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The Between Interest And Action
The definition of provocation in dictionary is an action or speech that makes someone angry or
causes a strong reaction. However, in Tilden's opinion, the purpose of interpretation is not to control
people's mind, but rather inspiriting visitors to think actively and find out deeper truth. Specifically,
there are two main aims of interpretation. First and most important, people need to have desire to
increase interests and acquire knowledge. People's interest is an important element to decide not
only whether they like to go to museums or not and the topic and trend of exhibition in the museum,
but also what visitors can gain and their feeling of experience in the museum. There is a close
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In other words, interpretation in the museum needs to provoke the mind and spirit of human and
enable them to think the essence and further things. In the museum, as an operator of history and
culture, interpreters can make an effect on how visitors think, feel and their attitude. The
responsibility of interpreter is to develop the objects from the apparent to the essence, from a part to
the whole, from the fact to its value and potential truth. This is also the reason why Tilden regards
provocation as the prior aim of interpretation.
Nowadays, the main aim of museum has surpassed education. It is certain that the real meanings of
interpretation are stimulating visitors and having a further thinking. And only provoking visitors can
achieve this purpose. The essay below will mention several reasons that why provocation should be
the chief aim of interpretation.
First of all, initiative of thinking of people might be provoked in the museum. For interpreters, the
prior thing they want to achieve is that visitors can be attracted and give a feedback about their
exhibition. In terms of visitors, Michael Baxandall divided visitors' purpose of engaging in the
museum into two aspects. Interesting objects and partly culture are the aims of coming to the
museum for people. During the period of exploring the objects what they are interested in, people
might have desire to know some more relevant objects. In psychology, William
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Descriptive Essay On The Virtual Museum
I toured the virtual Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Though it was not face–to–
face, I still really enjoyed my experience through the virtual word. I was more fascinated about the
liveliness in the virtual world than anything else. I think the virtual museum itself was more of a
work of art than the art it displayed because it covered almost every inch from many different points
of view in the museum. I also liked how it was pretty easy to operate and move around, and no
matter how much I zoomed in or out I could read almost everything perfectly fine. While being able
to explore this museum from the comfort of my own home was a plus, I truly missed out on being
able to read the display labels to learn more about the artifacts. Reading about the history or story
behind a work of art is, in my opinion, the best part. This virtual tour was captivating, and I hope to
someday visit the museum in person." The Smithsonian is known for its realization and absolute
beauty shown in the exhibits. Every exhibit of this museum has great detail and precision. Not only
was each exhibit filled with things of its nature, but also had the right colors to make you feel the
exhibit. For example, the vibes flowing from the ocean hall were incredible. The way they
accomplished the feel of actually being in the ocean was a surreal experience to even see through
the screen. I also liked the way that everything was pretty close to life scale, like the huge whale
hanging from the
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The Catcher In The Rye: The Never-Changing Museum Of...
The Never–Changing Museum of Natural History The Museum of Natural History is an enchanting
place for children of all ages, but it is an especially important place for Holden Caulfield. The
Museum is a known certainty in Holden's inconsistent life, where the glass displays always remain
the same. Holden has been relocated to many different boarding schools, and few things remain
constant throughout his life. As a result of this he clings on to this one place, the Museum of Natural
History, because even if Holden, himself, returns to the museum different, "the deers would still be
drinking out of that water hole...and that squaw with the naked bosom would still be weaving that
same blanket," (Salinger, 157–158). In Holden's ideal world, life should mimic the museum
exhibits, where everything is simple, people never come and go, and everything remains frozen in
time forever. In The Catcher in the Rye, one symbol J. D. Salinger uses is the Museum of Natural
History to show how Holden's fear of variation makes him hold onto the past, and how he fears
mental change even more than just aging physically. To begin, a large part of why Holden clings on
to the past and why he specifically clings on to the consistency of the museum, is due to the death of
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Salinger uses the Museum of Natural History to symbolize Holden's fear of inconsistency and
mental development in the novel The Catcher in the Rye. Holden's fear of change is due to the death
of his brother and Holden's frequent relocation and separation from family. Holden thinks about the
mental growth one goes through between each trip to the museum, and reflects on how if life is like
a museum exhibit, he would not lose people close to him, and mental changes, big or small, would
not occur. Holden seems to believe that his life would be better if it was frozen in time like the deer
or Eskimo at the museum, remaining with all of his loved ones, especially Allie and
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The Science Of Entomology
Entomology is an area of forensics that studies insects. The science is mainly applied to murders,
since insects are often the first at the crime scene (Discovery Network, 2015). The bugs can be used
to analyze a body, especially to determine when and where the murder occurred (Environmental
Science, 2017). Entomologists are able to do so by analyzing the age and species of a bug
(Discovery Network, 2015). While this does not always provide necessary evidence, it often gives
police a lead in a case (Discovery Network, 2015). Ultimately, entomology is a science that works
due to biology, can serve as strong evidence, and has multiple requirements in order to go into the
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Entomologists are people who have worked very hard to meet all the requirements for the job
(Study, 2017). They have gone through years of college, and developed the right aptitude as well
(Study, 2017). The insects the entomologists study give multiple clues with their actions (Crime
Museum, 2017). By simply living out their life, the bugs can provide entomologists with the time a
murder occurred (Crime Museum, 2017). This can then be used to put together a report against
someone, and from there, hopefully accuse the correct person (Discovery Network, 2015).
References
Crime Museum. (2017). Forensic Entomology. Retrieved March 21, 2017, from
http://www.crimemuseum.org/crime–library/forensic–entomology/ Environmental Science. (2017).
What is an Entomologist? Retrieved March 21, 2017, from
http://www.environmentalscience.org/career/entomologist FBI. (2016, August 03). FBI Laboratory
Positions. Retrieved March 22, 2017, from https://www.fbi.gov/services/laboratory/laboratory–
positions Study. (2017). Become an Entomologist: Education and Career Roadmap. Retrieved
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2017, from
http://study.com/articles/Become_an_Entomologist_Education_and_Career_Roadmap.html Study.
(2017). Forensic Entomologist: Job Description, Duties and Requirements. Retrieved
March 20, 2017, from
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(2015, February 03). Retrieved March 20, 2017, from
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Essay On Las Vegas Natural History Museum
For my first project I chose to visit a local museum, one that is quit popular Nevada, known as the
Las Vegas Natural History Museum. This museum was a natural history based museum, meaning
that exhibits show cased things such as, international wildlife to the treasures of Egypt. Provided
that, the museum showed a great variation of artifacts, thus capturing the attention of all age groups.
Also, the way in which in which the items where displayed showed just how much character could
be in one building. Therefore, I am going to be expressing how artifacts and their context were
displayed, where the item where from and the authentication of the displays, if any moral or ethical
issues were expressed in any of the displays, and lastly what exhibit and artifact I found to be the
most interesting. First, I would like to start by communicating how items and their context were
displayed. For majority of the exhibits, artifact and animals were arranged in natural behavioral was,
meaning that animals and items were shown as if they were engaging in natural physical manner.
For example, in the exhibit if International Wildlife, animals were displayed interacting with one
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I was very satisfied with my experience there, and consider the museum to be a treasure of Las
Vegas. I found that the museum itself displays a more sophisticated side of Las Vegas, and should be
advertised more. I also enjoy the fact that it appeals to every age, adult and children, having such a
large variety of exhibits. I will definitely be visiting the museum again in the near future and plan on
taking my family, for I believe they would love it just as much as I did. Therefore, I believe that
everyone could learn more about natural history at this museum, and also engage in the exhibits as
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The American Museum Of Natural History: Anthropology Essay
The American Museum of Natural History has many exhibits that demonstrate many aspects of
anthropology. The Museum is located on Central Park
West between W81st and W77nd streets. The museum is an excellent place to open oneself to many
new ideas and cultures. When looking through the museum the exhibits that are anthropological
could enhance ones understanding of a culture.
The museum is very big and a lot of time is needed to get the most out of it.
The following exhibits that demonstrate many aspects of anthropology are located on the first,
second and third floors. The first floor has American Northwest
Coast Peoples, Eskimos, Human Biology and Evolution. The second floor had
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The way the Chinese get married is very unusual to our western culture. This exhibit expresses to
me that people are very different all over the world and their is much to explore about other cultures
even an event such as a wedding.
One other exhibit seen in the Asian Peoples were an exhibit about dance.
It was called the personality in Dance. The junkai people perform a special dance called the whirling
dance. Dance in these peoples culture express a lot of different things. It evokes many moods,
inspiration of belief, the hope and energy of young people, and the power of fear that could kill you.
Society is very important to these people. Dance also by itself can express the values that a society
should have that keep it binded together.
One educational exhibit is the Human Biology and Evolution Hall. This exhibit introduces the
common biology of humans, and how we evolutionized. The biology of the humans were shown
though holographic pictures. These pictures did show the whole body including the muscles and the
bones. The evolution part of this exhibit was very interesting. " We humans often think of ourselvess
as the culmination of a steady history of a evolutonary improvement. But this idea is wrong, for
evolution is neither goal–oriented nor merely a matter of species gradual improving their adaptation
to their
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American Museum Of Natural History Essay
The Hidden History of the American Museum of Natural History
One of the world's greatest repositories for human knowledge regarding the natural sciences, the
venerable American Museum of Natural History has been one of New York City's premier cultural
institutions since 1869. Since its establishment almost 150 years ago, the museum has come a long
way towards advancing knowledge about natural history and science in the United States – not to
mention serving as one of the best field trip destinations for school students! Despite its fame, few
people know it's fascinating history. With the museum set to undergo a multimillion dollar
renovation and expansion in anticipation of its 150th birthday, there's never been a better time to
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The museum's new building, designed by architect J. Wrey Mould, opened in 1877 in the
fashionable Victorian Gothic style. The museum added many new additions over the years,
including a grand Beaux–Arts entrance facing Central Park West in 1936. A new master plan was
created for the library in the 1990s and a new library added in 1992. In anticipation of its 150th
birthday, the museum has undertaken even more new expansions and renovations in recent years,
with plans for the new expansions called the Richard Gelder Center for Science, Education and
Innovation being revealed in late 2015. As a testament to the museum's cultural, educational and
historical importance, the museum was designated as an official New York City Landmark in 1967
and later added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
For nearly 150 years, the American Museum of Natural History has helped to enlighten New
Yorkers and visitors alike about the natural sciences. With its 150th anniversary approaching and
new expansion and renovation plans in the works, the museum's next chapter may be its most
important
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The Museum : Kingston Museum And Heritage Service
1. Name of museum: Kingston Museum and Heritage Service
2. Name of governing body: Kingston Upon Thames
3. Date on which this policy was approved by governing body: 17/02/2015
4. Date at which this policy is due for review: 17/02/2015
5. Museum's statement of purpose
5.1. I am not sure of the museum's statement.
6. An overview of current object handling
6.1. Unknown and not readily available for public knowledge
7. Themes and priorities for future object handling
7.1. Any contact or movement of an object is considered handling. In a museum setting, it is likely
that you will be required to handle objects. It is important that volunteers and staff alike learn the
proper ways to handle objects.
7.2. The first step to handling and conserving objects is to take preventative measures. One of the
first things to do when handling objects is to think. Use common sense when handling objects,
because common sense is the backbone of good preventative methods. One thing to keep in mind is
that most of the harmful elements for cultural objects are human. Our fingers have oils that can
corrode metal. Additionally, it is human accident that causes obvious damage such as tears in
canvas, broken vases, or scratches in material.
