Introduction Of The Crystal Palace

from economy to culture, Great Britain thrived and controlled most of the world. But finally,the

Rydell, R. W. (2013). All the world's a fair: Visions of empire at American international expositions, 1876

One of the first things that I noticed about The Met was its exterior architecture. Like many historical buildings and museums, The Met's architecture is highly influenced by European architecture; in this case, it appears as though the architecture is attempting to emulate the gothic style. Once inside the daunting faรงade, I was pleasantly surprised to see how richly illuminated the museum was. What made it even more remarkable was that much of the light appeared to permeate through skylights that had been built into the building's ceiling. Moreover, I was pleasantly surprised to see that The Met was considerably less crowded than the American Museum of Natural History, which I had visited the day before.

1. What is ‘imperialism’? How did 19th-century colonialism, empire building, high imperialism differ from those of earlier times: in particular from the colonialism of early- modern mercantilism (16th to18th centuries)?

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum publically showcases Mrs. Gardner's collection in the greater Boston area. Each room functions as a chapter of a pilgrimage. When one travels through various countries and time periods, one inevitably ends up in a gallery built in the imitation of a chapel, and subsequently the Gothic room. In this paper, I will examine the Gothic room's theme in relation to the placement of its objects. I will also evaluate the room's strengths and challenges in serving the public, and how the conventions employed in this room contribute to the general accessibility of the museum.

spanned around the globe. Britain’s colonial empire, in the making since the early 1700’s, still

In 1853, Webster was assigned to work at the Crystal Palace exhibition, which became known as America’s first world’s fair. It was while he was policing

“Open ye gates! Swing wide ye portals! Enter herein ye sons of man! Learn the lesson here taught and gather from it inspiration for still greater accomplishments!” Spoken by David Francis Rowland, this declaration was heard in countries thousands of miles away, beckoning the brightest minds and the newest innovations from across the world to come to St. Louis for the 1904 World’s Fair. The fair brought together forty-three of the (then) forty-five states, as well as fifty foreign countries, to showcase the most recent advances in technology, foreign policy, the arts, and more that had been made since the Louisiana Purchase one hundred years ago. From the time of the Fair’s announcement to its closure in December of 1904, the “Gateway to the

Within the NO portion the author states several things to support that imperialistic rule by Britain was not primarily economic. Industrial Europe required a highly specialized world, in which some areas would produce food for its industrial proletariat, others would produce raw materials for the industrial process, and the entire world would constitute a market for industrial goods. But to achieve this Europe needed to recast the world in its own image, to create the same infrastructures and similar institutions that would permit resources to be exploited and trade conducted (MacKenzie 99). This shows that imperialistic rule by Britain and other European nations was not solely economic but more so a way to gain materials, trade materials, and expand their cultures and receive outside cultural influence through imperialistic rule rather than using imperialistic

The European powers that were in much need for resources during the 1500s through 1800s were Great Britain, France and Germany. During 1500 and 1800 Africa seemed like an impossible feat to conquer because of malaria but this wouldn’t stop the persistence of the leaders of France and Great Britain. The idea of exploring and conquering new land meant more to these leaders because of the motivation to keep their national security strong and keep their economy stronger. These countries would use their remaining resources to look for more disposable ones so that their empires could grow considerably. Great Britain would be dug in the

A museum focusing mostly on European medieval architecture, John D. Rockefeller acquired its early collection in 1925 from the artist and collector George Grey Barnard. Generally speaking,

The R.R Donnelley gallery, where the exhibit is on display is large compared to the space needed for the exhibit. The archival materials are encased in glass display cases, although a map is framed and hanging on the well. There are wall texts, which divulge background information on Hamilton. Also, the texts which accompany the archival material were straight to the point. The exhibit is in chronological order it takes one through Hamilton’s youth all the way to his death. The exhibit is not hands on because much of the material is frail, although one is provided with magnifying glass to view the small print on the letters and manuscripts through the glass cases. Due to the items frail condition the lights are very dim, which in most part may be to preserve the materials. Furthermore, the exhibit seemed empty to me not for lack of materials, but because it led one to wander into an open space, which could have been roped off or place a temporary wall there to block a visitor from wandering to the other side. In my opinion, it left a gap in the exhibit, and when I saw there was nothing there it was disappointing.

With cities spattered in looming cathedrals and marble sculptures and with bookshelves still faithful to classic works of literature and performance, the arts have proved themselves durable to the test of time. Long have these creations provided undying testament to mankind’s achievement and a window into the past. Perhaps no other category of art lends itself more to a view of history than the fine arts, or high arts, tradition with its well preserved pieces guarded and carefully designed to withstand the battery of time. Works belonging to the fine arts tradition were historically kept alive through wealthy benefactors. However, economic classes began to level out, and wealth was no longer restricted to the few considered “elite”.

By the mid-1800’s London was the capital of the largest empire the world had ever known; the empire covered

The beginning of the Victorian Period marked when Queen Victoria ascended the British throne in 1837 for 64 years until her death in 1901. She was only 18 years old when she was queen of England. In this era, there was a time when England had political stability and strict cultural patterns. Peace among the society in England was characterized by this era. There was a control in the way that people act and interact due to the cultural rules that needed to be followed. However, people in the British Empire appreciated having the consistency of having one ruler for such a long time. In addition, people lived in villages and worked on the land in the time of this period. At the same time, there were a lot significant changes. For instance, there