. Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home, is a museum which tries to represent and retell the story a man who embodied American democratic liberty, despite his many contradictory flaws, to the public. For the story of Jefferson, a man who penned the Declaration of Independence, founded the University of Virginia, and wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, to be made both important in the
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Thuy Truong – 02390838 Professor Doyle ARTH 103 November 17, 2014 Guardians of the Galaxy One day when I was wandering around Bowers Museum, I came across nine oversized paintings shown in an exhibition made entirely by one extraordinary 69-year-old Buddhist monk in Nepal named Shashi Dhoj Tulachan, a second generation thangka artist living. The practice of thangka art has been around for centuries and is carried out by highly trained monks for the purpose of teaching about Buddha and the tenets
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Museum Assignment In the following paper I will compare and contrast, as well as describe in detail two works of art from the ancient Egyptian eras. Visiting the museum at The University of Pennsylvania I decided to choose what was called, “Statue of a Man,” which derived sometime between the years of 80-50 BCE. The work of Art that I chose in the textbook to compare against “Statue of a Man,” is “The Colossal Figure of Akhenaten” which was founded somewhere between the years of 1353 and 1336 BCE
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Britney Gorman Danielle Susalla Art 110 Spring 2013 Visual Analysis of Vincent van Gogh’s “Irises” Vincent van Gogh is a very prominent painter from the 1800’s. He created some of the most memorable paintings still to this day. On May 8, 1889, van Gogh admitted himself to an asylum in France called Saint Paul-de-Mausole in Saint Remy, after he had been hospitalized multiple times for self-injury. The asylum was surrounded with gardens and nature became the main focus in his paintings. It was
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State Hospital Museum of Mental Health. The OSH Museum, as it will be referred to henceforth, was established in 2012. It aims to create an open environment for the education and enlightenment of the institution history and, more importantly, mental health. Currently, the OSH Museum is operating on, and updating, a five year strategic plan. Part of this plan is to more accurately, and with greater detail, report financial ongoings of the museum. Compare to at least 3 other museums in Oregon-financial
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Earned Revenue *Earned revenue* is *revenue* created by the business operations of the facility. Sources that contribute to museums’ earned revenue include admissions, gift shops, food and beverage sales, memberships, facility rentals, and fees for research services. Essentially, any product or service that is offered by the museum and generates income is considered earned income. *Unearned revenue* is money that is not generated by the business operations of the facility, but is provided
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Should Museums Like the “RA RODDA Museum of Pathology” Exist? Discussed in the wrong context the idea of having human remains, amputations and specimens on display for others to view sounds, not only wrong, but inhumane. So when people discover that there are museums all around the world that are devoted to this purpose they are often shocked and repulsed. But what they don’t know is that these museums of science are the reason for many of the world’s illnesses and diseases being cured. Pathology
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Have you ever been to the holocaust museum in Washington D.C.? The Holocaust museum is a place where you have to know if you are ready to go. The holocaust was one of the most tragic events in history, in which Hitler and his Nazi army/government took the lives of 6 million innocent jews. This is an objective statement because it is backed up by facts. Objectivity is not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts. And subjectivity is Based on or influenced by
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Jujia Li Prof Harris HUM 1020 Museum Project Nov.12.2014 The National Museum of American History During this fall term.I went to the The National Museum of American History. It was a pleasure to having a chance to visit this Historical museum.Inside The National Museum of American History,I saw collects, preserves and displays the heritage of the united states in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific and military history. Among the items
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded on April 13, 1870, and is located in the City of New York. The museum is bombarded with facts about the world that can be seen from many different perspectives. The key purpose, I believe, of the metropolitan museum is to enable one to see art through a different lens which will constitute to changing your perspective and the way you feel about art. The museum is full of knowledge that incorporates two major department that also branches of into more spectcific
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The holocaust museum was built inform visitors what happen during the time of Holocaust for Jewish people in Germany. The museum talks about events and shows graphic images of what happen during that time period. In articles authors use objectivity and subjectivity to write their articles. Objectivity means to give factual information about an event, and subjectivity means to give information with your own opinions and emotions in what you write. Some authors who write non-fictions only use objectivity
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Trip to Holocaust Museum My trip to the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education center was not only emotional but also impacting. As I walked around the building looking at all the different artifacts and documents of the Holocaust, it felt as if I was transported back to 1944 during the time of the second World War. I could feel the sadness of the victims of this murderous time as I stepped into the rail car. With only eight people inside the car at the time, I could already feel tight and uncomfortable
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Museum Paper In this week’s class, we all made a visit to San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Actually, this was my first time to take a tour to a museum in U.S. Museum is a place worth visiting, and it really was a better experience for me. I saw so many artworks in this big museum. Now, I select three of these artworks to share with you. They completely shocked me and gave a deep expression at first sight. First of all, I want to show my favorite one to you. It is called “bridge”, and it was
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Jessica Araujo W24-35-3707 Museum Experience One of the coolest things about this museum is the landscape artwork. From the white intertwining tree trunk looking sculpture, to the huge marble ball outside the doors of the FIU Frost Art Museum it blew my mind. Since I am not used to a University setting, I forgot how schools take pride in their landscape. The real journey starts inside. The minute the walk in you are exposed to a lot of light and greeted by a nice lady in the front. I preceded
