museum visit essay

Both the Roman Baths and the British Museum exemplified the dominating influence of the Roman and Greek empires in Britain’s early history. However, even though both possess features of the Roman era, only the British Museum had Grecian elements in its galleries as well. The presence of both institutions highlight the imperial nature Britain adapted- in arts, architecture, and foreign affairs - due to the exposure to these two cultures. The Roman Baths was a public bath house where people went for

embodiment of a simple thought. In his lifetime, Rodin made at least 10 castings of “The Thinker”. However, that number has grown to over 21. You can find them all over the world, from the Rodin Museum in Paris to the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, Calif., to the Rodin Museum at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Many of the bronze copies, as well as the original plasters for this piece, have been displayed in a central position so that visitors can see it from every conceivable angle. A marvel

“I’ll Take You There” is an intergenerational, multi-site performance, honouring spaces throughout the city of Memphis, chosen by legendary Stax and Hi Records artists that were meaningful to them in their coming of age, told through the choreographic lens of school age jookin' artists from the New Ballet Ensemble. These young dancers will also work in collaboration with local urban planners, historians, folklorists, and police who will act as dramaturgs enabling the dancers to gain deeper context

Section 1 Folder 4GAU is an example of a bronze painting known as You. Bronze paintings were discovered in the Shang Dynasty in 1700-1027 BCE. Folder ZK6N is an example of a terracotta solider. Folder IPYN is a picture of a shanshui by Fan Kwan. Which is also known as “mountain water”. In the photo, you can see travelers amid rocks and streams. The purpose was not to reproduce exactly the appearance of nature, but rather to grasp an emotion or atmosphere to catch the “rhythm” of nature. Folder 8RAVis

The Parthenon and the Pantheon are both ancient temples, worldly famous, dedicated to ancient but no longer worshiped Gods and Goddesses of Greece and Rome. Parthenon, aligned to the Hyades star cluster. Temple of Athena. The Hundred-Footer. Built by the City-State of Athens (447 B.C.) to celebrate the win over Persia. Dedicated to their patron goddess, Athena. Built on the same site as the Pre-Parthenon which was still under construction when the Persians sacked and burned Athens in return for

I have made a discovery, a discovery that helps to piece together an ongoing puzzle of what ancient civilizations were like, with this piece helping us to uncover more information about the early 2000s. After studying this particular piece I have determined the uses this item has and why it was important to people. The artifact that I have been sent appears to be some kind of honorable decoration or award of someone from the early 2000s that was very symbolic to a person or group of this era. This

3 The Parthenon and the Pantheon The Parthenon in Athens and the Pantheon in Rome are two of the most influential buidlings of modern and ancient architecture, and are often confused. It’s easy to see why a person would get the two confused, there are some amazing similarities. However, once you have explored each structure in a bit more depth, you wonder how you could have confused them in the first place. The Parthenon was constructed during the Arthenian empire beginning in 447 B.C. and completed

During the Ancient Near Eastern period, one of major artworks that stood out from all the others is the Dedicatory Statues from the Abu Temple. In the Abu Temple many different dedicatory statues were found and they may have been used for religious reasons. These pieces of artwork are thought to be created for their deity or god in order for favors such as good harvests. The figurines could have also been created to depict a person in the family that needed spiritual assistance from the gods.

sculptures be returned back their homeland. Yet, the British believe that Lord Elgin purchased the statues legally from the Ottoman Empire before Greece had won its independence. They anticipated it setting a significant level of importance for major museums if the statues were ever returned. Unfortunately, proof doesn’t exist to show that Lord Elgin actually had permission to take all of the sculptures. Proof exists

Josiah Wedgewood (1730-1795) Potter, Craftsman, Entrepreneur His early contribution was a process of making “creamware” which was more refined and cheaper and local than the preferred luxury alternatives. He was a friend and later business partner with Thomas Bently who connected him into the luxury ceramics market. After securing work for the Queen of England at the time Wedgewood was able to create the popular Queensware products of ceramics. This caused him to look at expanding and reimagining