Museum of the City of New York

The removal of Confederate monuments has been a controversial topic over the past few years. Many want to tear them down, others want to keep them up and some want them to be moved to museums. Although controversial, many still do not know why exactly people want these statues to tear down or be kept up. After reading and analyzing both Michele Bogart’s and The Guardian’s view on Confederate statues, I would say that Michele Bogart’s “In Defense of ‘Racist’ Monuments” article was the most persuasive

September 11th, 2001, known to be one of the most important days in our nation’s history. Located in New York City, is a monument that has two large pools with names engraved of the people killed that day, symbolising a memory we will never forget. This monument was established on September 11th, 2011, with more than 10,000 visitors every day. If you go to New York City, visit this monument, especially if you knew someone in the attack. The 9/11 monument is very big sitting 66’ wide. It is located

Museum of Modern Art in New York Roxanne Briano The Museum of Modern Art in New York City is the world’s leading modern art. Its exhibits have been a major influence in creating and stimulating popular awareness of modern art and its accompanying diversity of its styles and movements. The museum’s outstanding collections of modern painting, sculpture, drawings, and prints range from Impressionisms to current movements. Moreover, there are exhibits of modern architecture, industrial design, sculpture

New York City Attractions Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty, the most enduring symbol of New York City - and indeed, the USA - can trace its unlikely origins to a pair of Parisian Republicans. In 1865, political activist Edouard René Lefebvre de Laboulaye and sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi went to a dinner party and came away with the notion of building a monument honoring the American conception of political freedom, which they would then donate to the Land of Opportunity. Twenty-one

affected first hand but also those who witnessed it with their own eyes or through a television screen. The single most impressionable event on that fateful morning was the attacks on the World Trade Center, also known as the Twin Towers, in New York City. “The impact left a gaping, burning hole near the 80th floor of the 110-story skyscraper, instantly killing hundreds of people and trapping hundreds more in higher floors. As the evacuation of the tower and its twin got underway, television cameras

thought Manhattan, New York could be compared to the PA Grand Canyon with common points? People wouldn’t think so because one is a busy city and the other is a rural town. Although they bear some superficial similarities, such as tourist, family, attractions, and size the differences between Manhattan and the PA Grand Canyon are clear. The Pennsylvania Grand Canyon is such a beautiful site. It is one of the top tourist attractions in Pennsylvania. Most people escape the city to enjoy the gorgeous

Museum visitors often admire objects from the past and embrace the artwork without a proper understanding of the imagery. Viewers react to what they are looking at, comprehend the work through their own experiences and judge it based on their personal insight of success or failure. The appreciation of artwork at the American Museum of Natural History, located in New York City has educated viewers with knowledgeable information on objects from thousands of different artists. The fossil of a “Tyrannosaurus

If so, what if the government or civilization might not properly take care of the artifacts or if the museum is not secure enough for the artifacts to be returned? In regards of those questions, the head of the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China, Luo Shugang has requested the return of two artifacts that currently reside at the Nelson-Atkin Museum of Art in Kansas City Missouri. The two artifacts in question are a ritual disk (bi) with dragon motif from the Zhou dynasty,

Carnegie Hall is a famous concert venue located in New York City. It is renowned for its many performances and history. It is known for performances for both classical music and popular music. It includes three concert halls: the Main Hall, the Chamber Music Hall, and the Recital Hall. Carnegie Hall was designed by architect William Burnet Tuthill and built by Andrew Carnegie in 1891. Artists from the likes of Tchaikovsky to the Beatles have performed in this concert hall. The Main Hall has five

including the use of a Camera Obscura that represented by Edwynn Houk Gallery in New York City. He took the Camera Obscura out of the past and bring it toward the future. This paper hopes to give a reader an understanding of Abelardo Morell and Camera Obscura. Abelardo Morell was born in Havana, Cuba on September 17, 1948 and raised in New York City. he was migrated with his parents to the United States and settling in New York in the year of 1962. However, he lived in Miami, Florida, where he taught himself