Chapter One I. Background 1. Historical Development of a museum The word Museum derived from the Greek term “Museion” which means a place of inspiration and learning dedicated to the “Muses” nine Mythological Goddesses which ruled over the arts and sciences.1 According to the international council of Museums definition a Museum is “a non-profit making‚ permanent institution in the service of society and of it’s development and open to the public which acquires‚ conserves‚ researches
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‘Virtual visits to virtual museums’‚ Proceedings of Museums and the Web Conference‚ Toronto‚ Canada‚ 22-25 April 1998‚ viewed 12 Mar. 2001‚ Available from InfoTrac OneFile. A17976679. Durie‚ B. 1997‚ ‘Places of memory’‚ New Scientist‚ 20-27 December. Lancaster‚ G. & Reynolds‚ P. 1999‚ Introduction to marketing: a step-by-step guide to all the tools of marketing‚ London. Lancaster‚ G. & Reynolds‚ P. 2002‚ Marketing made simple‚ Elsevier Press‚ Oxford. Mareovic‚ I. 1998‚ ‘Virtual museums: the challenge
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foreground‚ particularly for landscapes.” The planning and interest brought about by the magnificent Maritime Museum of Karachi was a time of great interest and excitement. Saeed Kureshi was assigned to the design team of the Museum‚ and spent considerable time and thought on this project. It is now a museum that is a national pride‚ with the country’s finest artists and sculptors filling the museum with masterpieces. He was later commissioned to undertake interior design‚ paintings‚ murals and sculptures
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Introduction: We as humans usually have the need to gather and preserve knowledge. Remarkable events in the civilization of mankind are known to us in contemporary times through the records‚ written or visual‚ that were left by people from past times. Such instances prompt the need to preserve historical collections in a specified location and time period. Sources of natural history are held with importance by enthusiasts as well as scholars because they shed light on questions posed in modern times
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Post Modern attributes of the de young museum: History: The Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989 damaged the old de Young museum building located in Golden Gate Park and uncovered severe seismic flaws in the building and hence a comprehensive plan to rebuild the building in stages was overtaken to make the de Young museum up to date. In January 1999 the Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron were chosen to rebuild the De young museum‚ due to their willingness to engage in an extended process of architectural
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Final Project - Art Timeline Kimberly Davis ART 101 August 3‚ 2014 Lynda Sweat Final Project - Art Timeline As the Museum ’s new curator‚ I have been informed that one of my main priorities is to improve the content of our museum ’s website. I have decided to go with something a little more out there than traditional art‚ and that is why I have chosen to highlight Art Installation ’s on our new site. Art installations are a large exhibit of any type of material that alters the way space is
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As soon as you enter the Museum of Death Treasures you are greeted by someone and you are led in to the check-in booth of the museum. The room is dingy‚ dark and airy and divided into different sections‚ it is very dimly lit and you can feel a cool breeze as you go deeper inside. The tiles of the ceiling are brown that have gray squares on them and every couple of tiles has a sprinkler. At the far end of the room‚ you can see that there is a fire which is lighted in the fireplace. Close to the fireplace
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displayed in our local museums. We enjoy glancing at them so much that when we finally exit the museum‚ we desire to see them again the next day in the same exact spot‚ as if they belong to the museum. Most of us forget the fact that these artifacts which we assume are owned by the museum have their individual histories and places of origin. Indeed it is a good thing for us to examine these artifacts and feel the cultural relevance that they behold‚ at our closest museums; however there are several
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horrors of what it was truly like. The pictures and mannequins in the museum are put behind glass just like how the world views the bombing‚ trivializing how bad it truly was. The author uses specific language such as descriptive imagery and expressive figurative language in a somber poem “Welcome to Hiroshima” to persuade the audience that people can never understand the terror of the bombing and nothing can re-create it . No museums‚ pictures or words can describe what happen to the people of Hiroshima
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Museums are physical manifestations of history. A procurator has the difficult task of selecting which artifacts and works of art will be placed in a museum. The most important things for a procurator to keep in mind when choosing piece are the balance between the profitability of a piece and it’s educational value and by what means a piece is acquired. A museum’s purpose should not only be to make a profit. A procurator should not chose a piece because he believes it will attract customers‚ rather
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