In the podcast “Museums as White Spaces‚” Arun Venugopal discusses how racial minorities can perceive museums and galleries as unwelcoming to them. Even the residents of a city like Baltimore feel unwelcome in museums in their neighborhoods like the Walters Art Museum and the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA). Many of the world’s greatest museums have existed for many years; they hold long standing traditions and have striven to maintain their status as keepers of collections and public educators‚
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Over the course of my life‚ I have fallen in love with three things: the big cities of the world‚ the fashions on their streets‚ and the art housed in their museums. However‚ growing up in a small town in upstate New York‚ these gems were hard to come by. I was in elementary school when my parents separated. With my younger sister and I in tow‚ my mom moved in with her mom. Around that time‚ my grandmother was diagnosed with melanoma. Whenever my mom took my grandmother to her appointments at Albany
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ENG2D Narrative Organizer Chart: Short Literature Name(s): Lauryn Overholt & Stacy Willert Setting | This story is set in the future after warfare has destroyed nearly all traces of civilization. We know its set in the future because in the text it states the year is “2061”. We can interpret that its taken place after because in the texts it says “’Hate for everything in the Past. I ask you‚ Tom how did we get in such a state‚ cities all junk‚ roads like jigsaws from bombs and half the
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Introduction The Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport‚ the largest airport in Paris and the second busiest in Europe‚ consists of terminals 2A‚ B‚ C‚ D‚ E & F as shown in figure 1 below. The terminal building was conceived by architect Paul Andreu. The building‚ a showpiece of contemporary French architecture‚ has a very elegant design which resembles a glazed tunnel. It has been partially put into service on 25 June 2003. Aeroports de Paris Ingenierie (ADPi) is an architectural & engineering firm who
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Can We Put a Price on Art and History? The most important consideration facing the person responsible for securing 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
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TITLE Discover World Treasure At The Victoria and Albert Museum‚ London LEAD PARAGRAPH If art and design is your forte‚ there is no better place to visit than London’s Victoria and Albert museum. Located in the world famous museum district of South Kensington‚ this real treasure of a collection is sure to captivate art lovers of all ages. It’s easy to fall in love with this architectural gem as well as the astounding exhibits on show. The Victoria and Albert museum combines education with a enjoyable
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Ancient Egypt Egypt is protected by deserts on either side of its main support of life‚ the Nile. The people had a strong government that brought the country together to create an empire. Egypt also had a rich culture including the belief in many gods and having royal blood that was god like. Agriculture was a key element in allowing Egypt to become the kingdom it came to be. The use of the Nile was a key part in uniting Upper and Lower Egypt; but to unite these rivals they would need
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Sumerian Ziggurats Were monumental structures created in the antique Mesopotamian valley and western Iranian plateau‚ with the form of a terraced step pyramid of consecutive receding stories or levels. The earliest ziggurats started by the end of the Early Dynastic Period. The latest Mesopotamian ziggurats date from the 6th century BC. The purpose of these structures was for local religions. It was built
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the empire of summer’s main usage of art was for temple decoration and ornaments. Often the temples were ornate with skillfully crafted interiors. One of Sumer’s greatest displays of art and architecture came from the ziggurat‚ a huge rectangular pyramids formed with mud prick in the shape of steps. An example of one of the greatest Sumerian ziggurats would have been the Nanna Temple of Ur‚ with its blue enamel tiles‚ invaluable cedar and cypress panels inlayed with precious materials such as alabaster
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I see that I am coming toward a three-dimensional triangular shaped building. The pyramids- could it be? I decide to walk a little closer and walk into the beautiful pyramid. As I walk in I take note of the amazing artwork on the walls of the pyramid. I cannot help but stare and try to figure out what each painting is saying because I know each of these paintings hold a fascinating story. Can it be? It is The Great
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