Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

When I was younger, my dad and I used to go on dates to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Although I haven’t been there for over five years now, I still remember one piece of art that took my breath away; not because of the beauty of the artwork, but because of the shiver it sent down my spine, and the uneasy feeling I had when I looked at it. The piece of art that made me so apprehensive was a wax model of a museum security guard. The intricate detail of the figure, including the pores in the skin

On a trip to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, my boyfriend, David, and I strolled through the museum while I, being an art history major, recited to him all that I knew about certain pieces. We observed sculptures by Auguste Rodin, works painted by Georgia O’Keeffe, and busts of Roman leaders. David was enjoying all the artwork until we reached the Contemporary art gallery upon where viewing Mark Rothko’s Untitled No. 11 made in 1963, he shook his head in anger at what he thought was a painting far

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri, is known for its wide variety of architectural artworks, and its collection of Asian art. It also has many works of Medieval and Ancient art, while also showing some present art pieces. My experience through the museum went very well. Throughout the whole museum, there wasn’t any place to look that was boring, or didn’t involve art, which was very cool. I liked how the pieces were labeled with a helpful description, and were categorized

galleries to be naturally daylight .   Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Addition Lenses of Light The expansion of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri, creates unique qualities of light in each space. The museum addition is comprised of five glass lenses, forming new spaces and angles of views. The double-glass cavities of the lenses collects the heated air in winter and exhaust in the summer. Moreover, the optimum light levels for different types of art installations and seasonal flexibility

craftsmanship history with interesting gems of art. African art differentiated an added accentuation on dynamic art over naturalistic art. In African sculptures, artist tended to recreate on three-dimensions. I firmly believe that African art history has assumed a noteworthy part in molding the way of life and history of the world today. Throughout my travels through The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, I landed myself in Gallery L9, the African art museum. I connected closely to the African masks, such

Meret-it-es is a mummy showcased at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. In the Egyptian section, the museum showed the multiple parts created for Meret-it-es burial. Beside the body, other items are placed in the inner coffin. It consists of a gold cartonnage on top of the mummy and 100 ushebtis surrounding the body to assist during her travels in the afterlife (“Egyptian Art”, 2015). Next, the inner coffin gets placed in the outer coffin with two inches to spare on each side (Roastofer, 2015). All

Feeling Small: Scale and Proportion in Art As I walk on the grounds of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, I encounter one of the Oldenburg and van Bruggen’s giant shuttlecocks. Additionally, as I view and walk around this giant shuttlecock, I cannot help but think of how this object is disproportional, especially in comparison to it’s surroundings. The shuttlecock is huge and unbelievably larger than the average size of a shuttlecock, which would fit within the palm of my hand. An altered

The Luohan earthenware piece in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is a beautiful representation of 12th century Chinese art that borrows techniques and style from the late 7th century Tang Dynasty. The Nelson-Atkin’s Luohan was brought to Kansas City for the opening of the museum in 1933 and was then acquired a year later. The museum's great seated Luohan is one of several similar sculptures there are discrepancies in exactly how many of these types of sculptures were actually produced. Goheen states

of origin? 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

Created to help grow recognition of the Museum, the project of Modern Sculpture Initiative collected identifiable sculptures in the Kansas City Sculpture Park at the Nelson-Atkins Museum (Paine 15). This park holds pieces from Henry Moore and the duo Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen. As a gift to retired Martin Friedman, who was the advisor of the Modern Sculpture Initiative and director of the Walker, he got to commission a work by the artist of his choosing (Roxy Paine’s), 2010). With help