and Britain‚ a Parliamentary committee was selected to debate the legality of Elgin’s ownership. The British government decided to purchase the sculptures from Lord Elgin at half his investment and exclaimed they would be better cared for by their museum than returning back to Greece. My view on the proper location of the “Parthenon Marbles” is that of Greece. From the very beginning‚ the removal of the marble sculptures have had a
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SALAR JUNG MUSEUM -HISTORY The Salar Jung Museum was established in 1951. The major portion of the collection of the museum was acquired by Mir Yousuf Ali Khan‚ popularly known as Salar Jung III. In the absence of any direct descendants of Salar Jung III‚ the Government of India appointed a Committee to administer the Salar Jung Estate. Later on with the idea of perpetuating his name‚ the Salar
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The short answer to the above-entitled question is no‚ the Museum of Tolerance is not tolerant. The long answer‚ since everything has both long and short answers these days‚ is the Museum tries to be as tolerant as it can‚ but as my guide commented "humanity is simply incapable of not being prejudiced." Instead of spending the following pages explaining why this exhibit is less tolerant then that exhibit‚ I would like to break this paper up into two parts: the first a discussion on the tolerance
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Between 1980 and 1990 he expanded in inventory of images and icons to include heads‚ portraits‚ masks and the urban and suburban imagery. Arkley returned from a trip from Europe where he had searched for inspiration. Upon walking home‚ he noticed the pattern of his front gate‚ he then ran around to all his neighbours gates using them as inspiration in his later artworks. Arkley’s inspiration was taken from the patterns‚ colours and forms (gates‚ doors etc.) found in Australian suburbia. Strong visual
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Axia College University of Phoenix WORLD CULTURE AND THE ARTS (AXIA) HUM/205 Jaynelle Nixon January 27‚ 2008 Museum Collection 2 Classical and Hellenistic Greece One of the most well known piece of this time‚ is the statue called Ludovisi Gaul killing himself and his wife‚ also known as The Galatian Suicide. The original was made by Greek sculptors commissioned by Attalus I after his victories over the Gauls of Galatia. This is a statue of A man about to drive a
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ΛΙΓΗΤΣ “ΝΔ ΣΟΥΝΔΣ The trip on February 10 ‚ 2011 to Lights and Sounds was very educational and was very fun . The parts about Jose P. Rizal were very interesting and I learned a lot about his life. There were two parts that scared me the most . First ‚ was the one where we saw the characters of Noli Me Tangere and El Felibusterismo . What scared me there was Sisa ‚ because of her laugh( while she cried ) and how she moved . The second thing that scared me was at the last part when we
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Pillars of ashoka The pillars of Ashoka are a series of columns dispersed throughout the northern Indian subcontinent‚ erected or at least inscribed with edicts by the Mauryan king Ashoka during his reign in the 3rd century BC. Originally‚ there must have been many pillars but only nineteen survive with inscriptions‚ and only six with animal capitals‚ which were a target for Muslim iconoclasm. Many are preserved in a fragmentary state. Averaging between 40 to 50 feet (12 to 15 m) in height‚ and weighing
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Duaa Abdulilah Art 104 Prof. Erickson Thursday‚ Oct. 16‚ 2014 Museum Visit Reflection Paper Going for the first time to the M.H. de Young Museum‚ in San Francisco was a wonderful experience for me. I learned about and saw amazing art that I had never seen before. It was a whole different feeling walking into the museum; everything looked so beautiful and different from what I was expecting to see. The three pieces of art that caught my eye as soon as I looked at them were the First Theme
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orange sky. The Scream of nature was sold for $119‚922‚600 at Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern art auction on 2 May 2012 to financier Leon Black which was the highest nominal price paid for a painting at auction. The painting is on display in the Museum of Modern Art in New York for six months from October 2012 to March 2013. This painting is not only famous but has been one of the most targeted object for thefts. Many theft attempts has happened such as one day on February 22nd 1994 during the opening
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A historical site that is well known in the United States calls for a better way of preparation. When I learnedthat I was going to visit Carnton museum‚ I passably prepared in order to make this actual visit memorable and outstanding. Although many people have visited this site and written a lot about it‚ there cannot be a better feeling than having direct experience. So‚ I had to be set both physically and psychologically. First of all‚ I collected a little information about the place. This information
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