Essay On Brownsville Museum

The museum’s new building, designed by architect J. Wrey Mould, opened in 1877 in the fashionable Victorian Gothic style. The museum added many new additions over the years, including a grand Beaux-Arts entrance facing Central Park West in 1936. A new master plan was created for the library in the 1990s and a new library added in 1992. In anticipation of its 150th birthday, the museum has undertaken even more new expansions and renovations in recent years, with plans for the new expansions called the Richard Gelder Center for Science, Education and Innovation being revealed in late 2015. As a testament to the museum’s cultural, educational and historical importance, the museum was designated as an official New York City Landmark in 1967 and later added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Cleveland has been fortunate enough to have become home several popular museums, including The Cleveland Museum of Art. The museum is filled with impressive masterpieces from the beginning of human documented time to today’s world. This free exhibit offers an exciting, enjoyable experience to those of all ages and those of all backgrounds. From the interactive futuristic portions of the building, to the delicate works of the past, there is something at this museum to please each person’s artistic mindset.

I really enjoyed visiting this museum, I learned a lot about African American old lifestyle. Some of the art pieces show the African American social struggle past, honoring important Africans, music, poetry, writing, history, and inventions. The African American museum has 5 exhibit— The African American Journey West, Reflections on the Self, Rhythm of Vision: The Artistry of Overton Loyd, Oh Snap! West Coast Hip Hop, and Evolution of the Revolution. Although the museum was not really much focus on African American lifestyle, it was still interesting, because 2 exhibits are based on how now days they are able to express

One thing is the author could never truly understand my culture because she is not African american. She never had to go through things that almost every African American goes through on a daily basis. Throughout the article the author incorporated people's opinion of the museum who are part of the African american community. This way she presents opinion significant to me and my heritage. People who deeply rooted to the essay shared interesting insights. One woman whose story was in the article could reminisce the days of Martin Luther King Jr. giving his “I have a Dream” speech on the Washington mall. She wanted to introduce the pride and pain of African Americans. The author described the museum as a place where you can get culturally enriched because of all the things said in the writing. The author wanted to demonstrate who would benefit from the museum. Generations of people can come together and see their history together even if it very dark. This is one way the author The museum is a life changing experience. From seeing the casket of 14 year old Emmett Till who was lynched by a white men in mississippi in 1955. To seeing the slave trade routes and how millions of Africans were taken from their homeland. The museum is very deep there is even an exhibit that shows child size ankle cuffs. It is made clear before you enter the museum you will see heart wrenching things without it being

Brownsville is one of the areas with the richest history in the Rio Grande Valley. Museums, parks, and many buildings are preserved as a symbol of very important historical events that took place in our beautiful city. Thus, for this reason I decided to visit the Brownsville Historic Museum. When I entered the place, I was greeted by a very nice lady that gave me a tour through the museum. The first exhibit was full of pictures and photographs of Jim Wells, Porfirio Diaz, Simon Celaya, and Charles Stillman among other well-known individuals. This area included a beautiful wooden bed, mirrors, and old objects with descriptions. Honestly, I was deeply moved while walking through this place because it felt as if I was living during that era of time. Through the exhibits I also found pictures of the Mexican Revolution. Recently, in class we covered a chapter that included this

     As I walked into the first gallery, I saw a wood sculpture that stood in the

Next, each room of art were unique. When I get into each room, some things that surprise me that each room was very exclusive, original and uncommon. Also, the rooms were very enlightened and I personally felt that each room had something for everyone in the family. Another thing that I noted of the museum was the accessibility of each floor, so anybody can go and have a great time without

The main building, designed by Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge in beaux-arts style, was built for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Several other buildings have been added on over the years and today

The northern portion of the property contains the original structures that were once used by the Boone family, including their house, a barn built between 1850-1860 and the walnut processing plant. There is no fee to visit this portion of the park. You can take a self-guided tour or attend one of the numerous Fun on the Farm activities that are held on Saturdays at no cost. Please note that the Farm is closed for Easter on April 15th and an upcoming sheep shearing event on April 22nd requires purchased tickets.

For my historical site, I visited the American History Museum in DC. I decided to attend this museum because it has a broad range of history from Colonial Times to present. But the main exhibit I attended was the Price of freedom pertaining to the time period of the Colonial Times to the Civil War.

I went to Detroit Institute of Arts on the date of March 16, 2016, unfortunately I was not able to go to DIA again during the class. I’ll be using the pictures that I took on that date and explain the experiences as well since it was my first time and it was actually to write a paper too for the class last semester, Art History by Deborah Kawsky, it was to pick three pictures and do the research on them and their history. Luckily I took a picture of more than three paintings at the museum, so I’ll be using two of four paintings that I didn’t use last semester.

On October 09, 2015 at around 11:15 am, I visited the James E. Lewis Museum of Art in the Murphy Fine Arts Building. When first arriving, I expected to view art that was similar to the National Gallery of Art, but I wrong. The museum had just begun a new show titled, Promenades and Reveries the Art of Lawrence Hurst Exhibit. This art exhibition was not the only art on display at the museum, but to me it was the most entrancing.

My first impressions as I pulled up into the museum’s parking lot was that it was the very small place, it looked like a store that sold art pieces. As I walked inside I noticed that it was a bigger than I thought. The gallery has 3 big open space rooms filled with dozens of pieces of art. As I you walk inside you will find the Atrium where the retail gallery is located, as you go inside there is the Grand gallery which is the biggest room and at the end, it is the project gallery.

The museum is a place where antique things and art are preserved for the public to be seen, a place where rare things of past and present are kept, a place where you can see a collection of rare things and things of historical interest. Those who want to have a look into the past visit the museum. I was planning to visit this museum long before this assignment but I never had the chance to fulfil it. Last Sunday I took my family and visited the American History Museum, and the Aerospace Museum in Washington D C. Each Museum is divided into various sections. Each section has different exhibits. I spent great time in the History Museum as it pertains to the course I’m taking, but my two kids loved the Aerospace Museum.

Visitors at NM can learn more about historical finds and cultural treasures through the guided tours.