or damaged items in the collections. The museum takes full responsibility of insuring its collection. The insurance policy provided will be based on the fair market value of the items contained in the permanent‚ archives‚ and research collections. They are also insured while in transit and in the custody of a borrower unless other arrangements have been made and a contract agreement signed. Outgoing and incoming loans will always be insured while off museum or lenders property. The insurance policy
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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
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debate when building the definitive list of US museums for dinosaur lovers. Diversity of species‚ number of specimens‚ presentation‚ architecture‚ accessibility and interactivity are all factors in the museum experience. Fortunately‚ the United States offers a rich diversity of dinosaur museums sure to please everyone from the most casual dinosaur fan to the hardened paleontologist. These are the top five picks‚ plus some honorable mentions. American Museum of Natural History‚ New York There is no
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Fashion as Art: Is fashion today considered a high art form worthy of being exhibited in museums? What is fashion? Is it art? Is it high art? In the world of fashion and art today‚ this is a contested question. Many art critics do not see fashion as an equal to the fine arts such as painting and sculpture. Critics have made remarks that fashion design should be “under the heading of vanity for its intent is of no inner value” (Miller 25-40). Edmund Burke and Immanuel Kant both
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The National Museum of American History opened to the public in January 1964 as the Museum of History and Technology. It was the sixth Smithsonian building on the National Mall in Washington‚ D.C. The Smithsonian was established in 1846 by an act of Congress as an institution for the "increase and diffusion of knowledge." By the 1850s the organization was called the U.S. National museum and housed in the first Smithsonian building. Smithsonian collections developed both as specimens and as historical
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at the Museum) The story of "Night at the Museum"‚ produced in 2006‚ is often portrayed as just a comedic movie‚ but in reality‚ it’s a heroic tale of preserving the powers of an Egyptian tablet that lets the beings within the museum come to life at night. This story is a supernatural take‚ because things happen in this movie that are impossible to occur in the real world. The plot of the story revolves around a man named Larry Daley‚ a part time night guard for the New York City Museum‚ and every
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Art History 1 Museums as a Ritual In the article “The Art Museum As Rital‚” in Civilizing Rituals: Inside Public Art Museums by Carol Duncan‚ she compares art museums to religious seculars in the sense that they are not only similar in architecture‚ but also in their meaning and purpose; rituality. She goes on to state that unlike churches and other various places of worship‚ museums are also secular places. At such places‚ “the secular truth became the authoritative truth.” When I went to
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I walked in holding the big bulky bags of clothing we wanted to take with us. I boarded the plane and heard the deep rich voice of the pilot announce” 12:03 takeoff time‚ destination‚ Orlando Florida”. We took off as swift as a bird and flew higher than the white puffy clouds. What felt like only minutes later we touched down. As I stepped down the steps of the airplane I could smell the salty sea water and hear the palm trees swaying
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How will the course in Art Appreciation help me? I am student of history who teaches history to students of high school. Though I have a master’s degree in history I call myself a student because I believe that there is no end to learning. I have deep interest in exploring monuments‚ understanding details of architectural styles and other art forms. Due to my love for the subject I have great curiosity and hunger to understand and learn about the above various art forms. I want to expand my knowledge
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Mob Museum This is our newest museum in the city and is located in Downtown Las Vegas. It is located on Stewart. This is two streets over north of Fremont and at the end of Third St. The building that the museum is housed in was an old federal building that was renovated for the purpose of hosting this unique museum. Like it or not‚ Las Vegas has had a history of organized crime in its past‚ much of this has been captured by Hollywood movie studios‚ but here in the Mob Museum‚ it is the real history
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