Charles H. Wright Museum Report

I firmly believe that the point of visiting a museum is to educate one on how things once were in the past through its display of artifacts, exhibits, art, cultural objects, etc. Its purpose is to let you imagine what it was like during a time you were not apart of or, in some cases, allow you to look back at a time you were apart of when you were very young. The African-American Museum of Long Island did a great job at presenting some of the many African-American contributions to society. In addition to presenting contributions from the African-American community, the museum was able to show us some of the struggle they were required to overcome as well.

Visiting the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian was a great experience. At first walking into the museum we found there to be many artifacts and examples of the Indians used in their daily lives. Walking around the museum it was nice to see all the items we spoke and read about in class. My first impressions were that the museum would be born but seeing and reading about something is very different and being able to capture the real beauty of Indian lives was a great experience.

I spent time at three different museums for my service hours, the Bangor Discovery Museum, the College of the Atlantic Dorr Museum and the Woodlawn Gardens Museum. At each I went to a different event and each had their the similarities and differences to each other. I facilitated an event at both the College of the Atlantic Dorr Museum and the Bangor Discovery Museum, which is why I believe there are the most similarities between these two, they were completely different activities, but with the same goal: kids have fun and learn.

Visiting the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian was a terrific experience. Seeing the past visually was amazing because I felt that reading the textbook and listening to lectures from the professor were good, but seeing the artifacts brought everything to life. My first impression being at the Mitchell Museum was how the professor presented the information in class was different from seeing pictures of the Indians. Just reading text or listening to a lecture makes it extremely hard to realize how they described the way they really looked and their appearance. Seeing the exhibit taught me more about the Pueblos and the Plains Indians. Those two groups were in They Made Us Many Promises and this gave me the opportunity to learn more about them.

I've been debating all day on whether or not to comment on the museum. On one hand, I did not go to it due to my schedule, though I felt the museum held a purpose that was justified. The group appears to be an organization that tells the stories of the tragedy of September 11 and how it still impacts people to this day. I can easily get behind that message, especially after seeing some of the footage of students being touched by the museum's message.

This week at the Wilder Memorial Museum the items of interest relate to a recently redesigned display. This display, located in the first room of the museum, highlights a remarkable collection of Vaseline glass which is part of the Marcey Alderson collection.

The museum of tolerance taught a lot about Anne Frank and her experiences of the holocaust. In my opinion the holocaust was a genocide, it was the biggest genocide there was. That single genocide took 6 million lives of innocent people. One was the famous Anne frank which died in Bergen-Belsen, the cause of the death was because of typhus. Going to the museum of tolerance helped me understand more about the holocaust and how it was so tragic.

For me one of the coolest things about the museum was they allow visitors to go into the Kindergarten classroom of Linda Brown, who was one of the reasons for Brown V. Board to occur. Personally, I think the museum did a really

No matter what floor of the museum I am on or what piece of artwork I am looking at, I always return to the center of the heart of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum- the interior courtyard. The courtyard was opened in 1903. It contains artwork, is a piece of artwork itself, and is a sanctuary in the bustling city.

In the National American Museum there are a lot of things that you can explore and discover. The museum has exhibitions that educates the visitors on the continued Native presence in the region. It also has one of the most extensive collections of Native American artifacts in the world. In terms of the collections growth, the museum continues to focus mainly on modern and contemporary arts. The museum has education programs for people to go to, and learn about their teaching methods. You can learn about the curriculum for the classroom, teacher workshops, and educational strategies.

I really enjoyed the discussion that we address the issue about race in the museum. Race is a sensitive issue in America, However, from my experience, I never have this kind of opportunity to learn and to think about this issue before I move to US.

* C.A.M. doesn’t sell or promote the unique aspects of this collection or the museum’s emphasis on historical context.

For my museum paper I decided to visit the Philadelphia museum of art museum. I chose to go to the museum based on preferences from peers and word of mouth that the artwork displayed was worth the time and money to go and see. Another factor that influenced me to visit this museum of course was the iconic rocky stairs. During my visit I even decided to walk the well known staircase to the museum just to create the right mind set before I entered the building. Lastly, I chose the go to this museum because I always enjoyed looking at the enormous building overlooking the Benjamin franklin parkway every time we rode by. I was actually curious what was inside, and I can say I was not disappointed.

I chose these two museums because I wanted to step out my tree and try going out doing some different else were instead of something around my neighborhood. Pulling up to their area at first was very weird because this was not an environment I was used to being

My experience at the Oakland Museum was educational, I learn about the history of Asian American were mistreated and placed to work on the railroads. The artwork I saw at the Museum was quite amazing that look quite realistic. It was a photograph of lady holding a child during the time of the Great Depression. Another thing I saw was The Black Panther Party exhibit it was quite small, but I learn that African American does not want to be seen as second class citizen and being disrespected. This connects to our class in a way it relates to the documentary that we watched about the Black Panther Party. The Black Panther Party is a movement that revolutionized the Black community like the Black Lives Matter movement that is around today. This particular movement help fund a breakfast program for low income family which it is a model used in public schools. Lastly, I sat on a half opened airplane and imagining I was an immigrant coming to the United States looking for new opportunities like the War and Peace documentary I watched for a homework assignment. Overall, I enjoy the Oakland Museum.