7.3. With this policy I want to create a better understanding of how and why to properly handle and
care for objects.
8. Limitations on object handling
8.1. The museum recognizes its responsibility in protecting and caring for its collections, as a result,
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The Museum Of Anthropology And The Smithsonian Museum
Try, if you would, to recall your last visit to a museum or other similar institution. Did you
immediately accept the information presented to you as fact? Did you stop to think about how a
particular exhibit represents a culture and whether or not it was accurate? Since their origin,
museums were created for the purpose of preservation and interpretation of the material culture they
exhibit, and have been the most widely accepted method for the dissemination of information
pertaining to other cultures. That being said, there is an increasing amount of discourse today
questioning the value of museums and the ways in which their exhibition of material culture
actually serves to devalue or misrepresent their cultures of origin. For this research paper, I have
decided to focus in the collections of material culture present in the Beloit College Logan Museum
of Anthropology and the Smithsonian Museum. First, I begin by sharing what I have learned about
the history surrounding the origins of museums. Next, I identify the ways in which museums
obscure and misrepresent the cultures they display through their exhibits either intentionally or
otherwise. Finally, I attempt to utilize what I have learned in order to compare the two institutions
and identify the ways in which they have taken steps to keep up with modern museological and
discourse.
To begin, preservation and interpretation, the concepts that form the basis of museums, originates
from the human inclination to acquire
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Museum Of Natural History
Growing up in New York my town is full of museum and plays and bleeds culture.
I know you wanted a essay on a recent culture experience, but it wouldn't be a great as my
experience when I was fifteen and my mother took my brother and I out of school and took us on a
skip day in New York City. We went to the Museum of Natural History. This was one of the best
experiences and taste of art I have ever experienced.The Museum of Natural History is located on
Central Park West in Manhattan NY, across from Central Park. This is one of the biggest museums
in the world and I felt blessed to be able to visit. This museum exhibits word history. It displays
clothes, statues, and also pottery. This museum also has a planetary hall exhibit.The Planetary
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The Museum Of Natural History
In March of 2010, the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History marked its 100th anniversary with
the opening of the Hall of Human Origins exhibit. The Hall of Human Origins is comprised of
information that takes museum–goers back in time to witness human development over the course
of thousands of years and its impact on the world. For many, this exhibit serves as an environment
that fosters learning, increases knowledge, and sparks interest in anthropic history. Yet for others,
this exhibit sticks out like a sore thumb, due to the fact that an exhibit based on the premise of
evolution goes entirely against what a large majority of Americans still hold to be true– creationism.
The support for creationism and backlash against evolution has remained ever present despite years
of knowledge accumulation within the scientific community. This plethora of discovery is laid out
on the table as the sections of the exhibit delve into a variety of topics ranging from the origins of
language, social structure, and our impact on the earth throughout the years. Despite the sections
being seemingly geared towards pro–evolution museum goers, it is evident, through observation,
that the museum developers had the goal of appealing to creationists as well. They did this through
finding common ground on both the side of evolutionists and creationists, common ground which is
rooted in anthropocentrism. The language and rhetoric used within the Hall of Human Origins
emphasizes the anthropocentric
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Factors Influencing The Way Museum Collection
The module leader Dr James Pardoe
Factors influencing the way museum collection is presented Assessment number 1622910 Module
code HI7205
From temples of sacred objects, to repositories of colonial trophies, and from monuments of civility,
to spaces for self–expression and empowerment, the shape, the function and the appeal of the
museum trough history and across cultures has been fashioned by the preoccupations and
expectations of each society that has chosen to construct them. Wondrous and monstrous,
extraordinary and mysterious. Wonders of nature, culture and science–fruits and spoils of
Renaissance age of discovery– found their way into European 'cabinets of curiosity' – those days
collection included works of art, precious gems, outlandish fruits, four–footed beasts, an Indian lip–
stone, blood that rained in the Isle of Wight, unicorn's horns, dragons bones. Cabinets of exotic and
rare objects were privately owned by collectors, often royal or aristocratic. Such cabinets
demonstrated the owner's wealth and prestige, on one hand, but on another level, their intention was
to genuinely arouse curiosity and wonder. Then along came the Enlightenment and the French and
American Revolutions. A new museum order responded to, and even served to make manifest, a
new world order. Museums including Louvre, the British Museum and Peale's Museum, began to
open to the public from the mid to late 1700s. Previously private collections were converted into
public exhibitions, an
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Compare And Contrast Smithsonian And American Museum
I am writing about two museums that I would like to visit someday. The two museums are the
Smithsonian and the American Museum of Natural History. I learned about the museums from their
websites: http://www.si.edu/ and http://www.amnh.org/ , which offer a vast array of activities and
information about the museums. The Smithsonian actually has several museums. Some of them are
located in Washington DC, and some of the others are in New York. The American Museum of
Natural History is located in New York City, New York. The Smithsonian seems to be based on a
mixture of science and art. The American Museum of Natural History also has a focus on science
and art, but seems to be centered more on wildlife and natural history. Both museums appear to have
similar themes, such as science, technology, history, culture, and art. The museums have many
interesting aspects, and I would really enjoy visiting them someday. In this essay I will be
comparing and contrasting some of the museums' similarities and differences, as well as discussing
some of the museums' attributes that make me want to visit them the most. I will be comparing ...
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Perhaps what is the most intriguing to me is the space center. Since I was a child, I have always
enjoyed looking up at the night sky to watch the stars and admire the constellations. I imagine that it
would be a great experience to visit the space center. The educational programs seem to be very
interesting and informative; the Smithsonian has many programs that provide a wealth of
information on a variety of subjects. The Smithsonian has many restaurants and café's at each
museum that serves fun and creative foods. There are several family programs available. And the art
goes far beyond just classical paintings and sculptures, and includes mixed
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Why Are Museums Important? Essay
The Cambridge Dictionary Online defined museums as "places of study, buildings where objects of
historical, scientific or artistic interest are kept, preserved and exhibited". To The Museums
Association, a museum is "an institution which collects documents, preserves, exhibits and
interprets material evidence and associated information for the public benefit". Since 1998, this
definition has changed. Museums now enable the public to explore collections for inspiration,
learning and enjoyment. They are institutions that collect, safeguard and make accessible artefacts
and specimens, which they hold in trust for society. Mike Wallace (1996) categorised museums into
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A greater number of educators are looking to museums to help them attain their educational
objectives. Howard Gardner has identified Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood as the perfect
environment for stimulating the natural curiosity of a child. Furthermore, in response to demands for
new educational approaches, older children are using museums to develop their critical facilities in
art and design (Campbell, 1992).
Hooper–Greenhill (1994) places high importance in the role of museums as they offer many
different opportunities of enabling children and adults to enter worlds where they may play out
skills that are vital in the real worlds. With the rise of technology, museums are able to provide the
mass with interactive education. The Clore Education Centre in The National History Museum has
an "Investigate" area which is a hands–on science centre. Visitors can experience hundreds of
natural objects and investigate them further using scientific tools and instruments that are provided
to encourage visitors to make observations, look for relationships and draw their own conclusions.
The National Science Museum can be said to be one of the most interactive museums in Britain.
Their large number of interactive galleries include The Launch Pad and Flight Lab, The Garden and
a make–believe earthquake in a
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Paragraph On Natural History Museum
4. Natural History Museums
Natural History Museums are institutions that collect, display and research materials, collected or
extracted from the natural world. The multifaceted purpose of such a museum is to: (i) build or store
natural history collections, (ii) conduct research and interpret the results, (iii) support the purpose of
science and biological conservation, (iv) enhance public understanding and appreciation of the
natural world, and (v) collaborate with the public in deriving their own meaning from the natural
heritage they encounter in the museum and in nature.
The Oriental Museum of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, established in Calcutta in 1814, had various
natural history objects on display from its inception. During last two hundred years, sixty natural
history museums or natural history galleries were set up in various parts of the country. The
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Next was the Natural History Museum, set up in the premises of Kerala State Museum and
Zoological Garden in Thrissur (1885), Gass Forest Museum was established in Coimbatore in 1902.
Next was the Bengal Natural History Museum set up in Darjeeling in 1903. A Museum of
Arthropoda was opened in Pune in 1961. A large natural history museum was opened in
Thiruvananthapuram in 1964. Two natural history museums were attached to the nearest zoological
gardens in Ahmedabad (1974) and Hyderabad (1979). Two natural history museums were opened in
the northeast, namely, Assam Forest Museum (1983) in Guwahati and Biological Museum (1998) in
Imphal. Five natural history museums with thematic galleries and extensive educational activities
were established in New Delhi (1978), Mysore (1995), Bhopal (1997), Bhubaneswar (2004), and
Sawai Madhopur (2014). A government natural history museum was established in Chandigarh in
2001 and another such private museum was opened at Thar in Rajasthan
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The Vast History of the Carnegie Science Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home to nearly 300,000 Americans. Pittsburgh is the world's steel and
glass capital, ketchup, and the world's first radio broadcasting station. This city also holds one of the
greatest science centers in the United States. This center is known as the Carnegie Science Center.
This science center is home to two different science centers that came together as one. It has a very
vast history and importance to its region. Its ability to attract families and people all of ages have
made it so popular. This science center did not start off as just a science center. This center was
created by Andrew Carnegie, entrepreneur and philanthropist, who had a big plan.
Andrew Carnegie was born November 25, 1825 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. His family had a
huge interest in books and education. He and his family arrived to United States in 1848. Carnegie
began working at the age of 13 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He eventually became a telegraph
messenger and then moved up and became an assistant to one of the most important railroad
officials. He then learned the ropes of the railroad industry and business. In 1856, he became
superintendent. Over the next 10 years, Carnegie became known as a steel tycoon and started his
own steel company. He became establishing different plants throughout the country. By the late
1800's, the Carnegie Steel Corporation became the largest steel company in the world.
By the time the world entered the 1900's, Carnegie's prime
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8th Hussars Museum
a. Summer students are integral to the operation of the Museum. They are to have a comprehensive
grasp of the operations of the Museum to ensure they can be effective representatives of the history
of the 8th Hussars. Doing so ensures that the public will have an interactive and intellectually
stimulating exchange leaving the Museum with more knowledge than what they previously
possessed.
