Parallel Journeys was a book that I bought several years ago while attending the Belfer II Conference at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. At the time‚ I was in the process of trying to develop a syllabus for a Holocaust Literature elective course at my high school; and‚ after speaking with many Mandel Fellows‚ I decided to purchase certain books (at their recommendations) to review as possible inclusions for my course. As we know‚ time tends to be something precious and fleeting‚ and
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MOODY FAMILY MUSEUM EXHIBIT HISTORY. This exhibit traces the history of early Texas banking and the involvement of the Moody family of Galveston in the expansion of that industry. Colonel William Lewis Moody began the family’s banking heritage by serving as president of the National Bank of Texas‚ which was the second bank established in the state receiving its charter on March 6‚ 1866. His son‚ W. L. Moody‚ Jr.‚ continued the family tradition with the founding of City National Bank in 1907 and
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East Indian Sculpture and Baroque sculpture: How are they different and how are they similar? After circling the museum for an hour‚ bouncing from security guard to security guard (trying to find my way to the baroque sculptures) I was finally able to answer that question. The two examples I chose were "Nessus and Dejanira" from the Baroque period and "Loving Couple" from Eastern India. The reason I chose these two specifically is because they both involved a man and a woman‚ making it more interesting
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Over Thanksgiving break I attended The St. Louis Art Museum‚ or SLAM‚ as it is affectionately known by the locals. I focused on the Later European Art‚ especially from the Netherlands‚ because I find it captivating and unique. The first painting I studied was called Peasants Dancing in a Tavern by Adriaen van Ostade. The artwork was done in 1659 in the Netherlands as a genre scene. It shows a tavern scene in which peasants are dancing‚ drinking‚ singing and playing cards. It is a unique example
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Historical Criticism is relevant in Hoffman’s novel The Museum of Extraordinary Things‚ through the rough time period of the 1920’s in downtown New York. Hoffman uses magical Realism to tie in the history of Coney Island and all of the disarray that comes with the setting. In 1894 Coney was known as the most notorious amusement resorts by the sea in America. Coney Island was full of freak shows and historical displays that were there to amaze the world. Dreamland was always bigger and definitely
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function‚ museum as an important medium of communication to be analyzed‚ which is primarily but not essentially exclusively and engaged in the visual communication of objects of scientific and cultural interest. Therefore‚ museum design‚ both in terms of display and architecture‚ must thus at least contribute communicate to an individual actively and preferably (Brawne‚ 1965). The museums that have been chosen to compare are National Museum of Roman Art and Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum and the selection
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Art or Craft: American Museums and the Shaping of Perception Contents Introduction 3 Craft in America 6 Jewelry as a Transitional Model 9 Introduction to Case Study 11 The Museum as Ritual 13 Institutional Titles 16 Collection‚ Exhibition‚ and Work Titles and Labels 18 Display and Presentation 21 Conclusion 25 Visitor Interviews: Museum of Fine Arts Houston 27 Visitor Interviews: Houston Center for Contemporary
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In “Why Museums are the New Churches” by Jason Farago‚ he argues how the art museum has surpassed the church as the most important and ultimate building of our society. Also‚ Farago continues to show how people mimic and copy religious acts and rituals while visiting a museum. He provides numerous examples from history and buildings from around the world. He also gives many modern examples of this shift from churches to museums. Throughout his writing‚ Farago builds an argument that museums have become
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Visiting the Japanese American Museum was an extremely moving and often gut wrenching roller coaster ride of emotions both of happiness and sadness alike. The stories of triumph were ostensibly plastered along the walls in glass cases‚ but so too were the stories of terror and internment of Japanese Americans on no further grounds than their original origin. The Japanese were interned in barracks to supposedly prevent espionage from the US to Japan. The internment of the Japanese was akin to the
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John Brown Wax Museum The John Brown Wax museum is located in Harpers Ferry‚ West Virginia. The museum has a multi-floored walk through of the history from perhaps the most influential abolitionists in American history. Through your tour of the museum you will have just seen a series of exhibits encrypting highlights of the controversial life of John brown. This museum exhibit in Harpers Ferry certain targets the locals of the West Virginia town. This museum gives there town a since of worth and
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