Nowaday in modern society there are a large number of museums and galleries‚ which help to provide essencial functions of education and entertainment to the public. However some people think they are of less importance now as citizens can achieve the same purpose on the Interne. Personally I do not agree with such views. Certainly we can almost search all information from the Internet‚ yet all we retrieve is just pictures and texts. While in a museum‚ one see real objects‚ such as a Chinese ancient
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Museum Assignment The two museums that were visited were the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)‚ and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). While the MOCA held artist that were fairly new‚ the LACMA held quite a few of well known artist such as Jackson Pollock‚ Maynard Dixon‚ or Thomas Hart Benton. When visiting MOCA the most interesting artwork that was appealing was "War Never Ends" by Mathew Monahan‚ and when visiting the LACMA the most interested artwork that was appealing to me was
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visiting museums boring as a form of entertainment‚ while others believe that the role of museums is to educate people‚ not entertain. Discuss‚ what is your opinion? In our world today‚ there is a wide variety of museums where people can travel to and see differently interesting things. Some people state that visiting museums is only a form of recreation; others disagree‚ arguing that museums play a role in education. In fact‚ each of these arguments has its own validity. Firstly‚ museums such
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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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Museums and tourism Stakeholders‚ resource and sustainable development Master’s Dissertation International Museum Studies Museion/Göteborg University Spring term 2004 Author: Guðbrandur Benediktsson Supervisor: Cajsa Lagerkvist LIST OF CONTENTS FOREWORD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1. Aims and objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2. Theoretical approaches and sources. . . . . . . .
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The purpose of 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
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Curtis Hess Museum Experience The outside activity that I chose to do was to visit a museum. The museum in which I visited was the Brandywine River Museum. This museum is located in Chadds Ford PA‚ which is right outside of Philadelphia‚ and like the name says it sits right along the Brandywine River. I went to this fine art museum with my sister who lives in the area and we did not take a guided tour‚ instead we just walked around on our own time and were able to talk about the paintings with each
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In the Folk Museum The concept of belonging The Museum A museum is a place of past. A folk museum celebrates the lives and lifestyle of a bygone era. This particular ‘folk museum’ is displaying the culture and life of the early Australians. The persona feels disconnected from the experience – the almost deathly scene betrays his‚ and others‚ lack of interest. Through the use of imagery‚ the poet sets a cold‚ stale‚ dark and a silent place and this highlights the persona’s feeling of not belonging
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GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM BILBAO Bilbao—today one of the top tourist destinations in Europe—was such a backwater in the 1990s that‚ according to Gehry‚ the 265‚000-square-foot museum‚ beside the Nervión River‚ went up almost unnoticed by the press. That only contributed to the drop-dead impact it created with its unveiling. “I like to work under the radar as much as I can. It’s been harder since I’ve gotten notorious‚” says Gehry. The first photos of the near-complete structure‚ which resembles a gargantuan
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Running head: VISTING A MUSEUM Visiting a Museum Victoria Johnson Dr. Gerald Franz Humanities – World Cultures II March 16‚ 2014 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to share the experience I had visiting a museum for the first time. I believe it was a great event and feel every person should go to one in their life. During my visit I learned about the author of the classical novel‚ about the many artifacts on display‚ and about different characters‚ and their achievements. After you read
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