4. Risk Management: Strategies to identify and manage risks to the staff and collection
a. The Board of Directors must ensure the physical locations where Museum Artifacts and Archival
Materials are displayed and stored meet all National Building Codes, fire codes, and regulations,
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Consult with the Town Manager and the police concerning building security and vandalism and how
they plan to respond to this growing concern.
c. Identify possible causes of emergencies. Consider the effects each will have on the collection and
plan what to do in each case
d. Have readily available the name, telephone number and address of all key personnel who will
need to be contacted on very short notice, should a disaster occur. (Annex C).
e. Prepare a floor plan of the Museum, identifying priority artifacts or displays for immediate
recovery in case of an emergency.
f. Prepare emergency evacuation procedures for staff and visitors.
g. Identify Immediate Response Team members in the local area (6a).
h. Develop a contact list of volunteers, conservators and others experienced in disaster recovery of
Museums.
i. Identify commercial companies who could be called upon to provide specialized services should it
be necessary: freezing facilities, dehumidification, water pumps, emergency electricity, cube vans,
transport trucks, salvage companies and disaster clean–up crews.
j. Re–evaluate and update this Risk Assessment Policy on at least an annual basis, and especially
following a disastrous event at one's
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The First Emperor
The First Emperor: China's Entombed Warriors was a tremendous success for the Art Gallery of
New South Wales. In its short three–month run, the exhibition attracted an amazing 305,621
visitors. According to statistics, 54% of visitors travelled to the museum from outside the Sydney
Metropolitan area. An additional 33% of visitors were attending the museum for the very first time,
explicitly to visit the First Emperor exhibition. In terms of revenue, although exact figures have not
been made available, in the 2010–11 financial year, the Art Gallery of New South Wales earned $7.3
million from the sale of admission tickets alone. This was a massive increase from the previous
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Although blockbuster exhibitions inspired by popular culture are moving away from the traditional
role of the museum as an educational institution, the blockbuster model can still stay true to the
museological goal of education. The First Emperor: China's Entombed Warriors at the Art Gallery of
New South Wales is an excellent example of how the original concept of the blockbuster exhibition
as a spectacular display of the wealth of an ancient civilisation, first seen in The Treasures of
Tutankhamun exhibition at the British Museum, is still being used by museums today. It is possible
for institutions to produce exhibitions that reflect popular taste in ways that continue to create
opportunities for learning – be it formal or informal. As argued by O'Reilly and Lawrenson,
exhibitions like the First Emperor present "scholarship in an accessible format in a way that people
who don't usually visit museums will
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Marbles Research Paper
Marbles are small round glass toys. They are also a great tool in recognizing the little irritations in
life and working the forgiveness muscles. Fill up a container of marbles. It should probably be a
large one in the beginning. You may not use them all, but you do not want to run out. When
something irritates you or makes you angry, upset with a situation or person, move one of the
marbles to your pocket. The marbles must stay in your pocket until you are ready to do your evening
exercise just before bed. Okay, lets assume you are home now with your pockets full of marbles.
Take out one marble at a time. See if you can remember the reason for that marble, it doesn't have to
be the exact one. Now, is it worth carrying this marble around
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The Florida Museum Of Natural History
The Florida Museum of Natural History is a government–sponsored museum that is incorporated
into the University of Florida in the city of Gainesville. The museum was established by Frank
Pickel, a professor of natural science at the Florida Agricultural College in Lake City, and was
dedicated to understanding, preserving, and interpreting biological diversity and cultural heritage.
The state of Florida formally assumed ownership of the museum in 1917 and established it as part
of the state university system. The purpose of the museum is set by Florida State Statue 1004.56 and
requires the museum "to collect and maintain a depository of biological, archaeological, and
ethnographic specimens and materials in sufficient numbers and quantities to provide within the
state and region a base for research on the variety, evolution, and conservation of wild species; the
composition, distribution, importance, and functioning of natural ecosystems; and the distribution of
prehistoric and historic archaeological sites and an understanding of the aboriginal and early
European cultures that occupied them." The major weaknesses of the museum are in the absences of
interactive educational displays, adjuncts for the states educational system, and the inability to reach
the vast majority of its target audience. The collection policy and mission statements require the
museum to provide statewide access of sufficient biological specimens for education and research.
The current museum has
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Introduction. The Website I Chose To Analyze Is The...
Introduction
The website I chose to analyze is the Smithsonian's History Explorer. I have always been interested
in history and the lessons from the past that still affect us in the present (and will affect us in the
future). After clicking through the website, I saw an array of interesting topics that can certainly
help the educator and shape the classroom. I wanted to see if the website itself was user–friendly for
I find that it's easy to lose interest if the site you're on has distracting pop–ups or have links that do
not work. The field of education must also keep up with the advancements of technology, as it can
be a great program that can make teaching effective and efficient. More importantly, I wanted to
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On top of the Webinars, there are also links to the programs that bring Museum staff to communities
nationwide, such as the "Smithsonian's Let's Do History Tour", where the staff "visit school district
nationwide to share effective, exciting teaching techniques and K–12 resources free of charge"
(Smithsonian). If given the opportunity, a school district's educators can interact and learn from the
Museum staff directly with regards to the available resources from the Museum's site. This can
enhance the history educators' expertise on the subjects they teach; they can see hands–on how they
can use these very resources in their classroom and they can ask questions to the staff to ensure the
effectiveness of the materials and frameworks they are presented. Another example of a resource
found on this page, If You Walked in My Shoes teaching poster presents the students with the "who,
what, where, when, why and how of object investigation" and the personal stories associated with
the history of the pairs of shoes in the Museum's collection (Smithsonian). More importantly,
besides the helpful videos, images and programs, the site shows the many ways to stay in contact
with the Museum. For example, educators from the National Museum of American History are
active users of Edmodo (Smithsonian). This allows educators nationwide to have portable access to
materials and ideas
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My Experience At A Museum
I have visited countless museums in my lifetime, and throughout these experiences I have noticed a
general pattern in the museum visitors. Often times they grant only a slight glance at the pieces, and
allocate their energy in to taking pictures with the pieces rather than taking the time to learn about
the art. On the contrary, I view museums as a place of learning, where culture is preserved and
diversity is celebrated, where creativity is fostered and exploration is welcomed. My interest in
interning at the Smithsonian Institution stems from the idea that museums are a place to gain
knowledge. Through my experience as a docent at the Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College
and leading tours for students and adults of various ages, I have seen the importance of a teaching
museum, where the main goal is to educate. There is nothing more rewarding than helping kids
learn about the world through the lens of art, or enlightening a trustee of the College about a work of
their interest. The Smithsonian Institution's goal of increasing and diffusing knowledge parallels my
ideal view of what a museum's values should entail. I aspire to intern at the Smithsonian in order to
positively contribute and support the Institution's goals and values, and have a unique learning
experience. As a sophomore at Hamilton College, I have had numerous internship experiences in the
past. In the summer of 2016, I interned at the Albany District Attorney's Office. Aside from a deeper
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Art Gallery At The Powerhouse Museum And The First Emperor...
The 21st century has seen a dramatic increase in the challenges facing cultural institutions,
particularly museums. One of the most pressing issues currently facing museums worldwide is the
diminishing level of government support. Despite reductions in government funding, the sustained
maintenance of museum collections and facilities continues to require substantial resources. In the
face of such difficulties, a growing number of museums have turned to innovative programming,
specifically exhibitions, as a way to ensure financial viability through increased attendance. Given
the growing competition for consumer leisure time in today's society, attention has shifted away
from traditional scholarly collection based exhibitions, towards the populist exhibition format
offered by blockbuster exhibitions. Through a discussion of Harry Potter™: The Exhibition at the
Powerhouse Museum and the First Emperor: China's Entombed Warriors at the Art Gallery of New
South Wales, this essay will examine the two approaches museums are taking to the blockbuster
model. It will be argued that although exhibitions reflecting popular culture are becoming
increasingly more common, there are institutions that manage to reflect popular taste in ways that
continue to advance scholarship and create opportunities for lifelong learning.
Museological literature offers many definitions of the 'blockbuster' exhibition. According to Elsen, a
blockbuster is "a large–scale loan exhibition which people who
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Mitchell Museum Experience
Visiting the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian was a great experience. At first walking into
the museum we found there to be many artifacts and examples of the Indians used in their daily
lives. Walking around the museum it was nice to see all the items we spoke and read about in class.
My first impressions were that the museum would be born but seeing and reading about something
is very different and being able to capture the real beauty of Indian lives was a great experience. In
class we discussed about the Indians that lived in the Plains. The characteristics of the Plains is a flat
area with not much going on. In the Plains exhibit we saw different utensils and items they used for
hunting, gathering, building and for fighting. Some of the items that we saw were the breast plate
and Headdress of the Indians. The breast plate was combined with traditional materials and those
gained by trade. This is an example of how Indians took parts of animals and combined it with other
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Most of the things we learned were mentioned in class. In class we spoke about the Pueblo and
Navajo people primarily and how they lived. In the Southwest Indian exhibit we saw another side.
Same as the Plains we were able to see the items Southwest Indians people used during the 1500s.
We were able to see all the pottery that they used during that time. Even though many people don't
think it was an important but played a big role in their lives. In murals and pictures of the Pueblo the
women were always seen to have pottery on their heads. We were also able to see The Katchina
dolls and the jewelry. In the Navajo people area we were able to see few sand paintings that were
used to call theirs gods for healing. Other items we were able to see were some of there jewelry,
clothing whistles and items they used to
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Museum Of Modern Art ( Moma ) : Soundings Exhibition
3. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA): Soundings Exhibition
Soundings is an interactive website from the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) where users
contribute to the exhibition by uploading their own content. It features an interactive map (fig. 10)
for users to upload their own soundbites to specific locations around the world. This interactivity
adds a collaborative element to the Soundings exhibition, allowing the user to make the exhibition
more personal and to participate in the process of meaning–making. They are actively contributing
to the museum space. There are two key elements to this project; the use of sound and the use of
interactive maps. In a similar manner, Visualising NYC (fig. 11) by the Bard Graduate Centre uses
interactive maps and spatial tagging to exhibit objects and geographical histories. Interactive
mapping could be applied by the National Trust by creating an interactive map to which users can
contribute photographs, sounds, or text. For example, they could upload 'memories' of their visits to
National Trust spaces in the form of text, photographs and soundbites. This will allow users to
contribute to National Trust sites, making them personal and collaborative spaces. Alternatively, the
National Trust could create a map of England and tag objects or exhibits of interest to the map
which the user can search – for example, if they are interested in art from the 17th century, they
could find properties in which 17th century art is tagged on the map. The
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The Carnegie Museum Of Art
Project 1: The Carnegie Museum
The Carnegie Museum of Art was a museum created to focus on the art of tomorrow rather than
already popular art and artists of today. A necessary part for that dream of Andrew Carnegie to
become a reality is having a place to house these art pieces. While of course he could have just
found an empty warehouse and placed all the art there that would neither have given the pieces of
art justice nor would anyone want there personal collection to be placed on display there. Instead, in
order to have a successful art museum you have to house the art in a place that does it justice.
Museums heavily rely on their architecture to accurately portray and supplement the showpieces
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The openness causing you to want to explore and discover what this museum has to offer.
(See Diagram 1) Going from the intense darkness of the walls and tile in the space beforehand to the
bright and engagingly light room once you open the door is a very intense chance. It creates an
awakening of excitement and alertness in your journey throughout the gallery. While this transition
is nice in this aspect that it awakens you to the art its not the most desirable simply because it is
rather drastic and can be a little to much to handle for those with sensitive eyes that need to wait to
adjust completely to the new lighting intensity. When you step out of this room to the photography
room on the right your feelings within the surrounding change once again. In the first room of the
museum the tile is white and thus reflects light, creating yet more light in the surrounding area. The
walls go from light and colorful shades to a medium tinted of gray creating a more plain mood
within the room. In the side room full of photography the flooring changes from white large stone
tiles to wood panel flooring. The opening to this second room is an opening the wall rather than
another doorway but instead of the opening stretching all the way up to the ceiling, there is a thinner
horizontal plank at the top that is an almost metallically aluminum color. The space is divided up
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The Museum Of Natural History
Museums are information organizations, that is, they are about giving the most up–to–date
information to their patrons. No matter how well their organization, commercially, is wrap it up that
part of them remains the same. From the two museums that I visited, the Henry Ford Museum and
the Museum of Natural History, are clearly about passing information to the patron. There are
differences between them, however, it is the equivalences that I want to focus on as they are what
bind them. The three areas of focus are community, academic outreach, and the stories they share.
