“In a confrontation between Greece and Britain over the marbles, Greece is clearly the sentimental favorite.” – John Henry Merryman “The Elgin Marbles.” “The Parthenon Marbles.” “The Marbles.” Regardless of their description, these works of art are inarguably controversial. The debate surrounding the marbles is heated and far from reaching conclusion. Today, the controversy takes the shape of public protests, press releases from public figures, web-campaigns, and popular media coverage. Why
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Throughout history, every period has had an idea that its inhabitants have expressed through art as can been seen by creating an imaginary museum containing their works. First, I will list the pieces that should be placed in such a museum, then each choice will be explained by period. The pieces I would use are: Greek: Polykleitos of Argos’s Doryphoros, marble, 440 B.C.E. (Benton and DiYanni 37) and Exekias’s Ajax and Achilles, amphora, 550-525 B.C.E. (Benton and DiYanni 39); Roman: Domitian’s Arch
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largest temple of the ancient world because of the competitive nature that the Greeks had with the rest of the world during that time. What is amazing however is that it has been rebuilt three times. Its’ final demise was in 262 A.D (The British Museum). Another amazing ancient wonder was the Statue of Zeus that was created in 432 B.C, very close to the time when the Temple of Artemis was built. It is a statue of Zeus that was made of the ivory and gold-plated bronze. It was erected at Olympia
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I believe that the relocation of artifacts is insanely wrong. Although researchers and scientists would wish to study these artifacts, they might tear culture and history away from the place where the artifacts came from. For example a wreck such as the Titanic serves as a tombstone to the 1,500 people who lost their lives on that fateful night. If you were to bring up the ship that would be as if someone decided to dig up a loved one who passed away recently. You would be heartbroken and rather
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Museum Analysis The Spencer Museum of Art is located in Lawrence, Kansas. The museum is also associated with the University of Kansas. The museum has five floors, however, only two of the levels feature art galleries. The third and the fourth floor are the floors that display various galleries. As an individual walks through the front doors of the museum, they are located on the third floor. In order, to reach the fourth floor one must take a right and use the elevator. There are currently no other
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Sonam Sonam ART 1011, Section QMW Assignment #1: Museum Response My trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art was my first visit as it had only been some couple of months that i have been here in the U.S. As i got there, i found out that i was at the wrong entrance because the entrance where i was at was only for senior citizens and people with wheelchairs and strollers. So, I took the stairs and went to the counter to get the tickets. All their staffs were very friendly and were very happy
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At the Norton Simon Museum of Art, in Pasadena California, I was able to see Diego Rivera’s “The Flower Girl (Girl with Lilies)” on display. This painting was located in the “20th Century Galleries” section of the museum. All of the works in that are located in this section of the museum are considered modern art. The wall text gives a brief history of Diego Rivera’s life and describes what is being depicted in the painting, “Rivera entered art school at a very young age and moved to Europe in 1907
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I. Introduction In 2012, The University of South Alabama presented the USA Archaeology Museum. Located directly beside the Humanities building, the museum provides visitors with the history of Mobile dating back 14,000 years. At the museum, one can view the indoor exhibits, interact with archaeological technology, and also enjoy the display of Mobile’s native plants on a trail located outside of the museum. A. Purpose The purpose of this report is to evaluate the positive and negative
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A question sweeping the nation is whether or not artifacts should be left in their original historical sites or if they should be moved to museums. After much consideration of both sides of the argument, it is clear that artifacts should be left in their original spots. Research led me to understand that moving artifacts to museums will not ensure the safety of them. Additionally, disrupting artifacts can be offensive to the families of those who were lost at that site. Lastly, there are many other
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database. Objectives The Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art is in desperate need of a newly updated database that will help them with maintaining proper records of all the art pieces within the museum. This new database will be used to track all the art pieces, new as well as existing along with their current locations. Along with this information, the database will also store the information on each artist, which includes: telephone number, address, art pieces included, as well as the client information
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