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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Many museums around the world display beautiful pieces of art. The Mingei International Museum of art in San Diego’s Balboa Park carries many types of art with a vast category of sculpture. One of the best pieces there is Carousel Horse by the Gustav A. Dentzel Carousel Company (1867-1928). Gustav Dentzel was a cabinetmaker, but decided to make carousel animals. His animals are the most anatomically correct than the work of other carvers. This horse in particular is a fine work because of the attention
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Greg M. Smith Journal of Popular Film and Television 30.1 (Spring 2002) 63-68 In the 1960's American art museums faced another of their cyclical crises of relevance, causing them to reevaluate their role in American society. The dominant paradigm in most traditional art museums was the display of Great Works, aesthetic objects existing outside of time and space for the museumgoer's pure contemplation. Since such works were universal in their artistic appeal, they were
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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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(Mike) Professor O’Toole Capstone September 20, 2013 The Louvre, Winter Sunlight, Morning On Capstone class, I had a chance to go to the Museum of Fine Arts. “The MFA is one of the most comprehensive art museums in the world, the collection in the MFA encompasses nearly 450000 works of art.” (About the MFA) A lot of professional artworks in the museum brought a great visual feast to me, but the one that most attracted my attention is a painting, called "The Louvre, Winter Sunlight, Morning."
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Running Head: Historical Context of Images for your Virtual Art Gallery Tour Historical Context of Images for your Virtual Art Gallery Tour Louis Rodriguez Jones International University Historical Context of Images for your Virtual Art Gallery Tour [pic] Broken Glass By: Victor F. Gonzalez Dated: 7/27/2012 Artist Victor F. Gonzalez and I quote “Forget for a moment what country
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The Natural History Museum Of Los Angeles This was my first time visiting the Natural History Museum and I learned about some interesting stuff. When I walked into the museum I first thing that I noticed where the large dinosaurs. My first thought was I am in the wrong museum. I assumed that the museum was going to focus on prehistoric events because on the first floor all they display is dinosaurs, monkeys and other mammals. The Natural History museum mainly focuses on prehistoric animals and
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Discuss how views about the Benin plaques have changed, and how this has been reflected in their presentation in museums. In considering the question as to how views about the Benin plaques have changed and how these views are subsequently reflected in their presentation in museums, it might be helpful to consider the definition of art objects and how their interpretation can change when moved from one context to another. Understanding what we conceive as ‘art’ is an ever-changing abstract concept
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Rational A museum is an institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artefacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historicalimportance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary.Most large museums are located in major cities throughout the world and more local ones exist in smaller cities, towns and even the countryside. Museums have varying aims, ranging from serving researchers and specialists to serving the
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