Fieldwork assignment #2: Museum Ethnography I have always been interested in Japanese culture and traditions‚ so for my museum ethnography assignment I visited the American Museum of Natural History‚ where I chose the Stout Hall of Asian Peoples for further analyzing. Japanese culture is a very unique one‚ which differs from others; anthropologists refer to it as “a style”. There are a lot of interesting exhibits in the wing I chose; they all have different stories to tell. It was impossible to
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“The Metropolitan Museum of Art Is About to Become Your Favorite New Fitness Destination” In the search of new ways to connect to the general population‚ The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York‚ New York‚ has begun a workout program‚ “The Museum Workout”. In collaboration with the Monica Bill Barnes and Company dance group‚ representative performers‚ and even technology crew members‚ lead activities. The program is described as‚ “a curious hybrid: part guided tour; part all-levels fitness class;
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Shanzay Salman ASSIGNMENT: IMPORTANCE OF MUSEUMS- Sheilla Bhatti Sheila Bhatti argues for the construction of a more inclusive national identity. According to her museums can help in creating and promoting the idea of a new‚ more inclusive Muslim identity (both internally and externally) in the Pakistani society today. Identity- (a classic and modern perspective) Although defined by Giddens as the capacity to keep a particular narrative going‚ it must also be looked at as a site
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The Ringling Museum is located in Sarasota‚ Florida consisted of the Museum of Art and the Circus Museum. Being in The Ringling museum was a good experience because it was captivating and informative about how the Ringling Brothers started their circus. It was incredible to know that this museum actually started in Sarasota‚ Florida which is not far from where I reside. Everyone who visits can go through both the art and circus museums‚ which are filled with several art pieces‚ photographs‚ and information
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Count: 1283 Salvador Dali Museum The Salvador Dali museum was founded by Dali’s leading collectors‚ Reynolds and Eleanor Morse. They were not only friends of Dali but also private collectors of his work. The couple stored the collection in their home for a long period of time‚ the even agreed to loan two hundred pieces to a “New York Dali retrospective” before finally deciding to give the collection a permanent home. Dali encouraged the couple to build a museum in New York‚ although they thought
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Salvador Dali paintings outside of Europe‚ the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg should be a museum most people should get to know. The museum was first opened in 1982 and‚ it was rebuild and reopened to the public in January 11‚ 2011. The new museum hold 7 of 18 “masterpieces” created by Dali‚ and the private collection of A. Reynolds and Eleanor R. Morse‚ who became great friends with Salvador and Gala Dali. The path in the museum is mostly predetermined but there is always a way to make it
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science‚ economics‚ art history? During the Tang dynasty‚ artifacts like Saddled horse were buried in the tombs of emperors and nobles. The horse and its proud stance represent power and higher ranking military. These ceramics were thought
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Ella Sharp Museum Jackson Exhibit Overall Ella Sharp is an art and history museum. The exhibit I went to was the one on Jackson history. It is one of three permanent exhibits in the museum. The Jackson Exhibit was about the history of Jackson Michigan area from “pre-history to now (circa. 1980’s). It took me a good bit of searching to find the exhibit label. Partially because I thought the label should be near the main entrance to the exhibit and larger than a 9x11 piece of paper. But once I did
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The Los Angels County Museum of Art (LAMA) is an art museum in Los Angels‚ California. LACMA is situated on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles (George‚ 1998). LACMA is the most astronomically immense museum in the western region of Los Angels and it receives proximate to one million people in a year. It’s holding includes more than 100‚000 works revealing the history of art from old days to the present. The museum additionally features films and concerts
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ known to be a sanctuary for a great collection of art‚ was brimming with tourists and locals when I decided to visit with my friend and my mother. However‚ looking back on my experience‚ visiting such a place is something you should do alone because it allows you to appreciate all of the pieces of art without the limitations of bringing someone along with you. I titled this “A Vacation in the Metropolitan Museum of Art” because although we only stayed for a few hours
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