Introduction- Msheireb Museums located in the Msheireb properties in downtown Doha. This museum is built over historic heritage houses which were renovated and converted into the museum. The aim of this museum is to “reveal unique aspects of Qatar’s cultural and social development and inspire to create trusted environments in which the people of Qatar will engage‚ converse‚ and exchange thoughts about both their past and their future” (Msheireb Museums booklet). This museum is divided among four historic
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On October 15th 2016‚ my family and I decided to visit the Baltimore Art Museum (BMA) which is located in the heart of Baltimore. I was fascinated with the diversity and beauty of the arts in this gallery. According to the Baltimore Art Museum website‚ ” Today the Museum boasts a collection of 95‚000 works of art that range broadly in terms of geography‚ culture‚ chronology‚ and medium”(Baltimore Art Museum). The museum is housed in a massive building which consists of three floors. Each floor contains
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_______________ 2012FA-ARTS-1301-4500 Art Appreciation 12/10/12 The Art Around the World The Dallas Art Museum is home to works of art created by many famous artists. Sculptures made by Redon or paintings by Pablo Picasso to name a few sit in the museum. The exhibit also contains artwork created by cultures and the assortment of their lifestyles. The variety of collections ranging from African art to Ancient American art is outstanding and the sheer magnificence of some of the pieces contained
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such examination was done by Mary Beth Norton in her book Liberty’s Daughters‚ a detailed examination of the roles of women during colonial times and how their roles were to change due to the American Revolution. To get a full picture of the roles during this period‚ Norton turns to the women themselves‚ using their letters‚ diaries‚ memoirs‚ and other such materials in order to get a full grasp as to what their lives were like before and after the war. Norton contends that the lives of women should
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Metropolitan Museum Review By taking a virtual tour through the Cosmic Buddha exhibit‚ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ I was able to observe and analyze the different pieces of artwork and sculptures. Through observing the similarities in the mediums and tones of the painting or sculpture‚ I was able to identify the various differences between certain pieces of artwork. All things considered‚ I found a new fondness for the elements involved to construct such astounding pieces of artwork. Originating
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STORM KING ART CENTER The “Storm King Art Center” is an open air museum. The 500 acred park is filled with fields‚ hills landscapes‚ and sculptures‚ making it not only a park‚ but a museum. Just by looking at pictures and videos of the place I feel enhanced by the beauty of it. I don’t know much about art‚ but i can still see the beauty of everything in the park‚ you dont have to be an expert to realize how amazing the work is. Although it is an hour away from the city‚ they say its like being
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Museum Tour of Louvre I decided to take a virtual tour of the Museum of Louvre located in France. The web site can be found at http://www.louvre.fr/llv/musee/visite_virtuelle.jsp I took the tour place on May 28‚ 2006. I was introduced to this web through my step father who was raised in Paris. The tour consisted of many different aspects of arts such as Islamic arts‚ paintings‚ Greek‚ Etruscan and Roman antiquities‚ sculptures and decorative arts. The tour was very quick and precise. They gave
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In The Sunflower‚ Simon Wiesenthal documents his experiences in a Nazi Death Camp. Sent (along with other prisoners) to clean medical waste in a hospital converted for the express usage of injured German Soldiers. On the way‚ "Our column suddenly came to a halt at a crossroads. I could see nothing that might be holding us up but I noticed on the left of the street there was a military cemetery . . . and on each grave there was planted a sunflower . . . I stared spellbound . . . Suddenly I envied
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Journal Entry #1- The Museum of Me The first day of class has already excited me for the rest to come. “The Museum of Me” assignment was not what I has expected it to be; it was so much more. I was able to relate myself to my peers and really get to become acquainted on a deeper level in a short amount of time- 30 minutes to be exact. Being able to quickly describe who I am as a person and literally “lay it all on the table” made introductions and conversations afterwards intriguing. I was able to
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Temple for Assignment 1 William Liang Professor Crawford Art 100: Introduction to World Art Visit to the Brooklyn Museum of Art Introduction For the first assignment in Dr. Crawford’s Art 100 class‚ the students have to visit the Brooklyn Museum’s Egypt Exhibit. From which we pick a artifact we thought was interesting and write a paper about the artifact; the artifact that I have chose is the Kneeling Statue of Senemut. The reason I found this artifact interesting‚ is because Senemut isn’t
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