Interactive design and Experience The Smithsonian and Met Museum are both art museums that have an on-line presence. Both websites have art related agenda’s, pictures, and so on. While they both specialize in art they both have drastically different web appearances. The atmosphere of these two sites is in contrast. These two websites do not compete for the same viewers. Different art venues are posted, along with information and history of the art piece and pictures posted of the piece. The Smithsonian
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Free Annual Events In Worcester,Ma 1. Festival of Lights Friday, November 30, 2012, from 5 - 8 p.m Worcester Art Museum Admission Cost: $14 Adults Free for kids under 17 years old FREE FIRST Saturday Mornings (the first Saturday of each month) 10am-noon* Open Skate on Worcester Common Ova Admission $2, children 6 and under free. Skate rentals $3. Sundays, Saturdays, December 1, 2012 - February 24, 2013 1:00 PM-6:00 PM Sopranopalooza! Music/Singing-Fundraiser Cost:
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make valuable additions to its collection. In its Annual Report for 1970, under the then directorship of Thomas Hoving, the Museum formally reviewed its collection policy, announcing its new-found interest in upgrading its collection. Under this policy, the Museum’s focus shifted to the acquisition of "rare masterpieces of the highest quality”. To fund such purchases the Museum began to sell mid to high value pieces from its collection. Though, as stated, the Met had always removed minor works to
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Chezelle Coqueran Prof. Jennifer Swoboda ART 123 – Art Appreciation 24 August 2011 A World of Art The world is full of art. Some art is easily recognizable and pleasant to the viewer. Some art work is challenging and confusing to the viewer. And yet there is still art work that is non-appealing and even controversial, but is still worthy of conversation or debate. In this art assignment I selected five different pieces of art, by five different artists. The art work has appealed to me for different
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My What A Beauty! The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the most well-known museums, not only in America, but in the whole world. Many people come to this great city just to visit this incredibly popular museum. The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 and is located in New York City’s Central Park. It is visited by more than 5 million people annually from all over the world. When I first knew about the assignment about meeting at the museum I was not very enthused. I am not much
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Lindgren Museum Visit Paper Outer Coffin Of Khonsu 86.1.1 A-B During my visit to the Metropolitan Museum of art I saw many amazing pieces of amazing art. The Egyptian pieces stood out to me in particular because of my new background knowledge that I have acquired from this class. This was my first time at the museum and basically my first time seeing this type of art up close. Seeing images of the art on slides in class or in a textbook doesn’t really do the art justice or show the
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Individual 5 Art Appreciation Final Paper Derick Stevenson Rough Draft Introduction Art has been a thing of the past which has also been brought into the future. Everyone loves the great images and structures that the artists portray in their art work. The three art work that I have chosen are Impressionate works of art by Paul Gauguin, Vincent Van Gogh, and Edward March. This paper will include the description of the works including the styles, a summary of the artists’ personal philosophies
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Metropolitan Museum of Art Stephanie N. Robinson Professor Pigg HUM 112 December 12th, 2015 Metropolitan Museum of Art I haven’t had the pleasure of visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art in person; but due to modern day science and technology taking virtual tours is now possible. I must say that it is on my to do list for when I do visit New York. From the pictures online I am amazed by the design of the building in the Metropolitan museum of art; the design is an art in itself
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Cultural activity has continued to be part be art of the human race since times in history. Due to a major role held by culture in shaping the society, various museums have been set up across the county for remembrance of various historical artifacts and other fine art works. In fulfillment of the assignment in this unit HUM 112, I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan. The main aims of the visit are to identify the major artwork kept in the museum in addition to the influences of the intellectual
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career and status and allowed him great success. Praised by Ludovico Carracci as “a prodigy of nature” was Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, who is better known as (Il) Guercino. Guercino’s Samson Captured by the Philistines, 1619, exemplifies the nature of art during the Baroque period because of its ability to engage the viewer both physically and emotionally. One of Italian art's great draftsmen, a largely self-taught artist, Giovanni Francesco Barbieri was born in the town of Cento in Emilia-Romagna
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