all rides it could not sell.[2][4] The board’s original plan was to sell the carousel and the narrow-gauge railway rides.[5] Only the carousel remained in Indianapolis after it was unsold;[2] the steam locomotive is now at the Indiana Transportation Museum at Noblesville‚ Indiana.[6]The carousel was commissioned by William Hubbs‚[3] who had it installed in White City Amusement Park in 1917. Built on a Mangel-Illions mechanism‚[7] it used animals carved by the Dentzel carousel company of Philadelphia
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Assignment 5 Part1 Option B Read carefully the following piece of text. What does it tell us about cross cultural encounters? In 1892 the new vice-consul for the Benin river section Captain Henry Gallwey visited Benin and signed a treaty which made Benin a British protectorate‚ but as far as the British were concerned the treaty proved disappointing and by 1896 many British traders and officials were calling for military intervention‚ although the foreign office seemed reluctant to do this
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Health Care Museum HealthCare Museum Lisa Schirmeister HCS 235/ Health Care Delivery in the U.S Abstract During the evolution of healthcare there have been many changes done to improve the quality‚ knowledge and information that we have today. We will take a tour of the exhibits on five of the most significant developments in the evolution of healthcare in the United States. Milestones of the US Health Insurance System 1800-2009 1800 to 1900: Insurance was purchased by individuals. 1847
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where visitors can learn where to pursue their interests beyond the museum. In defining its role as a community resource‚ Port Discovery follows in the path of children’s museums across the country. "It’s been that way from the beginning - children’s museums have been committed to serving all families from the get-go‚" says Andrew Ackerman‚ director of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan and president of the Association of Youth Museums board. Ads By Google * Medical Mission TripsWe connect medical
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see Top 10 London Attractions Accessibility British Museum The world-famous British Museum exhibits the works of man from prehistoric to modern times from around the world. Highlights include the Rosetta Stone‚ the Parthenon sculptures‚ and the mummies in the Ancient Egypt collection. Entry is free but special exhibitions require tickets. Tate Modern Sitting grandly on the banks of the Thames is Tate Modern‚ Britain’s national museum of modern and contemporary art. Its unique shape is due
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Women are beautiful By Maria Batrakova Group 21 D Free and beautiful‚ that was how one of the greatest innovators of photography‚ Garry Winogrand‚ pictured women. (Here you can see a photo of him: http://imgur.com/AjnXCe6) Due to Art Blart (Art Blart‚ 2011) he was considered as one of the most distinguished photographers of the twenties-century in America. Winogrand’s amazing exhibition includes 85 spontaneous photographs taken between 1960 and 1975 in and around New-York city. (Series of his
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Interactive Museum (Storytelling and Gaming Environment) Nowadays‚ the focus in museums is shifting towards the use of artefacts for providing an interactive experience to visitors‚ in contrast to the traditional museum approach‚ where the focus was on the collection‚ display and storage of objects. Hence‚ more people are increasingly visiting museums with the expectation to learn something‚ while having an entertaining experience. Digital technologies‚ in particular interactive storytelling
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1. A piece that uses actual light as a medium. (hint: there’s a really cool one under the street connecting the two buildings.) The Light Inside‚ James Turrell‚ 1999 2. A piece that is by an Asian artist. White Porcelain Jar with Cloud and Dragon Pattern‚ Joseon Dynasty‚ 19th Century 3. A piece that is of an idealized form.(hint: the Greeks tended to do this in their sculpture) Standing Yaksi‚ Kushan Empire‚ Mathura‚ 2nd-3rd centuries 4. A piece that plays with scale. Apollo Flaying
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I. Identification 1. The Issue The British Museum‚ located in London‚ England‚ purchased the Parthenon Marbles‚ also known as the Elgin Marbles‚ from Lord Elgin on July 11‚ 1816 through an Act of Parliament (1). The Parthenon marbles consist of 115 panels of frieze and 92 mesotopes of which the British Museum owns 56 panels of the frieze and 15 mesotopes. The museum also owns 17 pedimental figures‚ and thus houses about half of surviving sculptures of the Parthenon while the other half is in Athens
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artifacts and works of art can be seen as some of the most important elements of the past in today’s museums. Some considerations for acquisitions upon an ancient piece must be made. Research and correct installation are just the beginning parts of securing a particular artifact. Preparation of grant proposals and ensuring proper storage are two needed steps in the process of decision. The message that the museum seeks to convey to the audience is quite imperative. It is important that only the artifacts
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