The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) began with a private collection that was donated to the Smithsonian. The museum now has three locations, including the flagship location on the National Mall in Washington D.C. that opened in 2004. The NMAI is unique in that it prioritizes Native voices and perspectives, and works closely with Native communities. It has been successful in achieving its mission of preserving and fostering understanding of Native culture, while also empowering Indigenous peoples.
2009 presentation at the Rare Books and Manuscripts Pre-Conference on the Mayme Clayton Library and Museum. Located in Culver City, CA, MCLM holds African Americana including rare books, manuscripts, photographs, motion pictures, ephemera, and art.
This is a collection of advance organizers designed for use with the text, The Iroquois. This is used wit 4th graders who are reading the text. Directions for how to
Archives Strengthening Historical Narrative: Sharing digital and linked data ...Design for Context
Private collections provide engaging windows into little-known subjects that, when made discoverable, are incredibly relevant to many diverse audiences. The Texas Coastal Bend Collection (TCBC) is a digital-first private collection that offers rich insight into the culture of the Texas Coastal Bend ranching communities, starting with the Irish immigration in 1834. The site’s topic-based framework immerses people in the region’s cultural history. Rich, well-structured metadata (subjects, people, places, historic events, relationships) allows every page to be a gateway for exploring over 200 artistic photographs, 9,000 images, archival documents, books, maps, genealogies, and 1,400 hours of oral history.
We describe the strategies and tools that enable rich exploration of the TCBC’s unique resources, its maintenance by a small dedicated staff, and how meaningful digital connections with other institutions can foster storytelling across an array of subjects. The digital approach that underpins the TCBC, incorporating highly structured categorization, linked data, IIIF, and a unique audio player, provides insights that can be used by other museums and archives.
Library, Museum, Archival & Historical Societies: Resources for Emerging Bili...Manhattan College
This presentation discusses ways in which English as a second language teachers can use resources from library, museum, archival & historical societies. Frequently, librarians, museum educators/librarians, archivists, and historical society coordinators & researchers provide outreach to schools and education programs. Explore these ideas! Perhaps, one will be suitable to use in your classroom!
Downtown Library: Findings from Community OutreachClare Ross
The final presentation to the Downtown Library Exploratory Committee to present the finding of our community outreach process. Presented on 01/19/2018.
2009 presentation at the Rare Books and Manuscripts Pre-Conference on the Mayme Clayton Library and Museum. Located in Culver City, CA, MCLM holds African Americana including rare books, manuscripts, photographs, motion pictures, ephemera, and art.
This is a collection of advance organizers designed for use with the text, The Iroquois. This is used wit 4th graders who are reading the text. Directions for how to
Archives Strengthening Historical Narrative: Sharing digital and linked data ...Design for Context
Private collections provide engaging windows into little-known subjects that, when made discoverable, are incredibly relevant to many diverse audiences. The Texas Coastal Bend Collection (TCBC) is a digital-first private collection that offers rich insight into the culture of the Texas Coastal Bend ranching communities, starting with the Irish immigration in 1834. The site’s topic-based framework immerses people in the region’s cultural history. Rich, well-structured metadata (subjects, people, places, historic events, relationships) allows every page to be a gateway for exploring over 200 artistic photographs, 9,000 images, archival documents, books, maps, genealogies, and 1,400 hours of oral history.
We describe the strategies and tools that enable rich exploration of the TCBC’s unique resources, its maintenance by a small dedicated staff, and how meaningful digital connections with other institutions can foster storytelling across an array of subjects. The digital approach that underpins the TCBC, incorporating highly structured categorization, linked data, IIIF, and a unique audio player, provides insights that can be used by other museums and archives.
Library, Museum, Archival & Historical Societies: Resources for Emerging Bili...Manhattan College
This presentation discusses ways in which English as a second language teachers can use resources from library, museum, archival & historical societies. Frequently, librarians, museum educators/librarians, archivists, and historical society coordinators & researchers provide outreach to schools and education programs. Explore these ideas! Perhaps, one will be suitable to use in your classroom!
