Rodin Museum

This week readings discusses both the history of museums, primarily in the United States, and their evolution from high brow institutions to ones that serve, educate, and engage the populace. The articles also trace the constant discussions museum professionals had regarding the focus and dissemination of their collections. These articles all agree that museums must transform from places that solely focus on the collection, preservation, conservation, and dissemination of rare items to ones that

In this day and age, art museum websites are some of the most pleasant websites to visit. They are known for their eye-catching graphics, beautiful works of art, and excellent organization. Art museum websites inform readers about artists, the museum itself, artwork and history. For example, the Met website or the Frist website are they are both famous websites that function correctly. However, the Met website is better and more effective than the Frist website because it contains superior display

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum From the amazing museums to the beautiful gardens, adrenaline filled amusement parks, the adventurous wildlife exhibits known as zoos; Ohio has everything you could ask for. My favorite attraction has to be the Rock and Roll Hall and Fame and Museum. There are so many unique features about this museum, I wouldn’t know where to begin. The tower on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame supports a dual-triangular-shaped glass “tent” that extends onto a 65,000-square foot

The Civil War museum located in New Orleans is a very interesting museum to visit. On the outside the museum stands out from the surrounding building as it has an older brick style building which almost looks like a church in some aspects.. On the right side of the stairs that lead up inside is a large cannon on display. Upon entering the museum it is made apparent that the building is in good condition, but is also very old. Every step that I took while in the museum sounded as if the floor

positively by creating a safe work environment, providing the necessary tools and resources and involving employees in decision-making processes (Maslow, 1943, 1954). Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory has particularly created a “glass ceiling” in art museum curating by hindering individuals personal achievements,

Case study 3: Social action at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum Ruth J. Abram, who wanted to create a museum centered upon an experience common to the majority of Americans, founded the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. Abram believed that the immigrant experience was something that diverse groups of people could relate to and unite together on, moving Americans “to participate in a national conversation with similarly situated, contemporary immigrants and other ‘outsiders’”(Abram 2005:21). As

The final body of literature I want to give notice to is the literature pertaining to how museums are arranged by curators and other museum staff to effectively display their artifacts. I wish to dive into this literature because part of my own research will be examining how the curators of the Cleveland Museum of Art decided to arrange their ancient Greek exhibit. This pool of literature will help guide me in different ways to interpret the set-up of the exhibit, the placement of the objects and

Museum of Tomorrow Characters: Isabelle, 20 years old from Rio, chirpy, excited Chase: 20 years old, lives in Australia (won’t be having a dialogue anywhere ) Script: Dear Chase, It is good to know that your summer holidays alredy started.Knowing you,I am sure you already have a calendar full of plans with your university mates.I am looking forward to hearing from you about your crazy summer days.(soft laughs) I am still left with a long week of exams to tackle.(tired sigh)Wish me luck

Top 10 Museums In Mumbai For Kids Mumbai’s museums are a great way of teaching kids about the city’s rich history and culture. They’re replete with artifacts and precious ancient works. What’s more? Museums also have extra space for your kids to run and frolic around. Here’s a round-up of 10 museums in Mumbai to take your kids: 1. Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum Being the foremost museum of Mumbai and the second oldest museum of India, Dr. BhauJi Lad Museum is a home to the rich treasures of bygone era

Akron Art Museum The Akron Art Museum is an institute that combined a historic building heavily adorned with Italian Renaissance revival and classicism with a modern and radical steel and glass structure. The once 1899 Akron post office section of the museum houses the local and global pieces of Impressionistic art from the 1850s. The original building is wrapped with a deep red brick and limestone with triangular pediments and pilasters. In 2007, Coop Himmelb(l)au’s architect Wolf