Creating a strong and vibrant community is important to museums. Dr. Ronquillo, a leader a
Philippine Archeology museum, so elegantly wrote, "A properly planned community museum can
express and elucidate the community 's cultural wealth through the appropriate presentation and
exhibition of their important natural and cultural heritage" (Ronquillo, 1992). It is the community
that keeps generation after generation coming back to see the history that us humans, the earth, and
beyond have gone through. The journey of information, for most, begins as a child during our time
at school. For the Museum of Natural History, this is quite literal as the museum is a part of the
University of Michigan culture. They have the mascot, the wolverine, College students are going in
and out of there through the day. Most are heading to class or doing work–study, but a community is
still present. But it is just not college
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Jorge Warner
Today's headlines read, "35–Year–Old Man's Body Found in Nature Reserve" in the Chicago Daily
News. People were very interested in how this event occurred in the first place. Through further
investigation, they found out that the man was Jorge Warner, who worked at Field Museum of
Natural History. They knew he has been dead since March 20, 2017. According to his parents, Elena
Warner, his mother, and his father Ervin Warner, he was an intelligent boy, on the A honor roll all
throughout high school. After high school, he went to college for a History Degree, at Chicago State
University. After college, he got a job at Field Museum of Natural History, because he loved to
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They removed the gun and he took his final step. He started falling, the blindfold fell off, and they
watched Jorge as he grabbed a tree roots that was sticking out. Jorge was holding on by a root, but
the root wasn't stable, and it cracked off, and Jorge fell about 30 feet. Jorge hit the ground and was
dead. After that, the Black Bandits stayed in the warehouse, drawing the blueprints of a dream
mansion they someday hope to build for themselves. They stopped stealing for a few months, so no
one would get suspicious. Soon they felt they needed more money, so they thought they would
strike the Museum again. They went in from the roof like they did last time. This time they snuck
into the Geological section, and stole diamonds, and other valuable rocks. They were almost out the
back door, when one of them hit an alarm that triggered all the alarms. It took no time for the police
to get there. By the time, they got the valuables into the car, they could hear guns being drawn from
behind them. They knew that they had got caught and they were definitely going to jail! The police
had connected them to the first robbery. They questioned them about Jorge, a couple days later the
authorities found the abandoned warehouse and Jorge's body. His family was happy to have found
Jorge, even though he was dead. In memory of Jorge, the Field Museum of Natural History asked if
they could put Jorge's
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The American Museum of Natural History: Anthropology
The American Museum of Natural History: Anthropology
The American Museum of Natural History has many exhibits that demonstrate many aspects of
anthropology. The Museum is located on Central Park
West between W81st and W77nd streets. The museum is an excellent place to open oneself to many
new ideas and cultures. When looking through the museum the exhibits that are anthropological
could enhance ones understanding of a culture.
The museum is very big and a lot of time is needed to get the most out of it.
The following exhibits that demonstrate many aspects of anthropology are located on the first,
second and third floors. The first floor has American Northwest
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Aztecs our very popular for their monuments and stone sculptures.
Their most popular monument is this stone of the sun known as the calender stone. It includes allthe
elements of a calendrical system, but it is not a calender.
All the symbols on this calender stone relate to the sun and accent. It also expains the role of the sun
in the aztecs belief and culture. The aztec preform many rituals that have been drawn on the stone.
In the museum they colored in parts of the stone to explain what the deseigns meant. Look at the
picture in the back to fully understand this. The orange part of the stone, which is the face in the
middle, is the sun god ( Tonatiuh ). The yellow orange, which surrounds the sun god, is cosmogonic
myths of the Aztecs. The blue, which is just outside the myths, is emblems referring to the four
cardinal directions.
The pink, which is outside the cardinal directions, is the 20 day signs of the
260 day ritual calender. The yellow, which is located after the ritaul calender, is the disc of the sun.
The red, which is the end of the stone, is 2 fire serpents. The green, the last design on the stone, is
the date " 13 need " which is supposed to be the birth of the sun. This stone expresses the great
beliefs the aztecs had for the sun. They were a people of great design and expression for their
culture. Also in the same exhibit of the aztec stone was the Colossal Olmer Head.
This looked like
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The Life Of The Smithsonian National Museum Of Natural...
At the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History there is an exhibit called "Eternal Life in
Ancient Egypt". This exhibit focuses on Egypt's past with important and interesting artifacts related
to burial techniques and religious beliefs. The most simple answer to why it is important to
understand the way people lived in the past is that we can't truly know ourselves until we understand
where we came from. This essay will analyze the exhibit to show what it's telling us and why it is so
important. To start, a main focus in the exhibit is the Egyptians' old burial rituals. It is widely known
that the Egyptians used to mummify the dead. The exhibit not only displays these mummies, but it
also displays what they were buried with. The objects buried in the tomb with the body are known
to be for the afterlife of the person who is buried. These objects in the exhibit, along with the
mummy and it's sarcophagus, included vessels for food and water, canopic jars for the organs of the
mummy, along with jewelry and figurines of the gods and goddesses of Egypt. Also, the plaques on
the inside of the exhibit's walls read descriptions of ancient Egyptian beliefs and why some of the
goods were buried with the mummy. This can help visitors understand the way of life in ancient
Egypt by putting out these finds for everyone to learn from. The information on burial rituals and
objects shown on display depict Egypt's ancient religious beliefs and how the afterlife worked.
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Digital Archive Analysis : Histories Of The National Mall
Digital Archive Analysis: Histories of the National Mall
Histories of the National Mall is a digital Public History project backed by the National
Endowment for the Humanities, sponsored by George Mason University. and developed by the
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media. There is a search bar at the top and
underneath is a section entitled "discover." Under this heading there are links to maps,
explorations, people and past events. The links are sectioned out into squares with images
included. The title page is overall aesthetically pleasing and very colorful. Under the discover
section there is a square that explains how to uncover the many histories of the national mall.
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Such a variety of markers ensures that the average person could always learn something
new.
The "explorations" option offers a series of various questions and detailed answers to the
questions. Questions include everything from "Was the Mall ever used as farm land" to "How
have protests on the Mall changed over time." Linked to the explorations tab is a scavenger hunt
selection. At this point, it is almost certainly geared towards a younger audience. There are only
four options in this section: The National World War II Memorial, The Smithsonian Castle, The
Korean War Memorial and the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial. A description of each sites' location
and several zoomed in photographs of aspects in the site are the only components included.
The people tab articulates prominent figures from the past and present that influenced the
formation and development of the national mall. One in particular is Jacob S. Coxey who led the
first march on Washington in 1894 which involved the increase in unemployment at the time.
Coxy was arrested and jailed for 20 days because the law at the time prohibited gatherings on
capital grounds. Much of the information used to craft these descriptions is compiled from the
Library of Congress collections and Smithsonian Institition Archives.
The last subsection is concerning "past events." Topics are divided into time periods
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Essay On The American Museum Of Natural History
Museum visitors often admire objects from the past and embrace the artwork without a proper
understanding of the imagery. Viewers react to what they are looking at, comprehend the work
through their own experiences and judge it based on their personal insight of success or failure. The
appreciation of artwork at the American Museum of Natural History, located in New York City has
educated viewers with knowledgeable information on objects from thousands of different artists.
The fossil of a "Tyrannosaurus Rex" and the "Roosevelt Sculpture" are two objects commonly said
to be the most viewed pieces of artwork at the museum. The virtual tour presented generous
information about the history of the objects as well as knowledgeable facts about the artists and
founders. The massive dinosaur to ever exist is mounted in the exhibit hall: Hall of Saurischian
Dinosaurs in a stalking position. The Tyrannosaurus Rex is arguably the most popular and media
exposed dinosaur. The predatory dinosaur is described to have short arms, two fingers, mouth full of
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The two pieces of art are original and have detailed work that demonstrates the cultural and the art
history of the separate pieces. Many visitors notice the museum's contribution to two major subjects
in history. The American Museum of Natural History is located in New York City and is one of the
largest museums in the world. The museum was founded in 1869 and is still known to be one of the
most popular and favorable museums throughout the United States. The objects that are displayed
throughout the museum are displayed with many facts based on history. "Art appreciation does not
require knowledge of the historical context of an artwork (or a building). Art history does."
(Gardner's Art Through the Ages,
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Photography And The Carnegie Museum Of Natural History
1. Introduction
I chose this article for the sole reason that I am a photographer so when I read that we could choose
the topic of our paper I wanted to find out how photography and sociology can relate more to each
other and what types of articles there are on the library website that I can read to get more of and
understanding for how sociology and photography go hand in hand with each other. Therefore,
obviously, the main topic is Sociology in Photography and how to build solidarity with subjects and
the audience. I also found this to be an interesting topic because just last night I went to the
Carnegie Museum of Natural History where I got to hear 6 of 11 women photographers from
National Geographic speak about their work and they talked a lot about like understanding their
subjects and how to build solidarity with their subjects before they photographed them and how to
find a way to show the subject to the audience. It was a really wonderful experience to not only look
at their works but to also hear them speak and I think that this journal I choose really relates to that
which is another good reason I choose it. The research questions being answered within this article
are 'how to build solidarity with your subject', 'how to build solidarity with your audience', 'how to
connect local and global issues with audience' and 'how to build an audience network.'
2. Method
From reading this article and then reviewing the reference section of the article, I strongly
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Technology Research : Museum 's Mission
Technology Research Museum audiences seek engaging activities. Museums seek opportunities to
remain relevant to audiences. By providing educational opportunities in a relevant and current
format, museums create new relationships with their audience. Technological advances over the last
twenty years provide new tools that allow museums to engage audiences in educational and
entertaining experiences. Technology changed the way in which people share information and learn
(Russo 2011, 32). It is an exciting time with limitless possibilities for museums. A challenge occurs
for museums to use the technology appropriately and in an effective manner that does not distract
from the museum's mission. While learning takes place in museums, these technological advances
provide possibilities to create engaging exhibits and learning opportunities to audiences at the
museum and beyond its walls. The technological advancements and rise in use of social media,
provides museums opportunities for interaction with their audiences and their community. Engaging
with the community through social media discussions, provides museums an opportunity to connect,
and build relationships (Russo, 2011, 327). These conversations provide museums insight to the
community's needs and defines the services that museums should provide. These services include
educational and cultural activities. Some examples of the educational experiences that museums
provide beyond their walls are podcasts and
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The Natural History Museum Of Los Angeles Essay
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles offers a surface level depiction of Mesoamerican
civilization and culture. It excludes essential information and instead gives a shallow representation
that offers implications of a barbaric civilization.