Downtown Library: Findings from Community OutreachClare Ross
The final presentation to the Downtown Library Exploratory Committee to present the finding of our community outreach process. Presented on 01/19/2018.
Study: The Future of VR, AR and Self-Driving CarsLinkedIn
We asked LinkedIn members worldwide about their levels of interest in the latest wave of technology: whether they’re using wearables, and whether they intend to buy self-driving cars and VR headsets as they become available. We asked them too about their attitudes to technology and to the growing role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the devices that they use. The answers were fascinating – and in many cases, surprising.
This SlideShare explores the full results of this study, including detailed market-by-market breakdowns of intention levels for each technology – and how attitudes change with age, location and seniority level. If you’re marketing a tech brand – or planning to use VR and wearables to reach a professional audience – then these are insights you won’t want to miss.
Works citedDreher, Tom. Phoenix Museums Arts & Culture in Phoe.docxambersalomon88660
Works cited
Dreher, Tom. Phoenix Museums | Arts & Culture in Phoenix. n.d. Web. 27 October 2016.
Haler , Edward. Phoenix News and Events | Phoenix New Times. n.d. Web. 27 October 2016.
MacNair, David. Internships Education. n.d. Web. 27 October 2016.
Miller, Alfred. Free Children's Museum of Phoenix Coupons. n.d. Web. 27 October 2016.
Miller, James. History of the Phoenix Art Museum . n.d. Web. 27 October 2016.
Phoenix Art Museum. Special Events at Phoenix Art Museum. n.d. Web. 27 October 2016.
Phoenix Museums: 10Best. Phoenix Museums: 10 Best Museum Reviews. n.d. Web. 27 October 2016.
Phoenix Police Museum. Phoenix Police Museum. n.d. Web. 27 October 2016.
Shannon , Mercy. Phoenix Art Museum - Experience Great Latin American, Modern, Contemporary, Asian, Fashion Design, Western And American Art & Culture In Downtown 2nd edition Phoenix, AZ. n.d. Web. 27 October 2016.
Shannon, Mercy. Experience Great Latin American, Modern, Contemporary, Asian, Fashion Design, Western and American Art & Culture In Downtown Phoenix, AZ. n.d. Web. 27 October 2016.
Student's Name;
Professor's Name;
Course;
Date
QUOTE
According to “Phoenix Art Museum". "The Phoenix Museum is one of the largest art museums in the world. Located in Phoenix Arizona the museum receives guests from all over the world annually".
Michael states that "The Phoenix Art Museum is one of the leading cultural institutions of the Southwest of the USA"
PARAPHRASES
Original Material:
"The Phoenix art Museum boasts American and Western American, European, modern and contemporary, Latin American and fashion design collections, as well as an Asian art collection "Phoenix Art Museum".
My Paraphrase:
According to "Phoenix Art Museum" The phoenix museum contains a variety of contemporary art pieces that range from American, Western American, and Latin America. The museum boosts a diverse range of art pieces that transcend continents and cultures.
Original Material:
The Phoenix arts community is at a tipping point in many ways. We are fortunate to have a diverse, bilingual, socially-aware and arts-focused community surrounding us that is active and increasingly involved and influential with what we do at Phoenix Art Museum. We have more than 50 arts and culture organizations in the City of Phoenix alone that include galleries, artist's coalitions, art-oriented centers, museums, studios and more.
My Paraphrase:
The museum's diversity has provided the community with a wide range cultural wealth that originates from different countries. The surrounding community of the museum has provided a wealth of resources such as bilingual speaking and has influenced the success of the museum.
SUMMARY
The article "Phoenix Art Museum" has provided a historical chronology of the museum from its inception to its current state as one of America's biggest museums. The writer of the article has elaborated the place of the museum in the art scene of the United States.
"16 B.
Discussion Forum - Pricing for the Chinese MarketAfter reading t.docxelinoraudley582231
Discussion Forum - Pricing for the Chinese Market
After reading the "Cultural Superstitions and the Price Endings Used in Chinese Advertising" article, post your pricing recommendations for a local company (based in Philadelphia) planning to enter the Chinese market.