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The Mütter Museum, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is part of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Established in 1863 after Dr. Thomas Dent Mütter–the museum's namesake–donated his collection of specimens and tools, the museum serves as a place to display and educate visitors on medical mysteries and ‘anomalies.’ It houses a vast collection of medical instruments, anatomical specimens, and remains (such as bones, skin, and skulls). Over time, the museum has been home to over 6,600 specimens
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art; today, those venues are commonly referred to as museums. Museums—in the modern world—display works of art from the past, all throughout human history. There are several museums throughout the world—like the Louvre in France—which holds one of the most iconic pieces of art, the Mona Lisa. In addition, these several forms of art have not rested in Europe, they have been spread throughout the world, in places such as the Fred Jones Jr. Museum, located in Norman, Oklahoma, in the United States. In
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The Holocaust Museum Houston located at 5401 Caroline Street Houston, Texas 77004 is a 27,000 square foot facility dedicated to honoring the memory of the more than 12 million people who lost their lives at the hands of the Nazi regime in the Holocaust during the Second World War. In addition to serving as a memorial, Holocaust Museum Houston also serves to educate people on the dangers of evil and prejudice, as their motto and slogan is “Stop hate. Starting here.” Using the lesson of the Holocaust
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March 6, 2018, I had the privilege of going to the Dallas Museum of Art for the first time, it was a totally different experience for me. The Dallas Museum of Art is one of the largest art museums in America located in downtown Dallas. The collection consists of over 24,000 artworks from different time periods and countries. At first, I literally just made my mind up to walk in, take a photograph and leave but as I stepped into the museum, taking a photograph was the last thing I did. I got so carried
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The Museum Project The museum I visited was The Mitchell Gallery of St. Johns College in Annapolis. The first piece of art work I focused on was The King of Nails by Gideon Bok. The second piece I noticed was Lear and Cordelia by John Raphael Smith. The “beautiful” artwork is The King of Nails by Gideon Bok. The oil painting consist of many different colors which all add great highlight to the room. It is of a clustered apartment or a studio of some sort. The painting portrays a panoramic view
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One of my favorite places we visited on the D.C. trip was the Holocaust Museum. I think it was the most meaningful place we visited and I learned a lot being there. It gave anyone who was there a truthful depiction of what really happened during the period of the Holocaust. I was definitely the most emotional at this museum out of all of the ones we visited, but it gave me more knowledge and insight on the topic. I listened to two survivors of the Holocaust and their stories. It was amazing to hear
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Introduction Context The Museum contains over 2,700 specimens (or "pots"), which display diseased human tissue at the macroscopic level. Specimens are obtained both from organs removed surgically and from tissue obtained at autopsy, where the natural history of disease is in full view. User research Museum of Human Disease 的观众除了UNSW医学院的专业学生以外，最主要的观众群体就是中小学生。但是与医学学生以专业为导向的情况不同，博物馆往往难以满足青少年的心理诉求。这主要是由于青少年正处在从童年向成年人发展的过渡阶段所导致的。Hughes 指出，青少年是一个不太愿意参观博物馆的群体。首先，青少年在这个时期对于自己生活和学校以外的世界不太关注。因此他们往往会
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When I first approached the Legion of Honor Museum, it made me speechless at how beautiful it is. The staircase leading up to the museum entrance was amazing, surrounded by beautiful grass and trees. It's as if the area surrounding the museum is the canvas of a painting or sculpture. While the Legion of Honor Museum is like a butterfly in a cocoon. Furthermore, the big pond in front of the entrance is beautiful, with flowers and bushes in front. The style of the building and the engraving remind
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Getty Villa Museum The Getty Villa, like its predecessor the Getty museum, holds many wonderful pieces of art, mostly from the Greek and Roman empires; but, unlike the Getty museum, the Getty villa has been built to emulate the Villa of the Papyri that was buried after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii, Italy. Therefore, the Getty Villa has a much more intermit and intercate design than its previous predecessor, it is also much smaller and has many rooms and gardens of different sizes, making
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The Holocaust The Holocaust was a tragically unforgivable time,where Adolf Hitler killed many innocent lives. In the Museum of Tolerance they explain all the events that went on during this time period in many exhibits. For example Hitler did not like many people so he had the Nazis begin genocide which caused wars. By commiting genocide he sent many “undesirable” lives to a relocation site, which was actually a concentration camp. In one exhibit they explained to us that he committed murder in
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de Madrid Matt (The Prado National Museum): The Prado National Museum is a museum located in central Madrid. This museum is special, as it features one of the world’s finest collections of European art. This collection is from the 12th century, all the way up to the 19th century. This collection of art is based on the Spanish Royal Collection, which is without a doubt, the best Spanish collection of art. This museum was originally founded as a museum of paintings and sculpture; however, it
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Lets consider the role of museums nowadays. Museum it is the place where we learn about the past, about the art and about people who lived in the past. In my view, the role of museums nowadays is the same what it always was always - to give us information about the past. It is often said that museums have become less popular, because everybody has internet at home and that means that we can easily find the information that we need without leaving our place. Moreover to get the information
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Brooks Art Museum is my selected virtual museum, and this museum presents itself as a major reflection of change in society. The Memphis Brooks Art Museum can be researched using the website http://www.brooksmuseum.org. It is located at 1934 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38104. The hours of operation for the museum are as follows: Monday &Tuesday: Closed, Wednesday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Thursday 10a.m. - 8 p.m., Friday: 10 a.m. – 4p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. - 5p.m, Sunday 11 a.m.- 5p.m. .The museum is closed
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