laboratories and study rooms which are given functionality through the servant spaces (Manrique‚ 11/08/04). This concept was practiced through out most of Kahn ’s career‚ but is most notable in his ingenious designs of the Salk Institute and Kimbell Art Museum. The Salk Institute located in La Jolla California is of the most unusual nature. The building is set up into two large towers separated by a large concrete courtyard. The building is arranged in this way because one side of it faces the ocean
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The National Museum of American History opened to the public in January 1964 as the Museum of History and Technology. It was the sixth Smithsonian building on the National Mall in Washington‚ D.C. The Smithsonian was established in 1846 by an act of Congress as an institution for the "increase and diffusion of knowledge." By the 1850s the organization was called the U.S. National museum and housed in the first Smithsonian building. Smithsonian collections developed both as specimens and as historical
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Yasmin Martins Silva TAKE-HOME EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------- ANSWERS ------------------------------------------------- #1: The organization chosen is the Guggenheim Museum in NYC. The Mission Statement is very clear and concise: “The mission of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is to promote the understanding and appreciation of art‚ architecture‚ and other manifestations of visual culture‚ primarily of the modern and contemporary periods‚ and to collect
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Page 1 The Getty museum. J Paul Getty was born in Minneapolis‚ Minnesota on December 15‚ 1892 and died in England 1976 (age 84). In 1945 J Paul Getty purchased a home in Malibu. During his years of living there he collected historical paintings‚ statues‚ and furniture. Nine years later he then decided to open his home to the public to share the art collections‚ Greek and Roman antiques‚ 18th century furniture‚ and European paintings. After some visits he then decided in 1968 to began work
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1.) Write the Full form of the following a.)PNG b.) PDF c.)JPEG d.)BASIC e.)ROM f.)DVD g.)GIF h.)LAN i.) VDU j.)CLUT 2.) Match the following Painters with their arts a. Michelangelo ____ A. Morning Haze b. Leonardo Da Vinci ____ B. The Sleeping Gypsy c. Salvador Dali ____ C. Persistence of Memory d. Pablo Picasso ____ D.The Swing e. Henri Rousseau ____ E. The Last Supper f. Henri Matisse ____ F. Gueraica g. Claude Monet ____ G. The Starry Night h. Pierre Auguste
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Denver Art Museum The Denver Art Museum is one of the few luxuries Colorado residents and tourists alike‚ have the pleasure of experiencing. It is truly a world class facility‚ from the outside in. Within the confines of its walls reside masterpieces from the likes of Monet‚ Degas‚ and Picasso. There is a broad spectrum of art from all corners of the globe represented here. This includes art from various European nations‚ as well as that of far eastern cultures to American Indian design. Each
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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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Sir John Soane Museum Audio Tour John Soane 1753-1835 Lincoln’s Inn Fields & Exterior No.12: 1792-94‚ Soane is at peak of is career‚ born poor but married well to Elisa‚ heiress to her uncle’s great fortune after he passed. Combining Soane and Elisa’s they bought this freehold Has uninterrupted south light‚ close to coaches to high Holborn‚ 25mins walk to his work in Bank of England‚ close to theatre in Covent garden‚ and the royal academy of Somerset house Building was demolished and
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prevent it from happening again. This article is about what was said at the dedication ceremonies for the Holocaust museum. There was a lot of personal stories of persecution and concentration camps‚ and it talked a lot about how there is still more people can learn from this event and a lot more people can do to honor those involved with this event. Throughout “ Holocaust Memorial Museum‚ April 22‚ 1993” Elie Wiesel uses a hopeful tone‚ a conflict between a person and society‚ and metaphors to show
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LACMA stands for Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art. Located on Wilshire Boulevard and is on "Museum Row" in Los Angeles. Established in its current location in 1965 and it is the largest art museum in the western United States. The museum’s name is a misnomer‚ for its collection contains roughly 130‚000 pieces of art and the collection spans centuries‚ although their focus is on contemporary art. The museum provides another facet to the already robust multi-cultural make-up of Southern California
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