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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African American Museum The museum I choose to go to was the Dora Nelson African American Museum. Dora Nelson was born a slave and was a part of the first black family in Perris‚ Ca. Perris had no black church. Blacks could attend Congregational Church‚ but not join. Dora held prayer meetings in her home at F and 7th St. She also organized the first black Baptist church and held prayer meetings in her backyard under a tree Perris‚ Ca. Dora Nelson African American Art & History Museum (DNAAAHM) exists
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China National Film Museum A museum is the ideal place to get a crash course on a country’s history and culture. This time is about the Chinese cinema; China National Film Museum ( CNFM ). China National Film Museum ( CNFM ) is the world’s largest proffesional film museum. This museum was founded in 2005 to celebrate 100 years of Chinese cinema and opened to the public on February 10‚ 2007. The building’s design reflects the concept of finding balance between film and architecture. The grand exterior
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Denver Art Museum Visit Visiting the Denver Art Museum for the first time can be something of clouded experienced. There is almost too much for one day for your mind to overcome; the architect‚ surrounding area and‚ of course‚ the many wondrous works of art can overwhelm any first-timer. Although originally dating back all the way to 1948‚ the Denver Art Museum‚ as well as the surrounding Civic Center buildings have dramatically changed and become a work of art themselves. As anyone is driving
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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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LACMA stands for Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art. Located on Wilshire Boulevard and is on "Museum Row" in Los Angeles. Established in its current location in 1965 and it is the largest art museum in the western United States. The museum’s name is a misnomer‚ for its collection contains roughly 130‚000 pieces of art and the collection spans centuries‚ although their focus is on contemporary art. The museum provides another facet to the already robust multi-cultural make-up of Southern California
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The Shiloh Museum differs from other City of Springdale departments in a number of important ways. The Shiloh Museum’s personnel policy recognizes those differences and is designed to complement but not replace the City of Springdale’s personnel policy. This policy is designed to be used as a part of new employee orientation and as a guide to the director in the performance of his administrative duties. 1. Employee classification. Employees fall into five categories: Permanent: a. Full-time
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of strong and vigorous mark of an extraordinary history‚ this is the National Museum of the Philippines. When I was in grade school and high school‚ I’ve been to the National Museum for several times already‚ because of our Field Trip. Thus‚ I am so happy and excited when our Professor in Philippine History told us that one of our requirements is to visit National Museum and be able to pass a reflection about the Museum‚ because it’s about time to reflect and appreciate more of the country’s history
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McNeil Museum of Art is located in Universal City‚ which has a large metropolitan population of 2.5 million residents. In they year 2004‚ they recorded their 3rd annual loss of ($383‚715); totaling ($794‚086) in the past 3 years. They have also depleted their savings and the interest they make on investments is declining with no positive sights in the near future. The museum makes 43% of their $6‚657‚644 revenue from the 17‚634 membership dues charged to personal and corporate accounts. The amount
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