Museum Museum‚ institution dedicated to helping people understand and appreciate the natural world‚ the history of civilizations‚ and the record of humanity’s artistic‚ scientific‚ and technological achievements. Museums collect objects of scientific‚ aesthetic‚ or historical importance; care for them; and study‚ interpret‚ and exhibit them for the purposes of public education and the advancement of knowledge. There are museums in almost every major city in the world and in many smaller communities
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new works of art or artifacts for a museum is to preserve culture and history. Another purpose is to educate others who would like to learn about these certain subjects. Art demonstrates glimpses of history‚ or just new styles of art‚ which serve as inspiration to other artists and people. Artifacts from the past‚ show a realistic viewpoint of how a certain era of people lived‚ also showing how our society has advanced throughout time. If I were to open a museum‚ my main goal would be to enrich the
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Last Sunday‚ we paid a visit to the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology. It is three stories high and each floor has its theme. The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge holds a world-class collections of art and artefacts from all over the world. Objects ranging from stone tools and pots to sculptures and paintings represent cultures and histories over millennia. Great recent and contemporary works reflect the diversity of peoples worldwide‚ and the resilience of
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As soon as you enter the Museum of Death Treasures you are greeted by someone and you are led in to the check-in booth of the museum. The room is dingy‚ dark and airy and divided into different sections‚ it is very dimly lit and you can feel a cool breeze as you go deeper inside. The tiles of the ceiling are brown that have gray squares on them and every couple of tiles has a sprinkler. At the far end of the room‚ you can see that there is a fire which is lighted in the fireplace. Close to the fireplace
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In the Folk Museum The concept of belonging The Museum A museum is a place of past. A folk museum celebrates the lives and lifestyle of a bygone era. This particular ‘folk museum’ is displaying the culture and life of the early Australians. The persona feels disconnected from the experience – the almost deathly scene betrays his‚ and others‚ lack of interest. Through the use of imagery‚ the poet sets a cold‚ stale‚ dark and a silent place and this highlights the persona’s feeling of not belonging
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In the folk museum A darkness in the rooms - sinister connotations Betrays the absence of voices‚ - personification Departing from steps And veranda rails – Hyphen marks a break to the extended metaphor of Autumn On to a street that leads around Autumn Which stands at the door Dressed in yellow and brown. Personification/metaphor I look at words – connotes disconnection‚ diction “look” not “read” That describe machinery‚ clothes‚ transport‚ - accumulation‚ shows little interest
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of news about Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) drew my attention. It said that this nonprofit museum suffered decreasing investment and donation since the worldwide financial crisis in 2008; indeed‚ it lost about 18% money. It is no doubt that the great power of financial crisis damages the development of nonprofit museums‚ which rely on the endowments and donations from the individuals‚ institutions‚ government‚ etc. There may be some negative expectation on the future of nonprofit museums because of the
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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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Fourth Floor The Nazi Assult 1. The first exhibit that I experienced was a film on Hitlers’ rise to power. It showed how he played on the fears of the people by using propaganda to promote himself to becoming Chancellor of Germany. Ever though he lost the election‚ Hindenburg on January 30‚ 1933 appointed Hitler Chancellor. 2. The next thing that caught my interest was a film on anti-Semitism. This film showed the roots for people’s natural fear of the Jews from the times of Christianity
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lots of mild action violence‚ though battles on the museum floor usually have a humorous edge. Story Summary Greatness has eluded Larry Daley. Attempts to make a name for himself have left this down-and-out dreamer and divorced dad in need of a job and desperate to earn his 10-year-old son’s respect. Larry feels a sense of urgency now that his ex-wife is set to remarry‚ so he grudgingly accepts a menial night-watchman position at New York’s Museum of Natural History. Cutbacks have forced the curator
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