Museum Synthesis Museums bring history and culture to life by allowing individuals to gain unique hands on experience that is different from learning from textbooks or television. One can never know the reality behind certain artifacts and art until they see it for themselves. The perception of viewing a multitude of replicas and pictures such as the Mona Lisa can be dramatically different from witnessing the painting up close. The interactive experience allows one to engage and immerse ourselves
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Edvard was a very quick learner and was one of the most gifted young artists at the school. In 1893 Edward Munch created The Scream but‚ not only one but four versions of it. One of two versions from 1893 is in the National Gallery of Oslo. The Munch Museum holds the other version. The fourth version was sold to Leon Black and he bought it for $119‚922‚500 dollars. It is the world record for the most expensive painting bought. The last version was made in 1895‚ which was created on lithograph stone.
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restaurants‚ little places to shop and most important educational places like the Museum of Tolerance. I chose the museum of tolerance to write my new assignment for my class because the name fascinated me and it is a place where I can go with my family. This museum gives examples of tolerance to its visitors by the setups it has inside. The museum is located on the west side of Los Angeles on Pico Boulevard. To enter this museum is not easy‚ they have checked by security two times before you go inside
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Much debate has been seen on returning antiquities to the country of origin. It seems as though most outsiders side with the country of origin‚ but are they correct in their opinion? Just as stated‚ it is their opinion. The following gives way to my beliefs that the Elgin Marbles should stay at the Duveen Gallery in Britain. The first section seeks to credit Lord Elgin and a legitimate purchase. The second section revolves around the Elgin Marbles as a symbol of Greek identity and why keeping
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Edgewood Museum By Dayanaira Cornwell‚ Special to The Echoes The Edgewood Museum is becoming a real life example of the Edgewood town saying “where vision meets reality.” The Edgewood museum corporation is a non-profitable organization. There are about eight board members on the museum corporation. The idea for the museum came about from a Facebook page called “Edgewood‚ Iowa history and more”. That Bart Hamlett‚ part of the Edgewood museum corporation made. He also is donating his whole Edgewood
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Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. In the beginning‚ we learned the history of this museum. This museum is made up of a private collection from the Thyssen-Bornemisza family‚ and both the privatization and time period make this collection unique. The collection includes many landscapes‚ still lives and genre paintings‚ but not many portraits. The family was extremely wealthy from their success in the industrial world‚ so they were able to purchase a vast amount of artwork. Lastly‚ the museum is located in Madrid
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There have been museums that let the public in on the history of African Americans in this country for years‚ but it has never been done like the newest museum: Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). In September of this year‚ the museum finally cut the red tape after breaking ground in 2012. This expansive museum contains nearly 37‚000 artifacts that various prominent figures and people from the African American culture donated to address the history of
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Smithsonian Institution in Washington‚ D.C.‚” Walker describes a quilt that illustrates biblical stories. Walker believes that imagination and feelings can be acknowledged without the use of quilts or museums‚ but the heritage illustrated in the Smithsonian quilt has only survived because it was preserved in museums. Walker presents her theme of the quilt‚ more clearly in her story “Everyday Use.” In her story‚ like most‚ she uses the differences between the two sisters to demonstrate the concept of “heritage
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The Clarke Historical Museum gives a glimpse to our past‚ run by the love and dedication of people proud to teach and shows a piece of history. The Clark Museum is the largest Humboldt County museum and holds a large collection of northwest Native Indian artifacts from a variety of tribes. One hundred years ago the Bank of Eureka opened its newly constructed building‚ presently known as the Clark Museum. The property including the Clark Museum was originally homestead in the 1860s later in 1871
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and the importance of preventing genocide‚ the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum was founded in Washington D.C. in1993. It is ironic how the museum is located among monuments and museums that symbolize freedom on the National Mall. The “Holocaust which occurred elsewhere but which is of universal significance” (Ruffins) was responsible for the deaths of millions of Jews in Europe. The mission of the museum is “is to advance and disseminate knowledge about this unprecedented tragedy; to preserve
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