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    Universal Museum

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    The Universal Museum – a valid model for the 21st century? Introduction In October 2002‚ the International Group of Organisers of Largescale Exhibitions‚ also known as the Bizot Group — a forum comprising directors of 40 of the world’s major museums and galleries — gathered in Munich for their annual informal discussion.1 The meeting was convened specifically to address the problem of how to confront the growing number of requests for repatriation of objects from ‘universal’ museums and in particular

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    Jack & Priscilla Andonie Museum located on LSU’s campus. The museum began with an LSU alumnus‚ Jack Andonie‚ whose goal was to fill the museum with collections of LSU sports relics. He was a devoted fan with a passionate love for LSU. Andonie collected 13‚000 LSU sports related items. The vast collection began to take over his home and his wife‚ Priscilla Andonie‚ forced him to make a decision between “Me or the stuff.” Arousing the construction of the museum in 2004‚ Jack Andonie decided

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    Are Seltz’s new Japanese museums ‘counter-museums’ by Patterson’s definition? Patterson and Seltz introduce new museums differing in subject matter‚ context and methodology‚ but sharing analogous goals. The Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia (JCM) in the United States is touted by Patterson as a ‘counter-museum’ that ‘seek[s] to engage visitors as active participants in dynamic‚ continuing memorial processes’ (66)‚ and one that ‘seeks to use products of intolerance to teach understanding’ (68)

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    Museum Paper

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    this paper is to visit The Metropolitan Museum of Art and write a reaction paper about art works at the museum based on my impressions about them. To begin‚ I will start by giving you a little of background information about this interesting museum. The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 by a group of American citizens. It opened on February 20‚ 1872 and was originally located at 681 on Fifth Avenue. Also known as “The Met”‚ the museum is located on the eastern edge of Central

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    Museum Essay

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    ` Judge‚ Stephanie Art 100 Museum Essay and Online Museum Essay Bibliography: "William-Adolphe Bouguereau Biography." Bouguereau Biography. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2012. <http://www.bouguereau.org/biography.html>. "MFAH | Top 100 Highlights | #1 - The Elder Sister." MFAH | Top 100 Highlights | #1 - The Elder Sister. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2012. <http://www.mfah.org/art/100-highlights/Elder-Sister-Bouguereau/>. Online Museum Essay William-Adolphe Bouguereau

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    Museums in Nyc

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    of news about Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) drew my attention. It said that this nonprofit museum suffered decreasing investment and donation since the worldwide financial crisis in 2008; indeed‚ it lost about 18% money. It is no doubt that the great power of financial crisis damages the development of nonprofit museums‚ which rely on the endowments and donations from the individuals‚ institutions‚ government‚ etc. There may be some negative expectation on the future of nonprofit museums because of the

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    Ethnographic Museums

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    In this essay‚ I will argue that ethnographic museums privilege viewing‚ at the expense of other senses. I will further argue that by privileging the visual‚ ethnographic museums become problematic in two ways- firstly‚ by not accurately representing the cultures they are supposed to be exhibiting‚ and secondly‚ by limiting the experience of museum-goers who may be visually impaired or otherwise unable to visit museums that are purely mono-sensorial. After outlining and discussing the problems associated

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    San Andreas Fault

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    San Andreas Fault Zone The San Andreas Fault Zone is located in San Francisco‚ California and is more than 800 miles long and at least 10 miles deep. The San Andreas Fault is the drifting boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. It splits California in two from Cape Mendocino to the Mexican border. San Diego‚ Los Angeles and Big Sur are on the Pacific Plate. San Francisco‚ Sacramento and the Sierra Nevada are on the North American Plate. There was an earthquake along

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    The Kennedy Museum of Art is the university museum at Ohio University in Athens‚ Ohio. The Museum is known for their Southwest Native American Collection that comprises extensively on weavings‚ jewelry‚ and silverwork from the cultures of the Diné (Navajo)‚ Zuni‚ and Hopi peoples‚ respectably. Additionally‚ the collections include a renowned print and photo collection‚ 20th century American art‚ and a notable African art collection. Together the staff executes exhibitions to be used as pedagogical

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    Museum Critique

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    Museum Art Critique If you live in Dallas‚ most likely you have been to Northpark Mall. However‚ did you ever notice that Northpark is also a museum? Sort of. Most art people do not know about it‚ and the shoppers do not seem to care‚ but the place is owned by Ray Nasher of Nasher Sculpture Center‚ and he has placed an impressive percentage of his collection in front of Neiman’s‚ Barney’s‚ Victoria’s Secret‚ and the Watch Hut. For the sole purpose and interest in the art presented throughout the

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