GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM BILBAO Bilbao—today one of the top tourist destinations in Europe—was such a backwater in the 1990s that‚ according to Gehry‚ the 265‚000-square-foot museum‚ beside the Nervión River‚ went up almost unnoticed by the press. That only contributed to the drop-dead impact it created with its unveiling. “I like to work under the radar as much as I can. It’s been harder since I’ve gotten notorious‚” says Gehry. The first photos of the near-complete structure‚ which resembles a gargantuan
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The Stibbert museum was originally the collection of Frederick Stibbert located inside his private residence in Montughi near the Florence country side. Stibbert used his large inheritance to peruse a passion for collecting‚ acquiring a variety of objects such as armor‚ swords and art from across the world including Europe‚ the Middle East‚ and Japan. Following his death in 1906‚ Stibbert bequeathed his house to the municipality of Florence where the collection was made open to the public for future
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he Laguna Art Museum is a museum located in Laguna Beach‚ California‚ on Pacific Coast Highway. An exhibition titled WoW: Emergent Media Phenomenon was displayed at the museum from June 14 to October 4‚ 2009.[1] The museum recently presented a major retrospective on the artist Roger Edward Kuntz.[2] The museum is a member of the North American Reciprocal Museums program. References[edit] Jump up ^ A group of small marine paintings by Frank Cuprien are on display on the mezzanine. . An
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Discover World Treasure At The Victoria and Albert Museum‚ London LEAD PARAGRAPH If art and design is your forte‚ there is no better place to visit than London’s Victoria and Albert museum. Located in the world famous museum district of South Kensington‚ this real treasure of a collection is sure to captivate art lovers of all ages. It’s easy to fall in love with this architectural gem as well as the astounding exhibits on show. The Victoria and Albert museum combines education with a enjoyable day out
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Kirsten Cooper Lara Jacobs WRTG 3020 2/4/13 The Art of Darkness: Beauty’s Dependence on Darkness in The Art of Travel “There was only one way to possess beauty properly‚ and that was by understanding it‚ by making oneself conscious of the factors (psychological and visual) responsible for it” (de Botton 216). In The Art of Travel‚ Alain de Botton encourages the reader to view the world through an artistic eye‚ one which is attuned to detail. By doing so‚ one can comprehend beauty by becoming ardently
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2. Theoretical context “There is no escape from the politics of our knowledge.” This chapter will focus on state of the art theory regarding museums in a global perspective‚ but also museums in a post-Apartheid context. A number of concepts have already been mentioned that warrant explicit explanation due to the nature of the terms. The concept of ‘museum’‚ ‘heritage’‚ ‘community’ and ‘identity’ are broad enough to warrant explanation within the context of this paper. These concepts have been
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following extract from reading 2.2 ‘Benin antiquities at the British Museum’ and look at Plates 3.1.14 British officers of the Benin punitive expedition with bronzes and ivories taken from the royal compound‚ Benin City‚ 1897 and 3.2.24 Display of Benin bronzes in the Sainsbury African Galleries‚ the British Museum‚ 2005 in the AA100 Illustration Book. How do the different contexts of display reflect different attitudes to the art of Benin? At the end of the 19th century‚ Africa was known colloquially
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“Visual language is used in art to give meaning to artworks. Discuss with reference to 3 artists” Visual language is used in art to give meaning to artworks. Many artists use signs and symbols to convey many messages or communicate certain ideas or even to express their thoughts and feelings on certain topics‚ whether political or personal. Some artists who used symbolism in their artworks included: Pablo Picasso‚ Frida Kahlo‚ and Gordon Bennett. Pablo Picasso was an artist who often used signs
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Virtual Museum Tour: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Natasha Rodas Community College of Denver Virtual Museum Tour: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History On September 22‚ 2013‚ I virtually visited the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History located in Washington‚ D.C.‚ USA. It is one of the widest known museums in the United States and has many themes related to Natural History. The virtual tour is relatively easy to maneuver and provides many
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Art is a diverse range of human activities and the products of those activities; this article focuses primarily on the visual arts‚ which includes the creation of images or objects in fields including painting‚ sculpture‚ printmaking‚ photography‚ and other visual media. Architecture is often included as one of the visual arts; however‚ like the decorative arts‚ it involves the creation of objects where the practical considerations of use are essential—in a way that they are usually not for a painting
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