ancient Greeks. These tangible assets are so valuable that reminds audience of Greece’s glorious history and helps Greek build up their social and cultural identity. Nevertheless, the British Museum owns these marbles and are now deciding to loan them to Russia. For me, that is definitely a wrong decision and the Museum seemingly treats these sculptures as a commercial good than a world heritage. Each ancient monument means a lot to their country and it is not just a travel sight. Instead, they are the
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Perhaps one of the greatest archaeological finds of the nineteenth century is the Hermes and Infant Dionysus. When I first saw this sculpture at the Louvre in Paris, France, I immediately disregarded it because the tour guide stated that it was a replica of the original located in Olympia, Greece. I thought that it was not worth observing or critiquing, but what I failed to realize is that even the original pieces are composite statues. When ancient statues are recovered, archaeologists and art historians
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Although the dispute over looted and stolen antiquities is not a new issue, in recent years, requests for the repatriation of antiquities to their countries of origin has increased immensely. With the media covering cases of museums and collectors returning valuable pieces to their original locations, more and more countries have begun to make demands for antiquities to be repatriated. At the forefront of these countries is Egypt. Having been deprived of many of its treasures in the wake of imperialism
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Jack Cappel Ernst Herzfeld, an archaeologist that was doing work in Iran, found fragments of tablets said to be from around the year 500 B.C. They are said to survived due to the building that fell on top of them, blocking the tablets from the harsh elements of nature. Once he found these tablets, he sent them back to the United States for analysis. People have now been studying the tablets for over 70 years. They eventually landed in Chicago, and thinking they might be seized by the Iranian
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On September 18th 2017 I walked through the oversized glass doors of the Brooklyn museum. I head straight to the Egyptian gallery which is located in the section Old Kingdom to 18th dynasty Egyptian galleries 3rd floor. My mission today is to spot one piece of art that really catches my eye from the ancient Egyptian times, describe it in detail and why I have chosen it. As I walk around and observe all of the different forms and sizes of the sculptures I am impressed by the way they have been restored
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perceive. As Berger continued, I deduced that he believes, the ruling class deliberately exploits art as a repressive tactic and tool, in order to create a culture of isolation. He also introduces statistical data proving that many people identify museums with the church. So here we have a house of worship and a secular institution dedicated to art. A house of worship is a specifically designed edifice or consecrated space where groups of people congregate in order to engage in the sacraments of devotion
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The Smithsonian museum, which is located in Washington, D.C., is a national museum of the American Indian houses. It is one of the world’s largest and most diverse collections of its kind. All the things that the museum exhibits show visitors who are from all of the world the sense and spirit of Native America. The museum is located Fourth Street & Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC. You can go to visit this museum every day from 10 A.M to 5:30 P.M except 25th December and the admission is
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Propylaea, the Erechtheum and Temple of Athena Nike, is considered to be a symbol of the world’s traditional concepts. Due to the history, there are many Parthenon marbles which they removed from the temple and transported to England in the British museum. Many people require England to return sculptures while others do not want to. It is a controversy topic and different people have very different opinions. In my point of view, returning is necessary because cultural treasures from ancient civilizations
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Contents Preface .................................................................................................................................. 2 2. MEDOC VERSION 1.0 .................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 4 2.2 Outline.................................................................................
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Brian Judge ENG 1111: College Writing 3/23/2010 Museum Visit 1. No, I have been to the museum once before 2. The entrance to the museum is very historical because the outside structure is similar to a palace where kings and queens lived. In order to get in the museum, you have to stand in line and when you get to the front desk, you have to either pay or show an ID if you are a college students. While in line, you can view the televisions above the front desk, which give ticket prices
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