Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. In the beginning‚ we learned the history of this museum. This museum is made up of a private collection from the Thyssen-Bornemisza family‚ and both the privatization and time period make this collection unique. The collection includes many landscapes‚ still lives and genre paintings‚ but not many portraits. The family was extremely wealthy from their success in the industrial world‚ so they were able to purchase a vast amount of artwork. Lastly‚ the museum is located in Madrid
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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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The artwork that I chose for the museum art assignment was Footed Goblet‚ 1924‚ painted by Fernand Leger. Footed Goblet is at first glance a precisely-ordered grid of rectangles and curved shapes that lie flat against the picture plane. The painting was done on a medium of oil on canvas. Looking closely‚ objects described in terms of basic geometric forms become visible: upon a table rests an electric light‚ a book‚ a domino‚ and an adjustable lamp. On the shelf sits a footed glass. The painting
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Edgewood Museum By Dayanaira Cornwell‚ Special to The Echoes The Edgewood Museum is becoming a real life example of the Edgewood town saying “where vision meets reality.” The Edgewood museum corporation is a non-profitable organization. There are about eight board members on the museum corporation. The idea for the museum came about from a Facebook page called “Edgewood‚ Iowa history and more”. That Bart Hamlett‚ part of the Edgewood museum corporation made. He also is donating his whole Edgewood
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This museum was founded on April 13‚ 1870 by a lawyer named John Jay with a simple wish; to bring art to the American people. By 1871‚ the museum had gained over 174 European paintings From 1874 to 1876‚ the museum gained its reputation as a great archive for great relics by purchasing the Censola Collection of Cypriot art. Today‚ the museum hosts a huge amount of works of art from a multitude of different cultures. The museum’s building today is over two million square feet long (“History of the
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The Clarke Historical Museum gives a glimpse to our past‚ run by the love and dedication of people proud to teach and shows a piece of history. The Clark Museum is the largest Humboldt County museum and holds a large collection of northwest Native Indian artifacts from a variety of tribes. One hundred years ago the Bank of Eureka opened its newly constructed building‚ presently known as the Clark Museum. The property including the Clark Museum was originally homestead in the 1860s later in 1871
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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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Xin Zhang ART 185 Dr. Ann Wicks Museum trip in Miami Miami has a spot collecting art works in the western quad of the oxford campus. Frankly‚ I would never go to the art museum which is located at the west side of our campus‚ if I was required to complete this assignment. Once I was standing at the gate of the Art Museum‚ I was amazed at the design of this gallery. The gallery is designed in a modern style with random pattern‚ perfectly fits into its geological condition. This museum is beautiful
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The short answer to the above-entitled question is no‚ the Museum of Tolerance is not tolerant. The long answer‚ since everything has both long and short answers these days‚ is the Museum tries to be as tolerant as it can‚ but as my guide commented "humanity is simply incapable of not being prejudiced." Instead of spending the following pages explaining why this exhibit is less tolerant then that exhibit‚ I would like to break this paper up into two parts: the first a discussion on the tolerance
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2. Theoretical context “There is no escape from the politics of our knowledge.” This chapter will focus on state of the art theory regarding museums in a global perspective‚ but also museums in a post-Apartheid context. A number of concepts have already been mentioned that warrant explicit explanation due to the nature of the terms. The concept of ‘museum’‚ ‘heritage’‚ ‘community’ and ‘identity’ are broad enough to warrant explanation within the context of this paper. These concepts have been
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