During our trip the the Metropolitan Museum‚ our class explored various exhibits‚ including the Greeks‚ early Tribal works‚ Renaissance art‚ and 19th century art. One piece in particular that stood out to me‚ and reminded me of a text we’ve read this semester‚ was Prayer in the Mosque by Jean-Lèon Gèrome in 1871(87.15.130). This oil on canvas depicts the interior of a mosque in seventh century Egypt and reminded me of the readings we had done on Al Andalus from Jarbel Rodriguez‚ where the description
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Buffalo Soldiers Museum Loucious Windom History 2381 Professor Antrece Baggétt October 11‚ 2013 American history is full of great soldiers who have lost their lives for the greater good. This greater good consisted of freedom for America and other countries we protected. With so many wars in American history (over 16) there is one group of soldiers that have participated in every war America has taken part in. They are called the Buffalo Soldiers. They were one of the most influential
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Salvatore Ferragamo Founded by Salvatore Ferragamo‚ Ferragamo is a world leader among fashion brands for its quality and craftsmanship. The brand is also one of the pioneers to become publically recognized as fashion “made in Italy” during the1920s. Today‚ the brand name of Salvatore Ferragamo is associated with the words glamour and luxury. But it is important to remember that the man who founded this global luxury empire was also just a shoemaker. Self-dubbed “Shoemaker of Dreams” in his autobiography
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women.” (Ofer‚ 30) Females were no exception to the Holocaust brutality. Women were treated as if they were men‚ with back-breaking labor. The females were naturally more fragile and vulnerable‚ making the Holocaust experience for them just as‚ or more traumatizing then the men’s. All concentration camps during the Holocaust
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Fieldwork assignment #2: Museum Ethnography I have always been interested in Japanese culture and traditions‚ so for my museum ethnography assignment I visited the American Museum of Natural History‚ where I chose the Stout Hall of Asian Peoples for further analyzing. Japanese culture is a very unique one‚ which differs from others; anthropologists refer to it as “a style”. There are a lot of interesting exhibits in the wing I chose; they all have different stories to tell. It was impossible to
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January 30‚ 1933‚ was the day Adolf Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany. For people of the Jewish faith‚ that day is remembered as the start of the Holocaust. The Holocaust was the mass slaughter of Jews‚ ordered by Hitler‚ to make an example of them. Elie Wiesel was one of millions of people to suffer during the Holocaust. During his journey he came across a prisoner who cried‚ “Where is merciful God‚ where is he?” Jewish faith says God has three traits; God is omnipotent‚ God is omniscient
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Art Museum as a Ritual Duncan begins her article‚ “The Art Museum as Ritual‚” by comparing art museums to religious/ceremonial spaces‚ not only in architectural design but also in their purpose. She states‚ however‚ that unlike churches or temples‚ museums are secular places where “the secular truth became the authoritative truth.” Thus‚ a separation of church and state came to be an‚ as Duncan states‚ “religion…kept its authority only for voluntary believers.” She then goes on to the differences
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have been offered a short period placement in the National Maritime Museum. As part of my team projects in the Marketing Department‚ I have to produce a brief report to describe the marketing mix of the organisation in order to examine different aspects of marketing. The National Maritime Museum located in the heart of Greenwich where is home to historically buildings and most important national collections. It is the museum itself and also is a visitor attraction‚ which is funded by the Government
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In 1996‚ the Neon Museum was established in order to bring more attention to the signs. “…the Neon Museum is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization dedicated to collecting‚ preserving‚ studying and exhibiting iconic Las Vegas signs for educational‚ historic‚ arts and cultural enrichment.” In this contextual analysis‚ I will reaffirm the importance of the Neon Museum’s
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The Museum of Natural History Museums are essential for sustaining the world’s biological and cultural diversity. Yet they can do more without undermining their commitment to thorough and rigorous science. For example‚ they can increase the accessibility of their collections. The advent of new information technologies allows natural history museums to digitize collections and to make associated scientific data accessible to wide audiences. These technologies enable the sharing of data with countries
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