Sarah Livingston Art History 110 February 3‚ 2014 Museum Visit‚ LACMA 1/25/14 The third floor of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art houses a permanent collection on Ancient Egyptian art. One of the pieces there is a 13" high figurine of the goddess Wadjet‚ sculpted from bronze in during the 26th Dynasty‚ est. 664-525 BCE. The figurine is in the round‚ with only the goddess’s feet attached the rectangular base she stands on. The hieroglyphs on the base identify her‚ as well as the name and parentage
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Molina‚ Edlyn Joy D. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES A narrative report Located at Padre Burgos Street‚ Manila City‚ sat the two branches of The National Museum of the Philippines---the National Gallery of Art and the Museum of the Filipino People‚ where we went first. As we enter the hallway that leads to the first floor exhibits‚ we were greeted by a native Nipa hut complete with things that our ancestors used in the past. That same floor also houses the San Diego wreck
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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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Collection remains the predominant reason for many a museum’s existence. Most museums collect because they believe that objects are important and evocative survival of human civilization worthy of careful study and powerful educational impact. They carefully preserve their holdings as to transmit important information to the present generation and posterity. Art museums are said to concentrate on beauty and their mission is often defined as the direct transmission of the artist’s aesthetic understanding
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Our trip to the Frick Collection was very great. Henry Frick started his art collection as soon he got his fortunes. The Frick has a high-quality collection of paintings and fine furniture housed in six galleries within his former residence. Frick wanted his mansion to become a museum. The paintings are still arranged the Frick placed them. The collection features some of the paintings by European artists‚ there also works of sculpture and porcelain. [1] I really took an interest in the works during
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Pan Paniscus vs. Gorilla Beringei Bonobos‚ sometimes called pygmy chimpanzees‚ survive and endure in fission-fusion social groups where a behomitic amount of individuals apportion into smaller groups of size and composition. They are classified as those involved in patrilineal groups. Bonobos are in Central Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo. There are an estimated number of thirty thousand bonobos in existence. Bonobos abide in the swampy rainforests of the southern region
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Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong was the greatest of all Jazz musicians. Armstrong defined what it was to play Jazz. His amazing technical abilities‚ the joy and spontaneity‚ and amazingly quick‚ inventive musical mind still dominate Jazz to this day. Only Charlie Parker comes close to having as much influence on the history of Jazz as Louis Armstrong did. Like almost all early Jazz musicians‚ Louis was from New Orleans. He was from a very poor family and was sent to reform school when he was twelve
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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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University of Phoenix Material Health Care Museum Part 1: Health Care Hall of Fame Museum Proposal Development Description Analysis (How does the development affect the current U.S. health care system?) 1. Surgery A surgical procedure is medical treatment that involves a physician cutting into a patient’s body to repair or remove something. Surgery procedures have existed since prehistoric man. In 1540 C.E. barbers and surgeons united to form The United Barber-Surgeons Company. These
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Palm Coast: Back Door to St. Augustine So‚ you’re moving to Florida. Or‚ you’d sure like to. No one probably has to drill you on Sunshine State specifics‚ like those flash cards that once helped elementary-school students memorize multiplication tables. Remember those? We won’t tell. What we will tell you is the small city of Palm Coast is great home base for enjoying one of the most historic places in the United States — St. Augustine‚ Florida. The Nation’s Oldest City is only 28.3 miles
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