The Museum as a Racist Institute Racism‚ particularly against those of African descent‚ is a very dark past for the Western world‚ one that still prevalently haunts and invades the future. As racism is a part of societies’ history‚ cultural institutions that present said history‚ such as museums‚ deal with the idea of racism every day in the exhibits within their walls. Many efforts are made to show how terrible the racism of the past was and is‚ but the line between the racism of the past and
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Xin Zhang ART 185 Dr. Ann Wicks Museum trip in Miami Miami has a spot collecting art works in the western quad of the oxford campus. Frankly‚ I would never go to the art museum which is located at the west side of our campus‚ if I was required to complete this assignment. Once I was standing at the gate of the Art Museum‚ I was amazed at the design of this gallery. The gallery is designed in a modern style with random pattern‚ perfectly fits into its geological condition. This museum is beautiful
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Response paper Museum of Sex (from a ’conservative’ person’s point of view) I know that you are thinking‚ "Museum of Sex?! What was this person thinking?!" But I’ve been to most of the museums in the city - at least twice. I thought something new and refreshing would be good for me. Well‚ to tell you the truth‚ I’ve always wanted to go to the Museum of Sex. The curiosity of what it might contain‚ and the excitement of finally being old enough to go to this museum was so great‚ that my shameful
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The Norton Simon Museum My recent visit to the Norton Simon Museum was very different than any previous experience I have had with modern art. With only a semester’s worth of knowledge under my belt‚ I was most definitely in awe‚ and thoroughly entertained‚ to say the least. Although inspired by many‚ I chose to analyze two works with very similar subject matter‚ by two German Expressionist artists. I compared a piece entitled‚ "Bathing Girls"‚ painted by Franz Marc‚ to the similarly titled "Bathers
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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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Synthesis As a representation of the culture of the time period‚ art enables its audience a sense of history and recollection. The pieces of work are timeless‚ precious‚ and irreplaceable‚ for they hold a significance that amazes all. Therefore‚ a museum that houses a collection of artifacts have employees who bear the responsibility of accurately securing and displaying works of arts or artifacts. When doing so‚ it is imperative for the these group of people who have the weight of the artifact’s
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Design Analysis The Guggenheim Museum is the work of architect Frank O. Gehry of the United States. The project acted as an urban acupuncture and played a very starring role towards urban transformation and revitalization of the site and the immediate extent area. Once the project was finalized‚ it turned out to be the emblem of the city of Bilbao in Spain. The structure is put together in Avant-garden architecture ordinarily an exemplification of the twentieth century. The structure forms a framework
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Creative art and Fine art . By a broad definition of art‚[9] artistic works have existed for almost as long as humankind: from early pre-historic art to contemporary art; however‚ some theories restrict the concept to modern Western societies.[10] The first and broadest sense of art is the one that has remained closest to the older Latin meaning‚ which roughly translates to "skill" or "craft." A few examples where this meaning proves very broad include artifact‚ artificial‚ artifice‚ medical arts‚ and military arts
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COMPARISON AND EVALUATION OF PERA MUSEUM‚ TURKISH AND ISLAMIC ARTS (TIA) MUSEUM‚ AND V&A MUSEUM The idea of museum as an educational tool in the service of societal development called new museology. In order to prepare and accompany society’s transformation‚ museum should be one of the most crucial tools in the hand of society. Three museums are analyzed in detail to see whether they obey the new museology idea or not and to make a comparison to see which one overweight to the others. Improving
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the Berlin’s Museum Island. According to Visit Berlin‚ more than 3 million people come to visit this panorama display of exquisite 20th century art forms each year. Amongst the five famous museums of this island‚ stands the unconventional and thought provoking exhibit- the Bode Museum‚ also known as “ THE LOST MUSEUM”. If you are someone who is intrigued by the idea how several world-class artworks disappeared and reappeared‚ as an effect of the World War II‚ then this
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