Research Paper On The Goodwood Museum

During my visit to Balboa Park’s San Diego Museum of Art, I was able to visit many diverse exhibitions that allowed me to explore the broader definition of art. Among the medieval, religious paintings and the European portraits of high-class nobility, there were several pieces that stood out to me -- such as the selection of colorful, geometric quilts in “Quilts and Color” and the bronze lions sculpted by Arthur Putnam in “Ferocious Bronze”. The quilts were especially shocking to see in such a grand museum, as I was used to seeing quilts in old crafting stores or bedroom closets. However, the use of pattern and optical illusion in the quilts truly made it mesmerizing; the exhibit reminded me that artists choose the medium

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.

Will Rogers Memorial Museum is located on a lofty hillside in Claremore, Oklahoma. The museum was designed by John Duncan Forsythe and is financed by a two hundred thousand dollar funding by the Oklahoma legislature. Will Rogers Museum overlooks the spectacular stretch of the Tiawah Valley. Will and Betty Rogers bought the twenty acres containing the museum grounds for five hundred dollars an acre. Betty gave away the land to the State of Oklahoma in 1937. Will Rogers Museum, which opened in 1938, is constructed of native limestone and presents a famous saddle collection, artifacts, fine arts, and a dozen theaters or television kiosks characterizing the life of Will Rogers. Found in the foreground, Will’s tomb is carved with one of his famous

Even though the original home is gone, the exhibit created on the spot where it used to stand, explains the house’s importance, you should go see it!

Dyckman Farmhouse Museum narrates the story of rural Northern Manhattan, a landscape and a life that disappeared in the makeover of a farming community to urban neighborhood. Through the history of the Dyckman family and farm, the museum discovers life in early 19th century rural Manhattan and the protection of that memory in the early 20th century. The Dyckman Farm house & Museum is a historical place that reminds us of how the city looked and how it has changed throughout time.

On Saturday morning, I went to Howe Library in Wellsville, to see its historical display. The display room featured various tables holding displays of the history of various towns, displays of history projects by young residents, and various historical antiques. The layout consisted of various isles formed by the placement of objects and stands. Four lanes ran perpendicular to the four room walls, forming a walking square, which was met on the other side with a rough square of displays. This internal square of displays had points on which to enter an internal space lined with more displays on the inside.

Surely people are going to IKEA when the Scandinavian boom hit the city, but sometimes, antique furniture can give you a sense of traveling back in time to the 19th century. Olde Good Things is one of the largest architectural antique dealers in the country filled to the brim with antique architectural items from exotic doorknobs to vintage iron gates, to gorgeous fragile chandeliers that have survived for centuries to wooden mahogany farm tables. First opened in 1995, Olde Good Things is vast upscale antique shop, a truly treasure-yielding spot that has established its outspots in 9 different locations including Madison Avenue in New York, Texas, New Jersey, and California. The team works under the philosophy of “architectural salvage,” saving

When I visited the Ringling Museum of Art it always surprises me to see the amount of people that go to visit from different backgrounds and of all ages. This recent visit there were mainly just people of little to no art background except there was a group of college students along with a professor from the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus there viewing the art and took a tour along with me. I talked with them and as I saw there reaction to each gallery it was fascinating. They were amazed by the sight and described it as “ elegant and beautiful” and when they viewed the artwork unclose with only a few inches from the canvas to evaluate the small details of each piece. Inbound this very interesting so I began to do this

One of the photos that I think had the most significant in this exhibit was a photo titled “Italianate shotgun and Creole cottage”. This

Situated on the second floor of the Rhode Island School of Design Museum in the Paula and Leonard Granoff Gallery sits a desk—but no ordinary desk. This desk is the Lady’s Writing Table and Chair designed by William Christman Codman in 1903 as part of the Gorham manufacturing company. The table and chair are elevated on a white platform and located in front of a stained glass window which radiates a diffused light upon the surface of the set. Furthermore, it is placed underneath a grand oil painting of a woman in a dress gazing downwards—as if longing to own it. Even without the surroundings, which clearly promotes the piece’s importance, the Lady’s Writing Table and Chair in itself is able to emulate an enormous amount of grandeur due to the

As we enter Washington my eyes were in a maze, not knowing what to look at. I looked right to the fascinating grey columns at the space museum. The bus stopped suddenly and my face splat on the front seat. Everyone got up out of their seats, and exited the bus. My group rushed to get a seat, but we were too late. Some of us had to sit on the crooked solid floor to eat. Once we all ate our scrumptious, and delicious meals we headed off to the Space Museum.

When one thinks of the word furniture, they usually think of this definition: “The action of decorating or embellishing” (“Furniture, N. Def. 1b”). This definition has been in use since the 1500s and has remained popular through today. A less popular and less known definition for furniture is “the condition of being equipped whether in body or mind; equipment in dress or armour; preparedness for action; mental cultivation, culture” (“Furniture, N. Def. 2b”). This definition was used during the antebellum period in America and it seems that this was the definition that many of the writers from that era used, particularly, Edgar Allan Poe in his story "Ligeria," Henry David Theroux in his novel, Walden. It seemed that they used furniture as

neighborhood. Outside the museum there was a cool statue of a horse with two discs on each side. The statue symbolizes travel and passing from one place to another, which is exactly what I have been doing for the last month. The Museum of London gave a rich history of London from the foundations to the modern day. In the industrial era section I noticed a glass case and inside were souvenirs of the Boer-War, including a fan, some pictures, a ribbon, and pins. There were lots of extravagant dresses and items in the museum demonstrating the wealth of England. In the afternoon we went to the Spitalfields market and had free time to shop. I bought a dress for the theater and a scarf. I also had some fabulous margarita pizza and freshly squeezed

I recently visited the Menil Collection, this is a very small humble museum. The Menil Collection is a museum that holds multiple artworks. The museum is located in a neighborhood next to a little area where people can go out and picnic and hang out with the their families for a while. I fact about the Menil Collection that surprised me was how they consider their grass art. My sister and I accidently stepped on the grass not knowing it was art and when we were handed a booklet describing a couple of their art pieces the grass was on their! The museum also has a couple of sculptures and landmarks located right outside the building. Before stepping in into the museum I observed that it was very small, and I thought there was not going to be any interesting art pieces since it was so small. The outside of the building was very simple, it was a white small building with large windows, nothing that really caught my attention. Once we were greeted by the employee we collected a couple of brochures for the background information of the artworks and we headed in. The first room of the museum really did not have any interesting art pieces, they were basic squares and circles with primary colors. I really enjoyed how the art pieces were separated depending on their movement, such as surrealism,abstract,and sculptures. There were many special exhibitions, the one that stood out the most to me was “ Hurting the word Radio”. This art piece was created by Edward Ruscha using oil on

The museum is a Georgian townhouse formerly used as a boarding house between 1860 and 1936, coincidently covering the period 1881-1904. According to the novels and short stories by Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson