Natural History Museum

Archaeologists have dedicated their lives to unearthing artifacts. When an artifact is found, it should not be relocated in an art gallery, museum or any other public viewing institution. There are several reasons for this, including destroying historical sites, not allowing citizens being able to see their countries history, and the fact that the artifacts may pose as family memorials for their ancestors. Yes, it is true that ancient artifacts to many people mean more than just objects. In fact

Every museum has an object that has a story to tell to the visitors. Collecting institutions will often spend more time, energy, and money caring for the objects that visitors do not see than the institutions spend on the public exhibits. (Moses, 1) These objects, whether displayed in exhibits or in storage hidden from the public view, are instilled with meaning, as the objects “tell us who we are as individuals and as a society” and “connect us with our past.” (Moses, 2) However, while collecting

box look like? You probably see something similar at The National museum of American History. The National Museum of American History has a variety of cool and sometimes weird exhibits to reminds us what certain and objects do to affect today’s lifestyle. The National Museum of American History was opened in 1964 as the Museum of History and Technology. In 1980, the museum was renamed the National Museum of American History. The museum had an $85 million renovation from September 5, 2006 to November

conveying Holden’s feelings. One of the most dominant symbols is the red hunting hat that Holden buys and wears throughout the novel. The “Little Shirley Beans” record that Holden wished to give Phoebe also served as a symbol. Additionally, the Museum of Natural History Holden visits several times has a significant meaning. Overall, J.D. Salinger includes symbolism in The Catcher in the Rye as a way of enhancing the novel. Salinger uses the red hunting hat as a very prominent and recurring symbol. Because

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. For about a year, I worked with artists and authors to organize book signing events. Now, life has taken me to Texas, and I am currently working at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, the most visited museum in Houston. I have decided that a graduate degree in Museum Studies will help advance me in a career field in which I am very passionate. For my graduate research, I would like to delve deeper into museum theory, work to fully understand

the biggest and most commonly visited museums are the Delaware Museum of Natural History, Delaware’s Agricultural Museum, and the Zwaanendael Museum. The Delaware Museum of Natural History is located in Dover, Delaware and the Delaware’s Agricultural Museum is located in Wilmington, Delaware, and the Zwaanendael Museum is located in Lewes, Delaware. All three museums are visited to show off the beautiful history of Delaware. Delaware isn’t all about history and it’s scenery, there are still fun

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History The whole museum is accessible online. It is deeply engaging experience that gives me a three-dimensional view of the museum. There is a map in the upper right area that helps me move to anywhere in the virtual museum. There is also a camera button I can click on, which gives me very close view of the exponents. Therefore, I am able to clearly see the details of the exhibits. The zoom role is essential to getting the maximum of this virtual museum as I can zoom

at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth Texas. Louis Kahn is a modern architect that designed the Kimbell Art Museum. Kahn emerged from the Beaux-Arts movement but became one of the foremost American Modernist architects of the 1950’s and 60’s (Kimball, 1990). Kahn created a building for the Kimbell Art Museum that also complimented the art and did not distract the viewer (Kimball, 1990). He was commissioned to design the Kimbell Art Museum from 1966-1972). “Kahn’s museums are individual to the

had a fascination with prehistoric creatures and early colonial history. On our annual vacation, the itinerary always included some for museum or a historically based tour. My family has been to Civil War battlefields, Mayan ruins, and science centers that predominately featured taxidermy pieces from the late 20th century. By the time my sister was graduated from high school, it was finally time to attack the Citizen Kane of Museums, the Smithsonians. As the biggest state

The History of Earth's Mass Extinctions The four billion year history of earth has witnessed five mass extinctions, and some scientists believe that we are on the verge of the sixth.1[1] If we are in the midst of the next mass extinction, we are in the very early stages of an evolving, and escalating process. The most recent, or fifth mass of the extinctions occurred 65 million years ago at the boundary between the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods. Images of an asteroid colliding with the