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    Social Research Draft: 12/16/2013 II The Role of Museums in Utility-Enhancing Consumption and Relatedly an Empirical Study of Museums in the USA1 II.1 Introduction II.1.1 Introduction to Research and Method II.1.2 Introduction to Economics of Museums II.1.3 Consumption and “The Finer Things in Life” II.2 Relevant Issues in the Political Economy of Art Museums II.2.1 Tax Exemptions for Not-for-Profit

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    CDC Museum Observation

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    During the CDC museum visit‚ the two exhibits I found the most interesting were "Where Children Sleep: Photographs by James Mollison" and the Iron Lung. Both of these exhibits caught my attention and I learned a lot from the tour guide‚ especially about the iron lung and polio. The “Where Children Sleep” exhibit was very enlightening and it was fascinating to see how different children live across the united states and the world. In the photos that I took pictures of‚ there was a young boy form Italy

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    This museum was founded on April 13‚ 1870 by a lawyer named John Jay with a simple wish; to bring art to the American people. By 1871‚ the museum had gained over 174 European paintings From 1874 to 1876‚ the museum gained its reputation as a great archive for great relics by purchasing the Censola Collection of Cypriot art. Today‚ the museum hosts a huge amount of works of art from a multitude of different cultures. The museum’s building today is over two million square feet long (“History of the

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    Danielle Burbank Dr. Lee LC22 ANT201 23 February 2017 The Lightner Museum: A Window into the Gilded Age The Lightner Museum in St. Augustine contains several exhibits that accurately reflect American culture in its Gilded Age. From stained glass windows to rusted railroad tracks‚ this brilliant museum offers a window into late 19th to early 20th century American lifestyle. Museums and their artifacts are often used as resources to ethnographic research‚ which is what our classroom attempted

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    (Singapore) Art‚ culture‚ and society; these three elements are closely linked. These three elements affect one another in one way or another. There is often a conflict of interest between the artist‚ the audience‚ and the government body. The artist’s aim is to express art freely. The audience’s aim is to view art in forms that are not offensive to them. The government’s aim is to mitigate the conflict of interest between the two parties by implementing policies and restrictions to art pieces that

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    tishTOPIC 14: BRITISH ARTS Outline: I. Introduction II. Content 1. Overview of the arts in Britain 1.1. What are “the arts”? 1.2. The arts in society 1.3. The characteristics of British arts and letters 1. Types of arts 2.4. Theatre and cinema 2.5. Music 2.6. Literature 2.7. The fine arts III. Conclusion 1. Overview of the arts in Britain 2.1. What are “The arts”? The art is the term which is used

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    Exotic Pitchforks American art has been molded and shaped by different cultures around the world‚ and through the years different artists have given different kinds of art their own little special touch. A very famous type of painting is oil painting‚ and Americans just so happen to be very good at making them. One oil painting that almost everyone is familiar with is “American Gothic” by Grant Wood‚ and another one that is a little less famous is “The Peaceable Kingdom” by Edward Hicks. Both

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    For my cultural event I decided to go and visit the Orlando Museum of Art. There were a lot of different types of art on display. My favorite exhibits had to be the ones on American landscape and the Tony Robbin exhibit. Those both really captured my attention. I also saw all of the art that the Aztecs created. It’s crazy how people from such a long time ago can create such wonderful art. There was one really cool exhibit by David Isenhour and instead of actual paintings‚ it was very unique looking

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    the Berlin’s Museum Island. According to Visit Berlin‚ more than 3 million people come to visit this panorama display of exquisite 20th century art forms each year. Amongst the five famous museums of this island‚ stands the unconventional and thought provoking exhibit- the Bode Museum‚ also known as “ THE LOST MUSEUM”. If you are someone who is intrigued by the idea how several world-class artworks disappeared and reappeared‚ as an effect of the World War II‚ then this

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    suffering from a horrible disease‚ this dyslexia. Because of his dyslexia close did poorly in school. But although Close had trouble in school. He found solace in making art. After earning his Master of fine arts from Yale in 1964‚ Close took his place atop the American art world. What got Close to quickly rise atop the American art world was his creation of his large-scale photo realistic portraits. People said that these paintings were so great that many said that his paintings creatively blurred

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