The last decades‚ museum studies and practice are marked by a shift in traditional museum views that emerged from a strong critique towards the narratives‚ values and‚ finally‚ the very definition of museums in contemporary western society. The emergence of New Museology was decisive in theorizing and putting this turn into a larger context that involved ideological‚ political and aesthetic dimensions. Museums‚ far from being neutral spaces of knowledge have a significant function in the mediation
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Research Assignment While the database management system terminology has become widespread in India‚ there is a vast space for the adoption of the systems. The market potential still has a significant amount of spread to increase market share. A computer database is a repository of structured data or information and a database management system is a collection of programs that allows storage and retrieval of this data efficiently. Database management systems have undergone significant changes over
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Database Processing‚ 13e (Kroenke/Auer) Chapter 9: Managing Multiuser Databases 1) Database administration tasks have to be performed for single-user‚ personal databases. Answer: TRUE Diff: 3 Page Ref: 396 2) Database administration is more important but less difficult in multiuser database systems than in single-user database systems. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Page Ref: 396 3) In general‚ the overall responsibility of the DBA is to facilitate the development and use of the database system
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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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Guggenheim Museum & its Giorgio Armani Exhibition In November of 1999‚ the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York announced that it would devote an exhibition to honor the works of the celebrated Italian designer Giorgio Armani. However‚ during the announcement of the exhibition‚ the museum did not mention that it was simultaneously entering into a three-year agreement in which Armani pledged a donation of $15 million to Guggenheim. When The New York Times unveiled Armani’s gift‚ the museum strongly
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PhyloInformatics 7: 1-66 - 2005 Relational Database Design and Implementation for Biodiversity Informatics Paul J. Morris The Academy of Natural Sciences 1900 Ben Franklin Parkway‚ Philadelphia‚ PA 19103 USA Received: 28 October 2004 - Accepted: 19 January 2005 Abstract The complexity of natural history collection information and similar information within the scope of biodiversity informatics poses significant challenges for effective long term stewardship of that information in electronic
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this paper is to visit The Metropolitan Museum of Art and write a reaction paper about art works at the museum based on my impressions about them. To begin‚ I will start by giving you a little of background information about this interesting museum. The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 by a group of American citizens. It opened on February 20‚ 1872 and was originally located at 681 on Fifth Avenue. Also known as “The Met”‚ the museum is located on the eastern edge of Central
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CRAFT MUSEUM National handicrafts and handlooms museum Where the legacy is woven with delicate threads of gold Magnificence is etched with with the untouched and the old. Wisdom and mystique protract thousands of years Of inspiration and originality‚ colors so dear. Where splendor and skill are a way of life And peace prevails even in a land of strife. It is established in 1956. It is famous for showcasing the rich tribal and rural handicrafts of artisans from all over the country
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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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Introduction and Background of Museum of Brisbane Museum of Brisbane is one of the gallery in the Brisbane City located in the city hall. The Museum is the one which explores the vibrant living history of people including life style and exhibits the identity through exhibitions‚ workshops‚ tours‚ talks‚ Special events and MOB kids Children’s activities. Museum of Brisbane was opened in October 2003‚ replacing the Brisbane city Gallery. The prime motive of Museum of Brisbane is to explore and present
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