The Museum as a Racist Institute Racism‚ particularly against those of African descent‚ is a very dark past for the Western world‚ one that still prevalently haunts and invades the future. As racism is a part of societies’ history‚ cultural institutions that present said history‚ such as museums‚ deal with the idea of racism every day in the exhibits within their walls. Many efforts are made to show how terrible the racism of the past was and is‚ but the line between the racism of the past and
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The Egyptian Antiquities Museum is located in Cairo‚ Egypt and contains over 120‚000 relics. The British Museum is located in London‚ United Kingdom and houses the largest collection of Egyptian relics outside of the Egyptian Antiquities Museum in Cairo. Combined‚ both museums have over 200‚000 artifacts spanning more than 11‚000 years. There are several similarities in artifacts from both museums. A closer examination reveals such similarities. Among the many artifacts that both collections contain
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The Norton Simon Museum My recent visit to the Norton Simon Museum was very different than any previous experience I have had with modern art. With only a semester’s worth of knowledge under my belt‚ I was most definitely in awe‚ and thoroughly entertained‚ to say the least. Although inspired by many‚ I chose to analyze two works with very similar subject matter‚ by two German Expressionist artists. I compared a piece entitled‚ "Bathing Girls"‚ painted by Franz Marc‚ to the similarly titled "Bathers
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BOLLYWOOD MUSEUM‚ MUMBAI The museum for Indian cinema referred to as BOLLYWOOD MUSEUM‚ is an initiative by Ministry of film and broadcasting‚ Govt. of India to celebrate 100 years of Indian Cinema. The aim of project is to enlighten the people and future generations about the glory of our cinema industry and enlighten them about the people who made our country the largest cinema industry of world. As per the brief from the ministry‚ the major exhibits in the museum would be: Artefacts‚ equipments
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or to the event. But bringing the social media fans and followers out of the online community and making them actually visit the museum can be a challenging task and might end up only in an ideal stage. Most cultural organizations attempt to overcome this hardship by distributing free tickets through a contest or heavily relying on exhibition reviews. The Daelim Museum is different. It follows the advanced and creative path where the visitors can participate at various events with clear themes as
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Death Bed were made and they were the next stage of opening up for him. He and his paintings were like a cracked dam‚ one that held so much water that it finally broke. There are so many factors that contributed to the theories of the scream Munch heard that it is too much to to keep track of. The simple painting with a not so simple meaning puts people in deep thought the moment their eyes see it. Everyone wonders what “the scream of nature” was based off of but at the end of the day‚ no one really
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Liberty Biblical Museum is located in the Jerry Falwell Library. One can find the museum by walking in the main doors‚ and going down the stairs. The purpose of the museum is to bring the Bible to life by showing different artifacts of the time. The museum has many artifacts that are from the holy land‚ different manuscripts‚ and it also has the rare Bible. With reading and visualizing all the different artifacts‚ one can learn a lot about a culture and their way of life. The museum offers tours‚
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the Berlin’s Museum Island. According to Visit Berlin‚ more than 3 million people come to visit this panorama display of exquisite 20th century art forms each year. Amongst the five famous museums of this island‚ stands the unconventional and thought provoking exhibit- the Bode Museum‚ also known as “ THE LOST MUSEUM”. If you are someone who is intrigued by the idea how several world-class artworks disappeared and reappeared‚ as an effect of the World War II‚ then this
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Question 3: BUCOLEON PALACE Bucoleon was one of the Byzantine palaces in Constantinople. It was probably built by Theodosius II in the 5th century. The palace sits on the shore of Marmara Sea. Hormisdas is an earlier name of the place in Greek.The name Bucoleon was probably attributed after the end of the 6th century under Justinian I‚ when the small harbour in front of the palace‚ which is now filled‚ was constructed. According to tradition‚ a statue featuring a bull and a lion stood there‚ giving
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blessed with the opportunity to visit many museums. Through those visit‚ I have learned that every museum has something different to offer. From the art they display‚ the decoration and architecture of the museum itself‚ to the people in the museum all those factor shape the ambiance and ultimately influence our experience. For this assignment I chose to go to the Dallas Museum of Art in downtown Dallas TX. I chose this museum because it is an art museum‚ which matches the requirements for the assignment
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