To start off, a Natural History Museum is usually a place where the public can visit to obtain
knowledge on the history of the earth and its inhabitants. Much about people's culture and customs
is found in a Natural History museum, especially people that have made a difference or played a
role in history that we learn today. Therefore, the Indigenous peoples are represented in these
precise museums. The indigenous people have various amount of customs that are even used today,
however, the fact that many of their descriptions are led by the word "histor" or "ancient" almost
makes the guests at museums believe that these indigenous people are no longer alive, and that is
incorrect. The key objective for a Natural History museum is to simply help connect the
understanding of human beings, connections based on culture, communities, to the earth and to each
other. Precisely, The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles does not fully represent in depth the
qualities that made the indigenous people so innovative, intelligent, and powerful; Therefore, the
importance of the indigenous people is almost overshadowed by everything else that is presented at
the museum. Overall, the indigenous people are represented here because of their
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Museum Of Mesoamerican Art
A large amount of historical information about Mesoamerica can be found online, many facts
researched by archaeologists can be located in museum databases though, some online information
may be easier to find and more readily available than other websites. The Chicago Field Museum
emphasizes more reliable, detailed online information about Mesoamerican art than the Peabody
Museum at Harvard University, while the Peabody Museum fails to present and explain straight
forward information on the cultural and religious aspects of Mesoamerica online. Both the Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University and The Chicago Field Museum
have conducted excavations in multiple parts of Central America. The Peabody Museum's
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It may lack information on its own exhibition, but the constantly updating material about its
research and excavation in Southern Mexico is only a fraction of other research projects that are
being studied now (About). The Peabody Museum, on the other hand, may still be updating their
collection, but the museum still uses old and possibly outdated information. For instance, the quote
by Gordon R. Willey mentioned earlier, Mr. Willey had passed away in 2002. The information on
the site is at least 13 years out of date, if not more. Updating information is important for a museum
and many things could have changed in 13
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Museum Of Natural History Essay
Mahmood Mused
Dr. Van Ells
History 128
November 29, 2015
Native Americans
The Museum I chose to go to is The Museum of Natural History, the museum was great and pretty
interesting. The topic that I mainly focused on was the Native Americans. My main points was to
focus on the way they were living, how they managed to survive and most importantly their
traditional cultures. There were many things I've seen that I learned in class, such as the ghost dance
and how they were forced out of their land to live in the reservation. There were also many things
that we haven't discussed in class; for exa mple, the weapons that they used, the housing and other
traditional dances.
In class we learned about the ghost dance which indicated hopes for the natives when they were on
the reservations. However, there were many more dances that gave the native hope for other things;
for example: the war dance represented success in an upcoming war. The natives would celebrate
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The thing that I found very interesting was that they had a spear thrower. A spear thrower is a stick
or a bone beneath the spear which gives more range and power to the spear. These weapons were
not just used during war; They were also used for hunting. Also, Blowguns and darts were common
for hunting during that time.
The main purpose of the museum is to amaze the new generation and to show how life was like
back then. There were many things I was amazed by of how people survived the passed. Nowadays
people can't stand a day without internet, but back then people stay days without eating and
managed to survive. This explains why the latest generation is lucky to be living in this generation.
Mostly the museum purpose is to entertain the
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Current Issues Of Museums And Galleries Journal
"Current Issues in Museums and Galleries Journal"
The purpose of this journal is to document my journey through the module. I intend as well to show
how the texts have influenced my viewpoints, and contributed to my understanding of museums and
visitors attitudes – mainly relating to the locations of our visits.
Furthermore, I wanted to capture my musings and key passages from some of the books on the
reading list, and alternate writings I discovered along the way. A lot of the issues raised in these
texts have affected my way of thinking; not only for this module, but also for day–to–day attitudes.
The narrative below comes around between 1,000 and 3,000 word limit.
Week 1– 29 September
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I believe that older people have the right to promote their social, cultural and emotional capacities.
So, this week I discovered a very interesting article about museum lifelong learning of the aging
people. According Hui–Jong Hsieh, the expanding number of elderly population has the outcome of
confronting not only the reshape of social structure, the redistribution of recourses, but also the
complex relationships of multi generations with assorted mindsets,
behavior and values. However, the attraction of elderly audiences requires certain changes from the
part of exhibitions halls. Museums should offer discount or free entrance for over 65s and provide
facilities such as wheelchair ramp, elevators, wheelchair for the disabled, enlarged front brochures
and large print information for individuals and visual impairments, the medical kit, study stool or
reading glasses for any visitor who need them. It is really a big subject and many questions come to
my mind. How can museums afford so huge expenses? Does it open ways to politics to involve in
museums policies? How dangerous is it about the future of museums?
Week 2– 13 October
Why people visit museums?
According Falk race/ ethnicity, age, education, occupation and curiosity are some indications of who
visit museums. However, the main characteristic is "identity" which is the internal and external
social forces. Each of us can hold
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The Natural History Of Museum : Nyc Natural History Museum
NYC Natural History Museum We All Have Wives
There was a time when I thought a great deal about the alligators. I went to see them at the New
York City Natural History Museum, and stayed for hours. I had noticed them first on a class trip I
had taken with my poetry class. I was looking for characters when I spotted my first alligator
grinning at me from under a spotlight. "That one looks real." I said to a girl in pig–tails who was
unimpressed by both the alligator and myself. "We are in a museum." She said, eyes like olivine
rolled into her tiny child skull. "Of course he isn't real." "How do you that alligator is a 'he' then?" (I
was trying to be flashy.) "You're a dumb shit." She said, and as her pigtails bounced away I felt ...
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"But I miss my home and my beautiful wife who lives there still." "You have a wife?" I asked. "We
all have wives," he said. "Except Stewart. Stewart has a boyfriend." "Stewarts gay?" I said. "What's
it to you?" he said snapping his alligator teeth. "Nothing," I said. "Listen, I gotta go," I said. "I'm in
class and I've got to write this poem." "What on?" he asked. "I don't know," I said. "Maybe about all
your wives who you've had to leave behind." I said. "I'd like that," he said, and I thought I saw him
flash a grin. "Well see you." I said. "Take care of yourself." I said. "I hope you get to see your wife
again." I said.
NYC Natural History Museum
Wishing on a Murderer
"Last week I shot down eight stars." He said, "I'm a shooting star and that's my job, to shoot other
stars. That doesn't make me a bad star. I don't want you thinking that I am some sort of force of evil
or that my morals are less than yours." "Of course not." I told him. "It's not like I go on killing
sprees or anything," he said and I could tell he was the type of star who plumes himself on his
modesty. "I am not unreasonable about it." He said. "I
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The Between Interest And Action

  • 1. The Between Interest And Action The definition of provocation in dictionary is an action or speech that makes someone angry or causes a strong reaction. However, in Tilden's opinion, the purpose of interpretation is not to control people's mind, but rather inspiriting visitors to think actively and find out deeper truth. Specifically, there are two main aims of interpretation. First and most important, people need to have desire to increase interests and acquire knowledge. People's interest is an important element to decide not only whether they like to go to museums or not and the topic and trend of exhibition in the museum, but also what visitors can gain and their feeling of experience in the museum. There is a close relationship between interest and action. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... In other words, interpretation in the museum needs to provoke the mind and spirit of human and enable them to think the essence and further things. In the museum, as an operator of history and culture, interpreters can make an effect on how visitors think, feel and their attitude. The responsibility of interpreter is to develop the objects from the apparent to the essence, from a part to the whole, from the fact to its value and potential truth. This is also the reason why Tilden regards provocation as the prior aim of interpretation. Nowadays, the main aim of museum has surpassed education. It is certain that the real meanings of interpretation are stimulating visitors and having a further thinking. And only provoking visitors can achieve this purpose. The essay below will mention several reasons that why provocation should be the chief aim of interpretation. First of all, initiative of thinking of people might be provoked in the museum. For interpreters, the prior thing they want to achieve is that visitors can be attracted and give a feedback about their exhibition. In terms of visitors, Michael Baxandall divided visitors' purpose of engaging in the museum into two aspects. Interesting objects and partly culture are the aims of coming to the museum for people. During the period of exploring the objects what they are interested in, people might have desire to know some more relevant objects. In psychology, William ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 2. Descriptive Essay On The Virtual Museum I toured the virtual Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Though it was not face–to– face, I still really enjoyed my experience through the virtual word. I was more fascinated about the liveliness in the virtual world than anything else. I think the virtual museum itself was more of a work of art than the art it displayed because it covered almost every inch from many different points of view in the museum. I also liked how it was pretty easy to operate and move around, and no matter how much I zoomed in or out I could read almost everything perfectly fine. While being able to explore this museum from the comfort of my own home was a plus, I truly missed out on being able to read the display labels to learn more about the artifacts. Reading about the history or story behind a work of art is, in my opinion, the best part. This virtual tour was captivating, and I hope to someday visit the museum in person." The Smithsonian is known for its realization and absolute beauty shown in the exhibits. Every exhibit of this museum has great detail and precision. Not only was each exhibit filled with things of its nature, but also had the right colors to make you feel the exhibit. For example, the vibes flowing from the ocean hall were incredible. The way they accomplished the feel of actually being in the ocean was a surreal experience to even see through the screen. I also liked the way that everything was pretty close to life scale, like the huge whale hanging from the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 3. The Catcher In The Rye: The Never-Changing Museum Of... The Never–Changing Museum of Natural History The Museum of Natural History is an enchanting place for children of all ages, but it is an especially important place for Holden Caulfield. The Museum is a known certainty in Holden's inconsistent life, where the glass displays always remain the same. Holden has been relocated to many different boarding schools, and few things remain constant throughout his life. As a result of this he clings on to this one place, the Museum of Natural History, because even if Holden, himself, returns to the museum different, "the deers would still be drinking out of that water hole...and that squaw with the naked bosom would still be weaving that same blanket," (Salinger, 157–158). In Holden's ideal world, life should mimic the museum exhibits, where everything is simple, people never come and go, and everything remains frozen in time forever. In The Catcher in the Rye, one symbol J. D. Salinger uses is the Museum of Natural History to show how Holden's fear of variation makes him hold onto the past, and how he fears mental change even more than just aging physically. To begin, a large part of why Holden clings on to the past and why he specifically clings on to the consistency of the museum, is due to the death of his brother Allie ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Salinger uses the Museum of Natural History to symbolize Holden's fear of inconsistency and mental development in the novel The Catcher in the Rye. Holden's fear of change is due to the death of his brother and Holden's frequent relocation and separation from family. Holden thinks about the mental growth one goes through between each trip to the museum, and reflects on how if life is like a museum exhibit, he would not lose people close to him, and mental changes, big or small, would not occur. Holden seems to believe that his life would be better if it was frozen in time like the deer or Eskimo at the museum, remaining with all of his loved ones, especially Allie and ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 4. The Science Of Entomology Entomology is an area of forensics that studies insects. The science is mainly applied to murders, since insects are often the first at the crime scene (Discovery Network, 2015). The bugs can be used to analyze a body, especially to determine when and where the murder occurred (Environmental Science, 2017). Entomologists are able to do so by analyzing the age and species of a bug (Discovery Network, 2015). While this does not always provide necessary evidence, it often gives police a lead in a case (Discovery Network, 2015). Ultimately, entomology is a science that works due to biology, can serve as strong evidence, and has multiple requirements in order to go into the field. In order to be an entomologist, one must meet multiple requirements. