There have been museums that let the public in on the history of African Americans in this country for years‚ but it has never been done like the newest museum: Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). In September of this year‚ the museum finally cut the red tape after breaking ground in 2012. This expansive museum contains nearly 37‚000 artifacts that various prominent figures and people from the African American culture donated to address the history of
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In this essay‚ I select the Museum of Broken Relationship. After briefly introducing this museum and explaining its social value‚ I would like to focus on the unique features of this museum and explore the psychology of the contributors. The collection in the Museum of Broken Relationships consists of articles which represent someone’s love‚ which ended usually in a sad way. Beside the articles‚ area brief explanatory memo about his or her ended relationship‚ with the title and where the item
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and the importance of preventing genocide‚ the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum was founded in Washington D.C. in1993. It is ironic how the museum is located among monuments and museums that symbolize freedom on the National Mall. The “Holocaust which occurred elsewhere but which is of universal significance” (Ruffins) was responsible for the deaths of millions of Jews in Europe. The mission of the museum is “is to advance and disseminate knowledge about this unprecedented tragedy; to preserve
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quirky fusion of kinship‚ locality‚ experience and even spirituality. There is no rule book on how to belong so it must be frequently improvised. Peter Skrzynecki communicates the concept of belonging through his poems ’10 Mary Street’ and ‘In The Folk Museum’ by using such techniques as similes metaphors and person pronouns and I‚ Frank McCourt‚ communicate my ideas on belonging in my biographical novel‚ ‘Angela’s Ashes’‚ through the use of analogy and allusion. By using similes it allows Skrzynecki
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St. Louis City Museum I know it’s impossible to turn back time‚ but don’t you wish that you could relive your childhood? Last week‚ during my visit to the St. Louis City Museum‚ I got a chance to do just that. Today‚ in this speech‚ I’ll take you on a short tour of the City Museum. As I walk you through this tour of the museum‚ I’ll focus on three things: the building style‚ the different attractions‚ and my overall experience at the City Museum. Let’s start with the building style‚ or architecture
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On November 12‚ 2015 I visited the gallery Lyric Modern created by an exceptional artist named Hal Marcus at El Paso Museum of Art. My first thoughts of visiting a museum were “boring”‚ “unexcited” and I just imagined myself going one work of art to another and describing it as if it was the textbook. As soon as I stepped into the museum my whole perspective changed‚ and at the end of the visit I had a different mindset. Lyric Modern was an outstanding exhibition‚ I did not only describe each composition
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James Gleason ART 203: Art History I Instructor: Patricia McDonald April 5‚ 2017 ART 203 Museum Report Museum #1: Detroit Institute of Arts (www.dia.org‚ Detroit‚ Michigan) Museum #2: Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology – University of Oxford (www.ashmolean.org‚ Oxford‚ England) Museum #3: Museo Universitario Arte Contemporaneo (MUAC) (http://muac.unam.mx/‚ Mexico City‚ Mexico) Artwork: The Detroit Institute of Arts contains over 60‚ 000 works of art including art from Africa‚ Oceana‚ the
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The preservation of the building and the loyalty to the maintenance of its original image make the museum unique and unforgettable to the memory of its visitors. The authentic furnishing and decoration mirror the image of another era and inspire the audience to travel in the past and forget about the vigorous rhythms of modern society. The commitment to education is retained through the efficient organization of the exhibits. The content is well developed‚ thoroughly cataloged and congruent with
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Over the summer I was lucky enough to visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington‚ D.C. Although it’s hard to believe‚ the most impactful object I saw in the museum was an old‚ barely visible footprint! Obviously‚ there were numerous important artifacts I saw that day‚ but that footprint helped teach me the importance of always offering as much help as one can give. About midway through the museum‚ a timeworn train car was arranged as a doorway to the next exhibit. Despite the
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SALAR JUNG MUSEUM -HISTORY The Salar Jung Museum was established in 1951. The major portion of the collection of the museum was acquired by Mir Yousuf Ali Khan‚ popularly known as Salar Jung III. In the absence of any direct descendants of Salar Jung III‚ the Government of India appointed a Committee to administer the Salar Jung Estate. Later on with the idea of perpetuating his name‚ the Salar
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