Article: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25048935?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
Project 2:
ENG 107
Abdulrahman Aljunaibi
ASU ID: 1208445975
Cultural Beauty in the Heard Museum
The Heard Museum in Arizona has been hosting a cultural event dubbed Beauty Speaks for Us. It is an important platform for showcasing rich elements of cultures in America as well as the unique behaviors of people belonging to various cultures. The museum has continually grown in stature and size to become a world class center for quality collections, festivals and educational programming. It is dedicated to an accurate and sensitive depiction of native cultures and arts. As an institution, it combined stories of American Indians from their individual points of view with the beauty of art works. Heard Museum sets a national standard with its innovative programs, unmatched festivals and world-class exhibitions by working together with native people to produce first-person voices. Collaboration with tribal communities and American Indian artists provide ambience for visitors to enjoy a unique perspective of cultures and art of native people more so those originating from the south west. The mission of this museum is to become the preeminent museum globally for the manner in which it advances the art of American Indians, its presentation as well as interpretation while stressing its intersection with cultural themes and broader artistic expression. ‘Beauty Speaks for Us’ is a quintessential event in this museum, thus it is important to delineate elements of culture observed during the event that displayed astounding beauty.
The presence of American Indian tribes in their traditional attires dancing and selling various indigenous items speaks volumes for the richness of American culture and the behavior of American Indians. Without this kind of event, it is easy to assume that America is a nation that is only associated with modernism and highly technological advancement. However, observing these tribes allows one to understand that Arizona as a state is important in promoting diversity in the US.
Their moving styles introduce a stunning scene to see. The moves are one of a kind and, combined with delightful apparel and consummately choreographed moves, give stimulation while making a good humored state of mind for spectators. Enormous group accumulate around the artists and many individuals likewise rush to territories where their things are sold to buy globules, gems, pots and works of art. These people group give the express a novel look and make the exhibition hall an essential place to visit with this occasion giving roads and chances to all Americans to figure out how individuals lived in .
The Natural History of Unicorns: Museums, Libraries, and Technology Collabora...Martin Kalfatovic
Presentation for American Society of Information Science and Technology /The Catholic University of America, School of Library and Information Science Student Chapter. April 25, 2003. Washington, DC.
Ideal Museum Proposal: The American Museum of Wonder and Curiosity Cabinets W...Kate Marcus
Using the Guggenheim Helsinki proposal as a case study, I created a proposal for an imaginary museum called The American Museum of Wonder and Curiosity Cabinets. The written component includes the following sections:
• Introduction to The American Museum of Wonder and Curiosity Cabinets
• Location Rationale
• Mission Statement
• Members of the Board of Directors
• Building Program
• Exhibition Plans
• Permanent Collection
• Special Exhibitions
2. History of the Museum The story of the NMAI begins with George Gustav Heye (1874-1957) Collector of Native American Artifacts Eventually he turned his collection into a museum in NY The museum became part of the Smithsonian through an act of Congress in 1989, signed by President Bush “Give all Americans opportunity to learn of the cultural legacy, historic grandeur and contemporary culture of Native Americans”
3. History of the Museum (cont) Oct. 30, 1994—The museum’s first facility, George Gustav Heye Center opened in New York City. January 1999—The National Museum of the American Indian opened its second facility, the Cultural Resources Center, a state-of-the art research and collections facility, located in Suitland, Md.
4. Museum on the Mall Sept. 28, 1999—The groundbreaking and blessing ceremony take place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., at the site of the National Museum of the American Indian. Three planned inaugural exhibitions are planned to highlight objects from the museum’s priceless collection. Sept. 14-15, 2002—The museum sponsored a powwow on the National Mall adjacent to the museum construction site. Approximately 25,000 people attended to watch nearly 500 Native Americans dance throughout the two-day event. Sept. 21, 2004—The National Museum of the American Indian’s third facility and flagship museum opened on Sept. 21, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in front of the U.S. Capitol. The grand opening included a Native Nations Procession, Opening Ceremony and a six-day First Americans Festival. Opening day alone brought more than 80,000 people to the National Mall, which included Native Nations Procession participants. The first national museum in the country dedicated exclusively to Native Americans, the first to present all exhibitions from a Native viewpoint and the first constructed on the National Mall since 1987.
