In the podcast “Museums as White Spaces‚” Arun Venugopal discusses how racial minorities can perceive museums and galleries as unwelcoming to them. Even the residents of a city like Baltimore feel unwelcome in museums in their neighborhoods like the Walters Art Museum and the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA). Many of the world’s greatest museums have existed for many years; they hold long standing traditions and have striven to maintain their status as keepers of collections and public educators‚
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On February 6‚ 2016‚ I visited the Tampa Museum of Arts located in downtown Tampa. Originally I was planning to visit the Dali Museum‚ however on that day the weather was awful. So‚ I had to visit a museum that was close by the area where my aunt lives. It was my first time visiting this museum and I wasn’t too eager about going there‚ however it turned out to be a great experience. The museum wasn’t as entertaining‚ but the artwork was fascinating and eye-catching. Being able to see the artwork
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Greenpoint Greenpoint‚ Brooklyn is a culturally vibrant neighborhood full of a wide range of retail shops‚ restaurants‚ bars & venues‚ banks‚ and other services. It is largely occupied by people of Polish descent (43.6% according to the 2000 Census) and of Hispanic descent (19.2%.) The median income is $33‚578‚ significantly lower than the corresponding national average of $41‚994. Even with the median income in Greenpoint being almost $10‚000 less than the national average‚ it has many of the
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The Cambridge Dictionary Online defined museums as "places of study‚ buildings where objects of historical‚ scientific or artistic interest are kept‚ preserved and exhibited". To The Museums Association‚ a museum is "an institution which collects documents‚ preserves‚ exhibits and interprets material evidence and associated information for the public benefit". Since 1998‚ this definition has changed. Museums now enable the public to explore collections for inspiration‚ learning and enjoyment. They
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Child’s Play Remembering the days of childhood can be a glorious feeling to a grown adult. The worry free happy days that used to seem as if they were never ending. The Children ’s Hands On Museum is a place where kids may go to enjoy a little bit more of that worry free happy feeling while at the same time being encouraged to actively learn. Due to a large amount of technology and the internet‚ many children today are not encouraged to actively learn. CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Molina‚ Edlyn Joy D. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES A narrative report Located at Padre Burgos Street‚ Manila City‚ sat the two branches of The National Museum of the Philippines---the National Gallery of Art and the Museum of the Filipino People‚ where we went first. As we enter the hallway that leads to the first floor exhibits‚ we were greeted by a native Nipa hut complete with things that our ancestors used in the past. That same floor also houses the San Diego wreck
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In the first museum‚ there were 11 galleries all in all including the old House of Representatives session hall that showed 2 big paintings‚ one being Juan Luna’s famous Spolarium. The 1st gallery featured the Philippines religious art from the 17th to 19th century. It contained various paintings‚ carvings and images of saints or santos. Some displays were damaged but it naturally came from its old age and is not a problem in viewing. The 2nd gallery featured the historical political events that
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Adviser: Mr. Leonardo Hogar |(Working)/ Title : | |PERCEPTION OF 4TH YEAR LPU TOURISM STUDENTS IN THE TRICK ART MUSEUM IN INCREASING THE LEVEL OF TOURIST ARRIVAL IN MANILA OCEAN PARK | | 2.0 Name of Proponent(s) |2.1 College/Department
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The Museum of Tolerance and The Swastika Maria A. Kreit Anthropology 101 Dr. Raffaella November 30‚ 2011 Abstract This essay is about my first experience at the Museum of Tolerance. Although the museum was very informative‚ the one main detail that it did not have was many actual artifacts. It had a few artifacts‚ but none that were noteworthy or interesting in regards to history. My experience in the Museum of Tolerance mostly focuses on the holocaust exhibit of the museum‚ which then
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During our trip the the Metropolitan Museum‚ our class explored various exhibits‚ including the Greeks‚ early Tribal works‚ Renaissance art‚ and 19th century art. One piece in particular that stood out to me‚ and reminded me of a text we’ve read this semester‚ was Prayer in the Mosque by Jean-Lèon Gèrome in 1871(87.15.130). This oil on canvas depicts the interior of a mosque in seventh century Egypt and reminded me of the readings we had done on Al Andalus from Jarbel Rodriguez‚ where the description
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