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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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    In the podcast “Museums as White Spaces‚” Arun Venugopal discusses how racial minorities can perceive museums and galleries as unwelcoming to them. Even the residents of a city like Baltimore feel unwelcome in museums in their neighborhoods like the Walters Art Museum and the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA). Many of the world’s greatest museums have existed for many years; they hold long standing traditions and have striven to maintain their status as keepers of collections and public educators‚

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    The Art Museum as a Ritual

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    Art Museum as a Ritual Duncan begins her article‚ “The Art Museum as Ritual‚” by comparing art museums to religious/ceremonial spaces‚ not only in architectural design but also in their purpose. She states‚ however‚ that unlike churches or temples‚ museums are secular places where “the secular truth became the authoritative truth.” Thus‚ a separation of church and state came to be an‚ as Duncan states‚ “religion…kept its authority only for voluntary believers.” She then goes on to the differences

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    Defining the Visual Arts

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    Defining the Visual Arts Alina Lopez ARTS/230CA October 20‚ 2014 Milinda Jaffe-Bork Defining Visual Arts Trying to imagine the world without art is like trying to imagine the world without air. Most people don’t realize how much they rely on the importance of art in their everyday life. Visual arts consist of much more than a painting at a museum. “The visual arts can help us give meaning to what seems meaningless and help us recapture feelings and experiences that we have once had or would

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    Whitney Museum of Art

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    The Whitney Museum of American Art has often been referred to a citadel of American Art‚ partially due to the museums façade‚ a striking granite building (Figure 1)‚ designed by Bauhaus trained architect Marcel Breuer. The museum perpetuates this reference through its biennial review of contemporary American Art‚ which the Whitney has become most famous for. The biennial has become since its inception a measure of the state of contemporary art in America today. Since the Museum’s opening in 1931

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    Visit to Art Museum

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    I’ve never had a chance to visit any museum in real life‚ and it’s even harder for me now since I’ve just arrived to the USA for 3 months. But I’m an art addicted‚ so I usually visit famous museums around the world on the internet. One Of my favourite museums is The Walters Art Museum.            The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore‚ Maryland is internationally renowned for its collection of art‚ which was amassed substantially by two men‚ William and Henry Walters‚ and eventually bequeathed to

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    THE PRIMARY MISSION OF UNIVERSITIES SHOULD BE PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE WORKFORCE SUBMITTED BY D.N.S BHARGAVA (20140023) FUNCTIONING OF THE UNIVERSITIES: Many students are not satisfied with the results of the study in the universities because the faculty focus and concentrate on the basic academic topics but not on practical skills‚ which is necessary after the completion of graduation. Nowadays‚ some people believe that the primary mission of universities‚ for students

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    Dallas Art Museum

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    _______________ 2012FA-ARTS-1301-4500 Art Appreciation 12/10/12 The Art Around the World The Dallas Art Museum is home to works of art created by many famous artists. Sculptures made by Redon or paintings by Pablo Picasso to name a few sit in the museum. The exhibit also contains artwork created by cultures and the assortment of their lifestyles. The variety of collections ranging from African art to Ancient American art is outstanding and the sheer magnificence of some of the pieces contained

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    Art Museum Essay

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    and the museum presentation of the following two pieces: first the Bronze statue of Artemis and a deer from Greece during the 1st century B.C- 1st Century A.D during the Late Hellenistic period‚ and second Demedji and Hennutsen from Egypt during 2465-2438 B.C. The Bronze statue of Artemis and a deer is located in the Northern end of Gallery 162‚ which contains Greek and Roman Art. The statue of Demedji and Hennutsen is located in the Southern end of Gallery 103‚ which contains Egyptian Art from the

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    Trick Art Museum

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    Lyceum of the Philippines University Research and Publications Center RESEARCH PROPOSAL Adviser: Mr. Leonardo Hogar |(Working)/ Title : | |PERCEPTION OF 4TH YEAR LPU TOURISM STUDENTS IN THE TRICK ART MUSEUM IN INCREASING THE LEVEL OF TOURIST ARRIVAL IN MANILA OCEAN PARK | | 2.0 Name of Proponent(s)

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