5. Constituents Who is the NMAI geared towards? All Americans “Special responsibility to Native Americans” ''special responsibility protect, support and enhance the development, maintenance and perpetuation of native culture and community.'‘ Director W. Richard West Jr – “Indians would tell their own stories; no outside anthropologists would intrude. The objects would even be available for ritual tribal use. “
6. Funding Legislation stated that funding should be half federal and half private $100 million of its $219 million from private sources (a third of that from Indian tribes made wealthy from gambling casinos)
7. Curation Who is involved and at what level? Consultation vs. Collaboration Professional vs. Grass-roots Museology How is the subject to be understood by visitors? Modern vs. Pre-modern vs. Post-modern Strict discipline vs. Interdisciplinary Static cultural repository vs. Dynamic forum Debates: Guiding Visions Dinosaurs to the left, Indians to the right “A museum different.”
8. For those of you accustomed to a structure that moves from point A to point B to point C, this presentation may be somewhat difficult to follow because the structure of Pueblo expression resembles something like a spider’s web—with many little threads radiating from a center, criss-crossing each other. As with the web, the structure will emerge as it is made and you must simply listen and trust, as the Pueblo people do, that meaning will be made. - Leslie Marmon Silko, writer
9. Debates: Content History Accuracy describing past vs. Cultural continuance Cold facts vs. Feel-good celebration Loss vs. Survivance Other issues Tribes to showcase? Geography? “It is hard to see the future with tears in your eyes.” - W. Richard West, citing a Mohawk saying at the NMAI Opening Ceremony
10. Debates: Architecture Architecture Harmonize with environment vs. Reclaim land European vs. Native principles of order Redolent of times past vs. Modern National Gallery of Art, West Wing, near 4th & Constitution NMAI, near 3rd & Independence
11. Debates: Critical Reception Lacks “scholarship”, lacks “crisp lessons” “The notion that tribal voices should ‘be heard’ becomes a problem when the selected voices have so little so say” “Understanding…is not a matter of whose voice is heard…it is a matter of scholarship” Edward Rothstein (2004), New York Times “The Smithsonian accepted the trendy faux-selflessness of today’s historians and let the Indians present themselves as they wish to be seen” “Studious avoidance of scholarship” Displays “a warm and earthy mysticism with comforting homilies behind every façade” “A self-celebratory romance” Marc Fisher (2004), The Washington Post “The museum doesn’t nourish thought” “The exhibitions are a blur” and lack “the glue of thought” Paul Richard (2004), The Washington Post
12. The Message Focus on the present and the future, not just the past Protect Native culture through the preservation, study and exhibition of the life, languages, and history of Native Americans Empower the Indian voice Not a message of “never again” Maintain and foster Native culture moving forward
13. Visiting the Museum Three parts to the NMAI experience The museum’s collections The building The landscape Background Information NMAI collections include more than 800,000 works and artifacts that represent over 10,000 years of Native history and more than 1,200 indigenous tribes from across the hemisphere Exhibitions are designed with the collaboration of Native communities from across the hemisphere
14. The Museum’s Collections Permanent and temporary exhibits Theaters Research and Education Events and activities Mitsitam Café Excludes Message of condemnation
15. The Building and the Landscape The Building Wind and water sculpted exterior rock formation Sky dome and atrium interior The Landscape Close proximity to nature Features 4 environments indigenous to the Chesapeake Bay region 33,000 indigenous plants
16. The Museum – A Success 1.5 million visitors per year Established connections across hundreds of native tribes throughout the hemisphere Overcame initial criticisms Largely run and staffed by Natives Successfully achieves its mission
17. Conclusion Closing and “re-beginning” the circle of the Mall’s monumental landscape, NMAI says “We are here” “No visitor…will leave hearing this message, ‘We are still here—to hell with everybody else.’ Nor will they hear, ‘We are still here—beaten and downtrodden.’ Instead visitors will hear, ‘We are still here—isn’t that amazing and beautiful?’ They will hear, ‘We are still here—we have something lovely to share. Welcome.’” –Amanda Cobb (2005), Editor, American Indian Quarterly