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 edge of Central
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Read the following extract from reading 2.2 ‘Benin antiquities at the British Museum’ and look at Plates 3.1.14 British officers of the Benin punitive expedition with bronzes and ivories taken from the royal compound‚ Benin City‚ 1897 and 3.2.24 Display of Benin bronzes in the Sainsbury African Galleries‚ the British Museum‚ 2005 in the AA100 Illustration Book. How do the different contexts of display reflect different attitudes to the art of Benin? At the end of the 19th century‚ Africa was
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School of Computing E-COMMERCE (ECRET) Museum Guidance System Individual Element Student name Student Id Word Count Modhitha Iroshan Weerasundara mudiyanselage 632831 1360 Page | 1 Contents 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 3 2. Success of the proposed mobile application ...................................................................................... 3 2.1. Information
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our lives. I had a chance to visit two museums during my fall break‚ and I enjoyed this event very much. Philadelphia Museum of Art made great impression on me as usual. I was there several times before‚ and I really love this place. This time the exhibition of the African Art was very memorable to me because I never seen such collection before as we don’t have them a lot in the country where I’m from. This exhibition was organized by the Seattle Art Museum‚ and it took an "insider’s" approach to
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Tanner Wiest Period 1 2/26/12 Enrichment Utah Museum of Fine Arts On February 25‚ 2012‚ I went to the Utah Museum of Fine Arts at the University of Utah. There was a traveling art exhibit from Syracuse University Art Galleries that would be there till March 6.. The exhibit contained eighteen pieces of artwork by Georges Rouault. The exhibition is of his Cirque de Letoile Filante project‚ which consists of pieces centered on the single theme of a circus. His style of art would fall under the
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A interesting visit to Metropolitan Museum of Art I have recently visit Metropolitian Museum of Art. This is the first time I visit museum in New York city‚ my first impression for this art museum is tremendous and inspiring. It’s a multi-culture museum‚ there are sculptures and paintings from all around the world. After two hours of touristing‚ I was attracted by a painting‚ which is located in second floor‚ in American wing section. This painting is oil-on-canvas in 1851 by artist Emanuel
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ATIVE ANALYSIS PART TWO It is not surprising that Steven Vincent was stopped by Oldenburg’s Store sculptures because the Guggenheim museum is one of the last places you would expect to find his objects‚ especially those that were originally intended for his storefront in the Lower Eastside of Manhattan. The irony of ‘the commodity object as art versus the art object as commodity’ set much of the stage for Oldenburg’s Store because he‚ like Allan Kaprow‚ understood that art changes accordingly to
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The Acropolis Museum in Greece As time goes by‚ the acropolis in Greece has withstood its fair share of troubles. The Acropolis Museum has forgone many changes throughout its life and continues to thrive today as it welcomes millions every year to see its many artworks and artifacts. The original setting of the museum started on top of the famed acropolis in Athens‚ where monuments stood carrying statues to honor the gods. In the 17th century‚ wars and their battles were fought near this location
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based on The British Museum Queen Elizabeth II Great Court‚ which is the largest covered square in Europe and it is part of the Millennium Commission Projects (Millennium Commission‚ n.d.). The paper includes background and history of the museum explaining how it was decided to reconstruct The Great Court‚ what was it aim and who it was designed from. Then‚ will analyse the cost of the project including money invested‚ what is believed to be beneficial for the British Museum and what might be the
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Essay#4 Why do people visit museums when they travel to new places? Every new place that we visit has different history and culture. People can get to know about a new place by either asking from local people and travelling or visiting museums. Visiting museums is a convenient and easy way to understand and get better knowledge about a new place because we will be able to see such significant things such as handicrafts and archaeological finds with our own eyes. Museums are the places where centuries
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