The museum has been built in a depot dating back to the year 1905. It was one of the first depot’s to be built in Victorian style having an office, a men’s and women’s waiting room and a freight room. The last passenger and freight train came here in the year 1971 and 1981 respectively. In present times the museum is a symbol of the significant role played by the railroad in the development of Eastern Iowa. Both from within and outside the golden age has been recreated and the museum houses historical documents and memorabilia of the U.S. Military. Ideal for people of all ages, the museum is open to public from May through October and is open on Sunday between 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., on weekdays one can visit by prior appointment. Admission
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When the opportunity to attend the local Peteetneet Schoolhouse Museum transpired, many historical facts would be discovered. Upon arrival the large two story stone building resembled something from a pioneer movie. The museum guide quickly came to escort myself through the exhibit and shared her mass amount of information. The historical building housed the information of local Mormon settlers and the steady cultural clash between the Ute, Paiute and Navajo Indians. Along with interesting information and artifacts, the museum brought to life the struggles of early settler’s.
This summer, the Smithsonian museum has appointed me to travel through history in their time machine to collect six artifacts for their latest exhibit, The History of Communication Technology. All of the artifacts need to be able to fit into one backpack, and reflect the time and place the object was from. The technology of communication represents the change as well as the continuity of how cultural ideas spread from one person to another throughout history. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to travel in a time machine to learn about the past of communication technology.
Since ancient times, humanity has used art to express feelings, emotions, ideas, and much more. Also, it was used as a medium to communicate between each other. As a result, it is not surprising that we feel delighted while observing works of art. Now, there are many opportunities to go to museums, and enjoy the precious art pieces shown there. One of the museums that has a wide variety of art, is the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
I would most definitely recommend the museum to others. I would mostly recommend it to those individuals who enjoy to see artwork and are interested in historical paintings and
The New Museum was designed by SANAA Architects, Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa. SANAA Architects received the commission to design the New Museum in 2002 and completed it in 2007. The museum is located near the Bowery, and it is described by the architects as the "museum wanting to be there". The New Museum is a seven story building however, it is an eight level structure. Also, the museum is 175 ft above street level. The New Museum’s intended usage is to be a home for contemporary art and an incubator for new ideas. The New Museum is a combination of elegant and urban design. For example, seven rectangular boxes are placed on top of one another according to the anticipated needs and circulation patterns of the users. Following this, aluminum
During the summer last year, I worked at a children day camp and we did various activities outside of the building that its located in such as taking the kids to the zoo, the park, the imagination station, swimming, and to the art museum. while on a trip to the art museum on a regular field trip there was one exhibit that the tour guide focused on which was a wall made u of disassembled stuffed animals and a chair. The room it was in was larger there were other sculptures and paintings in the room as well. The lighting was very bright in this room and there was a sensor about six or seven feet in front of the stuffed animals that went off if you went to close.
I have never been to an art museum and I was a bit intimidated for the lack of knowledge I have for the Arts, this is why I chose to take this class so that I can become familiar with art itself and be able to interpret it. I chose The Museum of Fine Arts to find a painting that I can relate to and understand or better yet be captivated by. I wanted to find a piece of art that I would enjoy writing about. As I went through the halls of the museum many things peaked my interest, but I was mostly intrigued by the Arts of Europe collection, those paintings tell a thousand stories. I saw art that I was interested in but did not know how to interpret them, yet alone write about until I came across Fishing Boats by George Braque’s. I knew exactly
When you first enter the museum it takes you to the entry floor, which starts the timeline off with a section called prehistoric and ancient art. This section covers from 10,000 BCE to 300 CE, and does an excellent job visually describing prehistoric artifacts. My favorite part of this floor is the Foucault Pendulum which shows a ball swinging in a pit the emulates the earth’s rotation and keeps perfect sidereal time. As you travel through the various floors the timeline grows closer to present day. Through five different floors of art, I found there were extensive descriptions of most artists including a multitude of their works. Overall, the museum is organized quite well and I found it easy to
Contingent Beauty at the Museum Fine Art Houston was an exhibition that brought together a selection of major works on view from the Latin American Collection. Featuring 21 artists who have made significant contributions to the global art scene within the past 30 years over the topic what is beauty. The exhibition was large scale survey of work from artists with heritage from Argentina, Colombia, México, Cuba, Venezuela and Brazil among many other places and intertwined aesthetic refinement and brutality of political and social realities of Latin America. Curated by Mari Carmen Ramirez one of the top Latin American Curators the exhibition features both curatorial and theoretical strategies to construct an argument that ask the audience to think about the idea of what beauty is or isn't using a Latin American perspective.
During our audit of your financial statements, my firm reviewed that your current internal controls over the cash admission fees are weak and leads to numerous exposures and possibilities to the loss of the cash received from the members. It is apparent that there is no controls to confirm whether the entrance admission fees collected from non-members by the two clerks are fully accounted for. It is important for the board of directors of the Local Museum to impose stricter internal controls rules to overcome some of the following weaknesses.
The Tampa Museum of Art is a unique place, and definitely different from most art museums in the USA. The first difference is that it has its own hotel for visitors, specifically for the museum. A Second important difference is the type of art that it exhibits. The museum façade is reflected with programmable LED lighting installation. When the lights go on at dusk, it creates the magical effects the artist, Leo Villarreal, programmed for this purpose. This artwork reflects across the Tampa Bay, and can be seen from across the bay as well. During the daytime, it creates a “moiré-like pattern.” The museum has exhibitions inside and outside, making it unique in that way. This museum would definitely entertain, and educate you from the moment
The museum is very nice lots of fun facts and little pieces of history. However, the exhibit was very short and there was more reading than actual artifacts, this museum is quite small, but full of information, there is a lot to read, but if you'd rather watch videos, they have different ones running in each new area. From real war and Nazi memorabilia to boxcars, barbed wire, and brick ovens, this museum has a little of everything. The best thing was that there was no entrance fee.
The museum is seasonally open from March through November, between hours from 1 p.m to 4 p.m, Wednesday through Sunday, but it is advisable to call before a visit.
In accordance with the board meeting’s decision, the next exhibit planned for the museum will be focused around the struggles faced by civilians on the southern home front during the American Civil War. Although controversial due to recent events surrounding Confederate symbolism in America, the focus of the exhibit will be unique and powerful in its depiction of the conflicts surrounding daily life. When speaking of war, the common man is pushed to the side in favor of the glory of battle and the stories of the citizens are left unsaid. With the Union victory over the Confederacy, the experiences of those living within the South were devalued in comparison to their northern counterparts. Many museums and articles exist that explore life in the North, but only a handful have been done for those of the Confederacy. The exhibit’s goal will be to showcase these untold experiences through the objects left behind by those who lived under the northern siege. Five objects were chosen as the centerpiece of the exhibit and to demonstrate four main hardships that southern civilians lived through. A photograph of the ruins of Richmond, Virginia and a sketch of the bombardment of Petersburg, Virginia speak of how the threat of death was a constant companion for those living in the South. The serious shortages of commodities along with the rampant inflation plaguing the Southern economy are illustrated by an almanac printed during the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi and a sketch done by