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Entomologists are people who have worked very hard to meet all the requirements for the job (Study, 2017). They have gone through years of college, and developed the right aptitude as well (Study, 2017). The insects the entomologists study give multiple clues with their actions (Crime Museum, 2017). By simply living out their life, the bugs can provide entomologists with the time a murder occurred (Crime Museum, 2017). This can then be used to put together a report against someone, and from there, hopefully accuse the correct person (Discovery Network, 2015). References Crime Museum. (2017). Forensic Entomology. Retrieved March 21, 2017, from http://www.crimemuseum.org/crime–library/forensic–entomology/ Environmental Science. (2017). What is an Entomologist? Retrieved March 21, 2017, from http://www.environmentalscience.org/career/entomologist FBI. (2016, August 03). FBI Laboratory Positions. Retrieved March 22, 2017, from https://www.fbi.gov/services/laboratory/laboratory– positions Study. (2017). Become an Entomologist: Education and Career Roadmap. Retrieved March 21, 2017, from http://study.com/articles/Become_an_Entomologist_Education_and_Career_Roadmap.html Study. (2017). Forensic Entomologist: Job Description, Duties and Requirements. Retrieved March 20, 2017, from http://study.com/articles/Forensic_Entomologist_Job_Description_Duties_and_Requirem ents.html (2015, February 03). Retrieved March 20, 2017, from ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 5. Essay On Las Vegas Natural History Museum For my first project I chose to visit a local museum, one that is quit popular Nevada, known as the Las Vegas Natural History Museum. This museum was a natural history based museum, meaning that exhibits show cased things such as, international wildlife to the treasures of Egypt. Provided that, the museum showed a great variation of artifacts, thus capturing the attention of all age groups. Also, the way in which in which the items where displayed showed just how much character could be in one building. Therefore, I am going to be expressing how artifacts and their context were displayed, where the item where from and the authentication of the displays, if any moral or ethical issues were expressed in any of the displays, and lastly what exhibit and artifact I found to be the most interesting. First, I would like to start by communicating how items and their context were displayed. For majority of the exhibits, artifact and animals were arranged in natural behavioral was, meaning that animals and items were shown as if they were engaging in natural physical manner. For example, in the exhibit if International Wildlife, animals were displayed interacting with one another as they would in the wilderness. As far as the context, artifacts were briefly ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... I was very satisfied with my experience there, and consider the museum to be a treasure of Las Vegas. I found that the museum itself displays a more sophisticated side of Las Vegas, and should be advertised more. I also enjoy the fact that it appeals to every age, adult and children, having such a large variety of exhibits. I will definitely be visiting the museum again in the near future and plan on taking my family, for I believe they would love it just as much as I did. Therefore, I believe that everyone could learn more about natural history at this museum, and also engage in the exhibits as ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 6. The American Museum Of Natural History: Anthropology Essay The American Museum of Natural History has many exhibits that demonstrate many aspects of anthropology. The Museum is located on Central Park West between W81st and W77nd streets. The museum is an excellent place to open oneself to many new ideas and cultures. When looking through the museum the exhibits that are anthropological could enhance ones understanding of a culture. The museum is very big and a lot of time is needed to get the most out of it. The following exhibits that demonstrate many aspects of anthropology are located on the first, second and third floors. The first floor has American Northwest Coast Peoples, Eskimos, Human Biology and Evolution. The second floor had African Peoples, Asian Peoples, Mexico and ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The way the Chinese get married is very unusual to our western culture. This exhibit expresses to me that people are very different all over the world and their is much to explore about other cultures even an event such as a wedding. One other exhibit seen in the Asian Peoples were an exhibit about dance. It was called the personality in Dance. The junkai people perform a special dance called the whirling dance. Dance in these peoples culture express a lot of different things. It evokes many moods, inspiration of belief, the hope and energy of young people, and the power of fear that could kill you. Society is very important to these people. Dance also by itself can express the values that a society should have that keep it binded together. One educational exhibit is the Human Biology and Evolution Hall. This exhibit introduces the common biology of humans, and how we evolutionized. The biology of the humans were shown though holographic pictures. These pictures did show the whole body including the muscles and the bones. The evolution part of this exhibit was very interesting. " We humans often think of ourselvess as the culmination of a steady history of a evolutonary improvement. But this idea is wrong, for evolution is neither goal–oriented nor merely a matter of species gradual improving their adaptation to their ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 7. American Museum Of Natural History Essay The Hidden History of the American Museum of Natural History One of the world's greatest repositories for human knowledge regarding the natural sciences, the venerable American Museum of Natural History has been one of New York City's premier cultural institutions since 1869. Since its establishment almost 150 years ago, the museum has come a long way towards advancing knowledge about natural history and science in the United States – not to mention serving as one of the best field trip destinations for school students! Despite its fame, few people know it's fascinating history. With the museum set to undergo a multimillion dollar renovation and expansion in anticipation of its 150th birthday, there's never been a better time to explore the hidden ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The museum's new building, designed by architect J. Wrey Mould, opened in 1877 in the fashionable Victorian Gothic style. The museum added many new additions over the years, including a grand Beaux–Arts entrance facing Central Park West in 1936. A new master plan was created for the library in the 1990s and a new library added in 1992. In anticipation of its 150th birthday, the museum has undertaken even more new expansions and renovations in recent years, with plans for the new expansions called the Richard Gelder Center for Science, Education and Innovation being revealed in late 2015. As a testament to the museum's cultural, educational and historical importance, the museum was designated as an official New York City Landmark in 1967 and later added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1976. For nearly 150 years, the American Museum of Natural History has helped to enlighten New Yorkers and visitors alike about the natural sciences. With its 150th anniversary approaching and new expansion and renovation plans in the works, the museum's next chapter may be its most important ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 8. The Museum : Kingston Museum And Heritage Service 1. Name of museum: Kingston Museum and Heritage Service 2. Name of governing body: Kingston Upon Thames 3. Date on which this policy was approved by governing body: 17/02/2015 4. Date at which this policy is due for review: 17/02/2015 5. Museum's statement of purpose 5.1. I am not sure of the museum's statement. 6. An overview of current object handling 6.1. Unknown and not readily available for public knowledge 7. Themes and priorities for future object handling 7.1. Any contact or movement of an object is considered handling. In a museum setting, it is likely that you will be required to handle objects. It is important that volunteers and staff alike learn the proper ways to handle objects. 7.2. The first step to handling and conserving objects is to take preventative measures. One of the first things to do when handling objects is to think. Use common sense when handling objects, because common sense is the backbone of good preventative methods. One thing to keep in mind is that most of the harmful elements for cultural objects are human. Our fingers have oils that can corrode metal. Additionally, it is human accident that causes obvious damage such as tears in canvas, broken vases, or scratches in material. 7.3. With this policy I want to create a better understanding of how and why to properly handle and care for objects. 8. Limitations on object handling 8.1. The museum recognizes its responsibility in protecting and caring for its collections, as a result, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 9. The Museum Of Anthropology And The Smithsonian Museum Try, if you would, to recall your last visit to a museum or other similar institution. Did you immediately accept the information presented to you as fact? Did you stop to think about how a particular exhibit represents a culture and whether or not it was accurate? Since their origin, museums were created for the purpose of preservation and interpretation of the material culture they exhibit, and have been the most widely accepted method for the dissemination of information pertaining to other cultures. That being said, there is an increasing amount of discourse today questioning the value of museums and the ways in which their exhibition of material culture actually serves to devalue or misrepresent their cultures of origin. For this research paper, I have decided to focus in the collections of material culture present in the Beloit College Logan Museum of Anthropology and the Smithsonian Museum. First, I begin by sharing what I have learned about the history surrounding the origins of museums. Next, I identify the ways in which museums obscure and misrepresent the cultures they display through their exhibits either intentionally or otherwise. Finally, I attempt to utilize what I have learned in order to compare the two institutions and identify the ways in which they have taken steps to keep up with modern museological and discourse. To begin, preservation and interpretation, the concepts that form the basis of museums, originates from the human inclination to acquire ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 10. Museum Of Natural History Growing up in New York my town is full of museum and plays and bleeds culture. I know you wanted a essay on a recent culture experience, but it wouldn't be a great as my experience when I was fifteen and my mother took my brother and I out of school and took us on a skip day in New York City. We went to the Museum of Natural History. This was one of the best experiences and taste of art I have ever experienced.The Museum of Natural History is located on Central Park West in Manhattan NY, across from Central Park. This is one of the biggest museums in the world and I felt blessed to be able to visit. This museum exhibits word history. It displays clothes, statues, and also pottery. This museum also has a planetary hall exhibit.The Planetary ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 11. The Museum Of Natural History In March of 2010, the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History marked its 100th anniversary with the opening of the Hall of Human Origins exhibit. The Hall of Human Origins is comprised of information that takes museum–goers back in time to witness human development over the course of thousands of years and its impact on the world. For many, this exhibit serves as an environment that fosters learning, increases knowledge, and sparks interest in anthropic history. Yet for others, this exhibit sticks out like a sore thumb, due to the fact that an exhibit based on the premise of evolution goes entirely against what a large majority of Americans still hold to be true– creationism. The support for creationism and backlash against evolution has remained ever present despite years of knowledge accumulation within the scientific community. This plethora of discovery is laid out on the table as the sections of the exhibit delve into a variety of topics ranging from the origins of language, social structure, and our impact on the earth throughout the years. Despite the sections being seemingly geared towards pro–evolution museum goers, it is evident, through observation, that the museum developers had the goal of appealing to creationists as well. They did this through finding common ground on both the side of evolutionists and creationists, common ground which is rooted in anthropocentrism. The language and rhetoric used within the Hall of Human Origins emphasizes the anthropocentric ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 12. Factors Influencing The Way Museum Collection The module leader Dr James Pardoe Factors influencing the way museum collection is presented Assessment number 1622910 Module code HI7205 From temples of sacred objects, to repositories of colonial trophies, and from monuments of civility, to spaces for self–expression and empowerment, the shape, the function and the appeal of the museum trough history and across cultures has been fashioned by the preoccupations and expectations of each society that has chosen to construct them. Wondrous and monstrous, extraordinary and mysterious. Wonders of nature, culture and science–fruits and spoils of Renaissance age of discovery– found their way into European 'cabinets of curiosity' – those days collection included works of art, precious gems, outlandish fruits, four–footed beasts, an Indian lip– stone, blood that rained in the Isle of Wight, unicorn's horns, dragons bones. Cabinets of exotic and rare objects were privately owned by collectors, often royal or aristocratic. Such cabinets demonstrated the owner's wealth and prestige, on one hand, but on another level, their intention was to genuinely arouse curiosity and wonder. Then along came the Enlightenment and the French and American Revolutions. A new museum order responded to, and even served to make manifest, a new world order. Museums including Louvre, the British Museum and Peale's Museum, began to open to the public from the mid to late 1700s. Previously private collections were converted into public exhibitions, an ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 13. Compare And Contrast Smithsonian And American Museum I am writing about two museums that I would like to visit someday. The two museums are the Smithsonian and the American Museum of Natural History. I learned about the museums from their websites: http://www.si.edu/ and http://www.amnh.org/ , which offer a vast array of activities and information about the museums. The Smithsonian actually has several museums. Some of them are located in Washington DC, and some of the others are in New York. The American Museum of Natural History is located in New York City, New York. The Smithsonian seems to be based on a mixture of science and art. The American Museum of Natural History also has a focus on science and art, but seems to be centered more on wildlife and natural history. Both museums appear to have similar themes, such as science, technology, history, culture, and art. The museums have many interesting aspects, and I would really enjoy visiting them someday. In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting some of the museums' similarities and differences, as well as discussing some of the museums' attributes that make me want to visit them the most. I will be comparing ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Perhaps what is the most intriguing to me is the space center. Since I was a child, I have always enjoyed looking up at the night sky to watch the stars and admire the constellations. I imagine that it would be a great experience to visit the space center. The educational programs seem to be very interesting and informative; the Smithsonian has many programs that provide a wealth of information on a variety of subjects. The Smithsonian has many restaurants and café's at each museum that serves fun and creative foods. There are several family programs available. And the art goes far beyond just classical paintings and sculptures, and includes mixed ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 14. Why Are Museums Important? Essay The Cambridge Dictionary Online defined museums as "places of study, buildings where objects of historical, scientific or artistic interest are kept, preserved and exhibited". To The Museums Association, a museum is "an institution which collects documents, preserves, exhibits and interprets material evidence and associated information for the public benefit". Since 1998, this definition has changed. Museums now enable the public to explore collections for inspiration, learning and enjoyment. They are institutions that collect, safeguard and make accessible artefacts and specimens, which they hold in trust for society. Mike Wallace (1996) categorised museums into four distinct types, namely National Museums that hold collection of ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... A greater number of educators are looking to museums to help them attain their educational objectives. Howard Gardner has identified Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood as the perfect environment for stimulating the natural curiosity of a child. Furthermore, in response to demands for new educational approaches, older children are using museums to develop their critical facilities in art and design (Campbell, 1992). Hooper–Greenhill (1994) places high importance in the role of museums as they offer many different opportunities of enabling children and adults to enter worlds where they may play out skills that are vital in the real worlds. With the rise of technology, museums are able to provide the mass with interactive education. The Clore Education Centre in The National History Museum has an "Investigate" area which is a hands–on science centre. Visitors can experience hundreds of natural objects and investigate them further using scientific tools and instruments that are provided to encourage visitors to make observations, look for relationships and draw their own conclusions. The National Science Museum can be said to be one of the most interactive museums in Britain. Their large number of interactive galleries include The Launch Pad and Flight Lab, The Garden and a make–believe earthquake in a ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 15. Paragraph On Natural History Museum 4. Natural History Museums Natural History Museums are institutions that collect, display and research materials, collected or extracted from the natural world. The multifaceted purpose of such a museum is to: (i) build or store natural history collections, (ii) conduct research and interpret the results, (iii) support the purpose of science and biological conservation, (iv) enhance public understanding and appreciation of the natural world, and (v) collaborate with the public in deriving their own meaning from the natural heritage they encounter in the museum and in nature. The Oriental Museum of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, established in Calcutta in 1814, had various natural history objects on display from its inception. During last two hundred years, sixty natural history museums or natural history galleries were set up in various parts of the country. The distribution ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Next was the Natural History Museum, set up in the premises of Kerala State Museum and Zoological Garden in Thrissur (1885), Gass Forest Museum was established in Coimbatore in 1902. Next was the Bengal Natural History Museum set up in Darjeeling in 1903. A Museum of Arthropoda was opened in Pune in 1961. A large natural history museum was opened in Thiruvananthapuram in 1964. Two natural history museums were attached to the nearest zoological gardens in Ahmedabad (1974) and Hyderabad (1979). Two natural history museums were opened in the northeast, namely, Assam Forest Museum (1983) in Guwahati and Biological Museum (1998) in Imphal. Five natural history museums with thematic galleries and extensive educational activities were established in New Delhi (1978), Mysore (1995), Bhopal (1997), Bhubaneswar (2004), and Sawai Madhopur (2014). A government natural history museum was established in Chandigarh in 2001 and another such private museum was opened at Thar in Rajasthan ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 16. The Vast History of the Carnegie Science Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home to nearly 300,000 Americans. Pittsburgh is the world's steel and glass capital, ketchup, and the world's first radio broadcasting station. This city also holds one of the greatest science centers in the United States. This center is known as the Carnegie Science Center. This science center is home to two different science centers that came together as one. It has a very vast history and importance to its region. Its ability to attract families and people all of ages have made it so popular. This science center did not start off as just a science center. This center was created by Andrew Carnegie, entrepreneur and philanthropist, who had a big plan. Andrew Carnegie was born November 25, 1825 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. His family had a huge interest in books and education. He and his family arrived to United States in 1848. Carnegie began working at the age of 13 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He eventually became a telegraph messenger and then moved up and became an assistant to one of the most important railroad officials. He then learned the ropes of the railroad industry and business. In 1856, he became superintendent. Over the next 10 years, Carnegie became known as a steel tycoon and started his own steel company. He became establishing different plants throughout the country. By the late 1800's, the Carnegie Steel Corporation became the largest steel company in the world. By the time the world entered the 1900's, Carnegie's prime ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 17. 8th Hussars Museum a. Summer students are integral to the operation of the Museum. They are to have a comprehensive grasp of the operations of the Museum to ensure they can be effective representatives of the history of the 8th Hussars. Doing so ensures that the public will have an interactive and intellectually stimulating exchange leaving the Museum with more knowledge than what they previously possessed. 4. Risk Management: Strategies to identify and manage risks to the staff and collection a. The Board of Directors must ensure the physical locations where Museum Artifacts and Archival Materials are displayed and stored meet all National Building Codes, fire codes, and regulations, and being a safe environment in which staff may work and the public ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Consult with the Town Manager and the police concerning building security and vandalism and how they plan to respond to this growing concern. c. Identify possible causes of emergencies. Consider the effects each will have on the collection and plan what to do in each case d. Have readily available the name, telephone number and address of all key personnel who will need to be contacted on very short notice, should a disaster occur. (Annex C). e. Prepare a floor plan of the Museum, identifying priority artifacts or displays for immediate recovery in case of an emergency. f. Prepare emergency evacuation procedures for staff and visitors. g. Identify Immediate Response Team members in the local area (6a). h. Develop a contact list of volunteers, conservators and others experienced in disaster recovery of Museums. i. Identify commercial companies who could be called upon to provide specialized services should it be necessary: freezing facilities, dehumidification, water pumps, emergency electricity, cube vans, transport trucks, salvage companies and disaster clean–up crews. j. Re–evaluate and update this Risk Assessment Policy on at least an annual basis, and especially following a disastrous event at one's
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  • 19. The First Emperor The First Emperor: China's Entombed Warriors was a tremendous success for the Art Gallery of New South Wales. In its short three–month run, the exhibition attracted an amazing 305,621 visitors. According to statistics, 54% of visitors travelled to the museum from outside the Sydney Metropolitan area. An additional 33% of visitors were attending the museum for the very first time, explicitly to visit the First Emperor exhibition. In terms of revenue, although exact figures have not been made available, in the 2010–11 financial year, the Art Gallery of New South Wales earned $7.3 million from the sale of admission tickets alone. This was a massive increase from the previous financial year where only $1.9 million was earned from admissions ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Although blockbuster exhibitions inspired by popular culture are moving away from the traditional role of the museum as an educational institution, the blockbuster model can still stay true to the museological goal of education. The First Emperor: China's Entombed Warriors at the Art Gallery of New South Wales is an excellent example of how the original concept of the blockbuster exhibition as a spectacular display of the wealth of an ancient civilisation, first seen in The Treasures of Tutankhamun exhibition at the British Museum, is still being used by museums today. It is possible for institutions to produce exhibitions that reflect popular taste in ways that continue to create opportunities for learning – be it formal or informal. As argued by O'Reilly and Lawrenson, exhibitions like the First Emperor present "scholarship in an accessible format in a way that people who don't usually visit museums will ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 20. Marbles Research Paper Marbles are small round glass toys. They are also a great tool in recognizing the little irritations in life and working the forgiveness muscles. Fill up a container of marbles. It should probably be a large one in the beginning. You may not use them all, but you do not want to run out. When something irritates you or makes you angry, upset with a situation or person, move one of the marbles to your pocket. The marbles must stay in your pocket until you are ready to do your evening exercise just before bed. Okay, lets assume you are home now with your pockets full of marbles. Take out one marble at a time. See if you can remember the reason for that marble, it doesn't have to be the exact one. Now, is it worth carrying this marble around ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 21. The Florida Museum Of Natural History The Florida Museum of Natural History is a government–sponsored museum that is incorporated into the University of Florida in the city of Gainesville. The museum was established by Frank Pickel, a professor of natural science at the Florida Agricultural College in Lake City, and was dedicated to understanding, preserving, and interpreting biological diversity and cultural heritage. The state of Florida formally assumed ownership of the museum in 1917 and established it as part of the state university system. The purpose of the museum is set by Florida State Statue 1004.56 and requires the museum "to collect and maintain a depository of biological, archaeological, and ethnographic specimens and materials in sufficient numbers and quantities to provide within the state and region a base for research on the variety, evolution, and conservation of wild species; the composition, distribution, importance, and functioning of natural ecosystems; and the distribution of prehistoric and historic archaeological sites and an understanding of the aboriginal and early European cultures that occupied them." The major weaknesses of the museum are in the absences of interactive educational displays, adjuncts for the states educational system, and the inability to reach the vast majority of its target audience. The collection policy and mission statements require the museum to provide statewide access of sufficient biological specimens for education and research. The current museum has ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 22. Introduction. The Website I Chose To Analyze Is The... Introduction The website I chose to analyze is the Smithsonian's History Explorer. I have always been interested in history and the lessons from the past that still affect us in the present (and will affect us in the future). After clicking through the website, I saw an array of interesting topics that can certainly help the educator and shape the classroom. I wanted to see if the website itself was user–friendly for I find that it's easy to lose interest if the site you're on has distracting pop–ups or have links that do not work. The field of education must also keep up with the advancements of technology, as it can be a great program that can make teaching effective and efficient. More importantly, I wanted to analyze how the resources ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... On top of the Webinars, there are also links to the programs that bring Museum staff to communities nationwide, such as the "Smithsonian's Let's Do History Tour", where the staff "visit school district nationwide to share effective, exciting teaching techniques and K–12 resources free of charge" (Smithsonian). If given the opportunity, a school district's educators can interact and learn from the Museum staff directly with regards to the available resources from the Museum's site. This can enhance the history educators' expertise on the subjects they teach; they can see hands–on how they can use these very resources in their classroom and they can ask questions to the staff to ensure the effectiveness of the materials and frameworks they are presented. Another example of a resource found on this page, If You Walked in My Shoes teaching poster presents the students with the "who, what, where, when, why and how of object investigation" and the personal stories associated with the history of the pairs of shoes in the Museum's collection (Smithsonian). More importantly, besides the helpful videos, images and programs, the site shows the many ways to stay in contact with the Museum. For example, educators from the National Museum of American History are active users of Edmodo (Smithsonian). This allows educators nationwide to have portable access to materials and ideas ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 23. My Experience At A Museum I have visited countless museums in my lifetime, and throughout these experiences I have noticed a general pattern in the museum visitors. Often times they grant only a slight glance at the pieces, and allocate their energy in to taking pictures with the pieces rather than taking the time to learn about the art. On the contrary, I view museums as a place of learning, where culture is preserved and diversity is celebrated, where creativity is fostered and exploration is welcomed. My interest in interning at the Smithsonian Institution stems from the idea that museums are a place to gain knowledge. Through my experience as a docent at the Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College and leading tours for