Essay#4 Why do people visit museums when they travel to new places? Every new place that we visit has different history and culture. People can get to know about a new place by either asking from local people and travelling or visiting museums. Visiting museums is a convenient and easy way to understand and get better knowledge about a new place because we will be able to see such significant things such as handicrafts and archaeological finds with our own eyes. Museums are the places where
Premium Louvre History Museum
our lives. I had a chance to visit two museums during my fall break‚ and I enjoyed this event very much. Philadelphia Museum of Art made great impression on me as usual. I was there several times before‚ and I really love this place. This time the exhibition of the African Art was very memorable to me because I never seen such collection before as we don’t have them a lot in the country where I’m from. This exhibition was organized by the Seattle Art Museum‚ and it took an "insider’s" approach to
Premium Philadelphia Sculpture
Tanner Wiest Period 1 2/26/12 Enrichment Utah Museum of Fine Arts On February 25‚ 2012‚ I went to the Utah Museum of Fine Arts at the University of Utah. There was a traveling art exhibit from Syracuse University Art Galleries that would be there till March 6.. The exhibit contained eighteen pieces of artwork by Georges Rouault. The exhibition is of his Cirque de Letoile Filante project‚ which consists of pieces centered on the single theme of a circus. His style of art would fall under the
Premium Art Expressionism Fauvism
A interesting visit to Metropolitan Museum of Art I have recently visit Metropolitian Museum of Art. This is the first time I visit museum in New York city‚ my first impression for this art museum is tremendous and inspiring. It’s a multi-culture museum‚ there are sculptures and paintings from all around the world. After two hours of touristing‚ I was attracted by a painting‚ which is located in second floor‚ in American wing section. This painting is oil-on-canvas in 1851 by artist Emanuel
Premium Art Metropolitan Museum of Art Art museum
ATIVE ANALYSIS PART TWO It is not surprising that Steven Vincent was stopped by Oldenburg’s Store sculptures because the Guggenheim museum is one of the last places you would expect to find his objects‚ especially those that were originally intended for his storefront in the Lower Eastside of Manhattan. The irony of ‘the commodity object as art versus the art object as commodity’ set much of the stage for Oldenburg’s Store because he‚ like Allan Kaprow‚ understood that art changes accordingly to
Premium Art Modernism Sociology
The Acropolis Museum in Greece As time goes by‚ the acropolis in Greece has withstood its fair share of troubles. The Acropolis Museum has forgone many changes throughout its life and continues to thrive today as it welcomes millions every year to see its many artworks and artifacts. The original setting of the museum started on top of the famed acropolis in Athens‚ where monuments stood carrying statues to honor the gods. In the 17th century‚ wars and their battles were fought near this location
Premium Athens Parthenon
based on The British Museum Queen Elizabeth II Great Court‚ which is the largest covered square in Europe and it is part of the Millennium Commission Projects (Millennium Commission‚ n.d.). The paper includes background and history of the museum explaining how it was decided to reconstruct The Great Court‚ what was it aim and who it was designed from. Then‚ will analyse the cost of the project including money invested‚ what is believed to be beneficial for the British Museum and what might be the
Premium British Museum London
Guggenheim Museum & its Giorgio Armani Exhibition In November of 1999‚ the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York announced that it would devote an exhibition to honor the works of the celebrated Italian designer Giorgio Armani. However‚ during the announcement of the exhibition‚ the museum did not mention that it was simultaneously entering into a three-year agreement in which Armani pledged a donation of $15 million to Guggenheim. When The New York Times unveiled Armani’s gift‚ the museum strongly
Premium Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Museum Field Trip Last night I had an amazing experience. I toured museums in multiple States and on two Continents. This also happened to be the least expensive cultural experience of my life since it was done from the privacy of my own home. “How is that possible?” you may ask. I toured each museum from my computer. Each museum had its own unique experience‚ complete with different types and eras of art. All of the art was beautiful in its own way. However‚ I’d like to inform and impress
Premium Art Museum English-language films
My Day at the Museum The Field Museum is not the way I remember as a teenager in High School. The Tour Guides were good two out of three guided exhibits within their area of expertise. The other one did it out of love of the area she guided. Over all the description of the exhibits was good. Sandy was the first one to guide me‚ I arrived extra early. My intention was to arrive thirty minimizes early to get acquainted with the information area and to give them a chance to make the necessary arrangements
Premium Tour guide Drilling rig