Study on some significant characteristic of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Basic Information • HISTORIC NAME: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum • LOCATION: Street & Number: 1071 Fifth Avenue City/Town: New York • TIME: 1943-59 • FUNCTION OR USE: Historic: Recreation and Culture Sub: Museum Current: Recreation and Culture Sub: Museum • DESCRIPTION: ARCHITECTURAL CLASSIFICATION: Modern Movement MATERIALS: Foundation: Reinforced concrete Walls:
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Content 4 Chapter I A Result and a Prologe 15 Chapter II An Antecedent and a Horror 49 Chapter III A Search and an Evocation 78 Chapter IV A Mutation and a Madness 106 Chapter V A Nightmare and a Cataclysm This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was legally published within the United States (or the United Nations Headquarters in New York subject to Section 7 of the United States Headquarters Agreement) before 1964‚ and copyright
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front of me. I could just make out two men behind an opaque wall‚ conversing with what appeared to be a clip board in the man on the left’s hand. Beyond the walls‚ I heard the creaking of rusty door hinges as the inner door swung open. I heard the sound of footsteps as the two men approached the inner wall‚ treading upon metal. I heard the buzz of a card‚ and the two men entered. One Guard and a man in a lab coat. The doctor passively gestured at the guard‚ then to the bindings that were digging into
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P3 Explain factors that may influence communication & interpersonal interactions in health and social care environments. I will be explaining the barrier which may have influenced the case study of Mr and Mrs Singh’s meeting with the MDT and how environmental factors influenced the interaction within the meeting. I am going to be looking at environmental factors such as‚ noise‚ setting‚ seating‚ lighting‚ space and time. Case Study Mrs Singh has recently had major surgery and 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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Post Modern attributes of the de young museum: History: The Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989 damaged the old de Young museum building located in Golden Gate Park and uncovered severe seismic flaws in the building and hence a comprehensive plan to rebuild the building in stages was overtaken to make the de Young museum up to date. In January 1999 the Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron were chosen to rebuild the De young museum‚ due to their willingness to engage in an extended process of architectural
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A museum is an institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific‚ artistic‚ cultural‚ or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Types of Museums vary‚ from large institutions‚ covering many of the categories‚ to very small institutions focusing on a specific subject‚ location or a notable person‚ categories include: fine arts‚ applied arts‚ craft‚ archaeology‚ anthropology
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Museums as rituals Scott Cunningham‚ a writer‚ once said‚ “Rituals developed as a means of contacting and utilizing the energy within humans as well as in the nature world” (Ascension Gateway). This thought provoking quote could be used to spark the thinking of how rituals are practiced in our daily secular lives. Carol Duncan does a great job with showing how rituals are practiced in our secular lives; she uses museums to emphasize this point. Carol Duncan’s Civilizing Rituals: Inside
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Chapter One I. Background 1. Historical Development of a museum The word Museum derived from the Greek term “Museion” which means a place of inspiration and learning dedicated to the “Muses” nine Mythological Goddesses which ruled over the arts and sciences.1 According to the international council of Museums definition a Museum is “a non-profit making‚ permanent institution in the service of society and of it’s development and open to the public which acquires‚ conserves‚ researches
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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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