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    Museums seminar write up. Title Page- Slide one British culture influenced by imperialism 19th/20th century. Museums. The British Empire- Slide two At the height of its influence the British Empire was one of the largest empires in the world. Historically the British Empire is split up into the first and second empire. First empire concentrated on the first settler colonies of the Americas- The thirteen colonies beginning in the 17th century and declaring their independence from the British Empire

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    The Contemporary Art Museum is one of the most visited in Tampa. It opened its door in 1989 near the USF College of The Art. The museum has presented numerous exhibitions of contemporary art from the United States and around the world including Africa, Europe, and Latin America. The museum’s primary objective is to bring the University and Tampa Bay community vital, investigative and scholarly contemporary exhibitions (aboutsufcam). In doing so (CAM) is able to present to the community a variety

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    of going to the Nation Blacks In Wax Museum in Baltimore Maryland. The Black In Wax Museum was founded and designed to teach people the history of African Americans from the Middle Passage to current events. The Museum is one of the most dynamic and cultural institutions because not only is it solely dedicated to the preservation of African American history, but the life-like wax figure gives it its’ uniqueness and creativity. When we first entered the museum we were greeted by wax figured W.E.B

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    This triumph temporarily insures their independence. However, British forces returned in 1900 using the western railway line to make their advances. Boer forces began to flee leaving some major cities unprotected. This time period is known as the mobile war, according to the Anglo-Boer Museum. After the mobile war, the Boers grew weak and worried. In their final attempts to have their republics remain in power, they used guerilla

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    I am writing about two museums that I would like to visit someday. The two museums are the Smithsonian and the American Museum of Natural History. I learned about the museums from their websites: http://www.si.edu/ and http://www.amnh.org/ , which offer a vast array of activities and information about the museums. The Smithsonian actually has several museums. Some of them are located in Washington DC, and some of the others are in New York. The American Museum of Natural History is located in New

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    On top of the Webinars, there are also links to the programs that bring Museum staff to communities nationwide, such as the “Smithsonian’s Let’s Do History Tour”, where the staff “visit school district nationwide to share effective, exciting teaching techniques and K-12 resources free of charge” (Smithsonian). If given the opportunity, a school district’s educators can interact and learn from the Museum staff directly with regards to the available resources from the Museum’s site. This

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    Sign of the Four is not directly related to the IWM, but its plot is linked to imperialism and colonialism, two institutions that necessarily link any artistic manifestation. This novel, apart from its plot, involves the relationship between the British Empire and India, one of its colonies in 1888, when the story is set. Several involvements between the two territories take place. One of them is the East India Company –the start of the capitalist relationship of dependence between the United Kingdom

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    of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan to the Allied effort Milad Zamany Social Studies 11 D2-P1 Mr. Schroeder February 24th 2015 At the dawn of World War Two, the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan was established ultimately refining. into one of Canada’s chief contribution to the war. On December 17th 1939, Prime Minister Mackenzie King launched a training plan that would be highly regarded internationally. In addition, towards the start of World War Two, the British Government

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    and early 20th century Burmese, Indian, and American pieces ascend directly from English furniture designs. When an influx of English people went to India, local craftsmen imitated English styles, but with native materials and techniques. Since the British led the American colonies, their styles have influenced the United States, and the Gilded Age period was no exception. Putting the Anglo-Indian pieces with the American and English pieces of the Gilded Age would represent the relationship much better

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    November, 2017 Description and Reflection of Dallas Museum The Dallas Museum is a renowned art museum established in 1903 and is located in Dallas, Texas (Neumann et al. 19). The Dallas Museum of art is one of the largest art museums in the United States of America containing more than 24,000 collections of art ranging from the ancient to the modern ones (MacDonald & Brettell 112). There are numerous things inside the museum, such as the pieces of art, museum visitors, and the architecture, that relate

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