In December 2002, the directors of 18 museums located throughout Europe and the United States issued the Declaration of the Importance and Value of Universal Museums. The declaration is an attempt, by the directors of major Western museums, to defend against demands for restitution of museum objects by defining themselves as “universal museums” which are of value to all of humanity. This document fails as a convincing defence against restitution claims for several reasons. First, it dismisses circumstances
Introduction Collections play a crucial role in fulfilling a museum’s mission and purpose. A museum’s collection is defined by its collection policy past and present which in turn helps to shape the museum’s goals and direction. As stewards of collections, museums are expected to maintain the highest professional standards legally and ethically. The development of written policies are necessary to govern the management of collections and to establish the museum's collections related activities to support
opportunities that can be shared. After almost two years as a Gallery Host, my interest in the Chrysler Museum has never stopped growing. I know I am ready to take on the role of full-time Gallery Host and would greatly appreciate the opportunity. · How would the visitors benefit from you being in the galleries more? What do you bring to the team that’s unique? My commitment to the Chrysler Museum and it's progress is what makes me a strong addition to the full-time team. I have tremendous respect
different museum locations, but with the two education classes I was taking, I also ended up learning a lot about different school settings as well. And what was most interesting was comparing them and seeing where the similarities were. I would have categorized them as schools and museums, but those would be false categories. 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
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
and Their Influence in Support for Public Art Museums Statement of Intent Historically, museums have relied on four sources of financial support: individual contributions, corporate and foundation support, earned revenues, and government grants. This paper focuses on present day corporate support for art and the museums that collect and display that art. It urges museums to reassess their assumptions about corporations and suggests ways that museums can develop new approaches to align their solicitation
Metropolitan Museum of Art, I’ve observed many interesting paintings, sculptures, and artifacts. The exhibits I chose to write about was the tomb of Perneb because it is the only thing I remember the most when I know that I have to focus on Mesopotamia or Egypt. Mastaba Tomb of Perneb was original came from the period of Old Kingdom, Egypt that located in the Egyptian necropolis at Saqqara. It was discovered in 1907, purchased from the Egyptian government in 1913 and given to the Metropolitan Museum of
To what extent has the Foundling Museum uncovered the ‘hidden histories’ of Georgian London’s poverty-stricken families? Word Count: 1432 Since 2004 the Foundling Museum has stood as a site to memorialise the Georgian Foundling Hospital; this institution cared for London’s abandoned children, foundlings. In a recent podcast, Laura Gowing described the stories of these children and their mothers as ‘hidden histories’. She claims that the Foundling Museum offers a narrative for figures who are
Some building are meant to have a great façade and just show how and intricate design can stand up on it s own, but while the Perez Art Museum has great façade and has a very interesting design, its serves to much more than that. The PAMM is not only a Museum that shows all types of vintage and contemporary artworks, but in addition it works as an education center for kids, as screenings and presentations to an outdoor area for visitors to hang out and enjoy the views that Miami has to offer. All
The Civil War museum located in New Orleans is a very interesting museum to visit. On the outside the museum stands out from the surrounding building as it has an older brick style building which almost looks like a church in some aspects.. On the right side of the stairs that lead up inside is a large cannon on display. Upon entering the museum it is made apparent that the building is in good condition, but is also very old. Every step that I took while in the museum sounded as if the floor