students and adults of various ages, I have seen the importance of a teaching museum, where the main goal is to educate. There is nothing more rewarding than helping kids learn about the world through the lens of art, or enlightening a trustee of the College about a work of their interest. The Smithsonian Institution's goal of increasing and diffusing knowledge parallels my ideal view of what a museum's values should entail. I aspire to intern at the Smithsonian in order to positively contribute and support the Institution's goals and values, and have a unique learning experience. As a sophomore at Hamilton College, I have had numerous internship experiences in the past. In the summer of 2016, I interned at the Albany District Attorney's Office. Aside from a deeper ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 24. Art Gallery At The Powerhouse Museum And The First Emperor... The 21st century has seen a dramatic increase in the challenges facing cultural institutions, particularly museums. One of the most pressing issues currently facing museums worldwide is the diminishing level of government support. Despite reductions in government funding, the sustained maintenance of museum collections and facilities continues to require substantial resources. In the face of such difficulties, a growing number of museums have turned to innovative programming, specifically exhibitions, as a way to ensure financial viability through increased attendance. Given the growing competition for consumer leisure time in today's society, attention has shifted away from traditional scholarly collection based exhibitions, towards the populist exhibition format offered by blockbuster exhibitions. Through a discussion of Harry Potter™: The Exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum and the First Emperor: China's Entombed Warriors at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, this essay will examine the two approaches museums are taking to the blockbuster model. It will be argued that although exhibitions reflecting popular culture are becoming increasingly more common, there are institutions that manage to reflect popular taste in ways that continue to advance scholarship and create opportunities for lifelong learning. Museological literature offers many definitions of the 'blockbuster' exhibition. According to Elsen, a blockbuster is "a large–scale loan exhibition which people who ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 25. Mitchell Museum Experience Visiting the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian was a great experience. At first walking into the museum we found there to be many artifacts and examples of the Indians used in their daily lives. Walking around the museum it was nice to see all the items we spoke and read about in class. My first impressions were that the museum would be born but seeing and reading about something is very different and being able to capture the real beauty of Indian lives was a great experience. In class we discussed about the Indians that lived in the Plains. The characteristics of the Plains is a flat area with not much going on. In the Plains exhibit we saw different utensils and items they used for hunting, gathering, building and for fighting. Some of the items that we saw were the breast plate and Headdress of the Indians. The breast plate was combined with traditional materials and those gained by trade. This is an example of how Indians took parts of animals and combined it with other things to make useful items. The headdress was wore by Native Americans who ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Most of the things we learned were mentioned in class. In class we spoke about the Pueblo and Navajo people primarily and how they lived. In the Southwest Indian exhibit we saw another side. Same as the Plains we were able to see the items Southwest Indians people used during the 1500s. We were able to see all the pottery that they used during that time. Even though many people don't think it was an important but played a big role in their lives. In murals and pictures of the Pueblo the women were always seen to have pottery on their heads. We were also able to see The Katchina dolls and the jewelry. In the Navajo people area we were able to see few sand paintings that were used to call theirs gods for healing. Other items we were able to see were some of there jewelry, clothing whistles and items they used to ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 26. Museum Of Modern Art ( Moma ) : Soundings Exhibition 3. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA): Soundings Exhibition Soundings is an interactive website from the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) where users contribute to the exhibition by uploading their own content. It features an interactive map (fig. 10) for users to upload their own soundbites to specific locations around the world. This interactivity adds a collaborative element to the Soundings exhibition, allowing the user to make the exhibition more personal and to participate in the process of meaning–making. They are actively contributing to the museum space. There are two key elements to this project; the use of sound and the use of interactive maps. In a similar manner, Visualising NYC (fig. 11) by the Bard Graduate Centre uses interactive maps and spatial tagging to exhibit objects and geographical histories. Interactive mapping could be applied by the National Trust by creating an interactive map to which users can contribute photographs, sounds, or text. For example, they could upload 'memories' of their visits to National Trust spaces in the form of text, photographs and soundbites. This will allow users to contribute to National Trust sites, making them personal and collaborative spaces. Alternatively, the National Trust could create a map of England and tag objects or exhibits of interest to the map which the user can search – for example, if they are interested in art from the 17th century, they could find properties in which 17th century art is tagged on the map. The ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 27. The Carnegie Museum Of Art Project 1: The Carnegie Museum The Carnegie Museum of Art was a museum created to focus on the art of tomorrow rather than already popular art and artists of today. A necessary part for that dream of Andrew Carnegie to become a reality is having a place to house these art pieces. While of course he could have just found an empty warehouse and placed all the art there that would neither have given the pieces of art justice nor would anyone want there personal collection to be placed on display there. Instead, in order to have a successful art museum you have to house the art in a place that does it justice. Museums heavily rely on their architecture to accurately portray and supplement the showpieces within the museum. Carnegie's art museum ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The openness causing you to want to explore and discover what this museum has to offer. (See Diagram 1) Going from the intense darkness of the walls and tile in the space beforehand to the bright and engagingly light room once you open the door is a very intense chance. It creates an awakening of excitement and alertness in your journey throughout the gallery. While this transition is nice in this aspect that it awakens you to the art its not the most desirable simply because it is rather drastic and can be a little to much to handle for those with sensitive eyes that need to wait to adjust completely to the new lighting intensity. When you step out of this room to the photography room on the right your feelings within the surrounding change once again. In the first room of the museum the tile is white and thus reflects light, creating yet more light in the surrounding area. The walls go from light and colorful shades to a medium tinted of gray creating a more plain mood within the room. In the side room full of photography the flooring changes from white large stone tiles to wood panel flooring. The opening to this second room is an opening the wall rather than another doorway but instead of the opening stretching all the way up to the ceiling, there is a thinner horizontal plank at the top that is an almost metallically aluminum color. The space is divided up ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 28. The Museum Of Natural History Museums are information organizations, that is, they are about giving the most up–to–date information to their patrons. No matter how well their organization, commercially, is wrap it up that part of them remains the same. From the two museums that I visited, the Henry Ford Museum and the Museum of Natural History, are clearly about passing information to the patron. There are differences between them, however, it is the equivalences that I want to focus on as they are what bind them. The three areas of focus are community, academic outreach, and the stories they share. Creating a strong and vibrant community is important to museums. Dr. Ronquillo, a leader a Philippine Archeology museum, so elegantly wrote, "A properly planned community museum can express and elucidate the community 's cultural wealth through the appropriate presentation and exhibition of their important natural and cultural heritage" (Ronquillo, 1992). It is the community that keeps generation after generation coming back to see the history that us humans, the earth, and beyond have gone through. The journey of information, for most, begins as a child during our time at school. For the Museum of Natural History, this is quite literal as the museum is a part of the University of Michigan culture. They have the mascot, the wolverine, College students are going in and out of there through the day. Most are heading to class or doing work–study, but a community is still present. But it is just not college ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 29. Jorge Warner Today's headlines read, "35–Year–Old Man's Body Found in Nature Reserve" in the Chicago Daily News. People were very interested in how this event occurred in the first place. Through further investigation, they found out that the man was Jorge Warner, who worked at Field Museum of Natural History. They knew he has been dead since March 20, 2017. According to his parents, Elena Warner, his mother, and his father Ervin Warner, he was an intelligent boy, on the A honor roll all throughout high school. After high school, he went to college for a History Degree, at Chicago State University. After college, he got a job at Field Museum of Natural History, because he loved to learn, and also loved to talk about what he knew about a subject. According ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... They removed the gun and he took his final step. He started falling, the blindfold fell off, and they watched Jorge as he grabbed a tree roots that was sticking out. Jorge was holding on by a root, but the root wasn't stable, and it cracked off, and Jorge fell about 30 feet. Jorge hit the ground and was dead. After that, the Black Bandits stayed in the warehouse, drawing the blueprints of a dream mansion they someday hope to build for themselves. They stopped stealing for a few months, so no one would get suspicious. Soon they felt they needed more money, so they thought they would strike the Museum again. They went in from the roof like they did last time. This time they snuck into the Geological section, and stole diamonds, and other valuable rocks. They were almost out the back door, when one of them hit an alarm that triggered all the alarms. It took no time for the police to get there. By the time, they got the valuables into the car, they could hear guns being drawn from behind them. They knew that they had got caught and they were definitely going to jail! The police had connected them to the first robbery. They questioned them about Jorge, a couple days later the authorities found the abandoned warehouse and Jorge's body. His family was happy to have found Jorge, even though he was dead. In memory of Jorge, the Field Museum of Natural History asked if they could put Jorge's ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 30. The American Museum of Natural History: Anthropology The American Museum of Natural History: Anthropology The American Museum of Natural History has many exhibits that demonstrate many aspects of anthropology. The Museum is located on Central Park West between W81st and W77nd streets. The museum is an excellent place to open oneself to many new ideas and cultures. When looking through the museum the exhibits that are anthropological could enhance ones understanding of a culture. The museum is very big and a lot of time is needed to get the most out of it. The following exhibits that demonstrate many aspects of anthropology are located on the first, second and third floors. The first floor has American Northwest Coast Peoples, Eskimos, Human Biology and Evolution. The second floor had ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Aztecs our very popular for their monuments and stone sculptures. Their most popular monument is this stone of the sun known as the calender stone. It includes allthe elements of a calendrical system, but it is not a calender. All the symbols on this calender stone relate to the sun and accent. It also expains the role of the sun in the aztecs belief and culture. The aztec preform many rituals that have been drawn on the stone. In the museum they colored in parts of the stone to explain what the deseigns meant. Look at the picture in the back to fully understand this. The orange part of the stone, which is the face in the middle, is the sun god ( Tonatiuh ). The yellow orange, which surrounds the sun god, is cosmogonic myths of the Aztecs. The blue, which is just outside the myths, is emblems referring to the four cardinal directions. The pink, which is outside the cardinal directions, is the 20 day signs of the 260 day ritual calender. The yellow, which is located after the ritaul calender, is the disc of the sun. The red, which is the end of the stone, is 2 fire serpents. The green, the last design on the stone, is the date " 13 need " which is supposed to be the birth of the sun. This stone expresses the great beliefs the aztecs had for the sun. They were a people of great design and expression for their culture. Also in the same exhibit of the aztec stone was the Colossal Olmer Head. This looked like ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 31. The Life Of The Smithsonian National Museum Of Natural... At the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History there is an exhibit called "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt". This exhibit focuses on Egypt's past with important and interesting artifacts related to burial techniques and religious beliefs. The most simple answer to why it is important to understand the way people lived in the past is that we can't truly know ourselves until we understand where we came from. This essay will analyze the exhibit to show what it's telling us and why it is so important. To start, a main focus in the exhibit is the Egyptians' old burial rituals. It is widely known that the Egyptians used to mummify the dead. The exhibit not only displays these mummies, but it also displays what they were buried with. The objects buried in the tomb with the body are known to be for the afterlife of the person who is buried. These objects in the exhibit, along with the mummy and it's sarcophagus, included vessels for food and water, canopic jars for the organs of the mummy, along with jewelry and figurines of the gods and goddesses of Egypt. Also, the plaques on the inside of the exhibit's walls read descriptions of ancient Egyptian beliefs and why some of the goods were buried with the mummy. This can help visitors understand the way of life in ancient Egypt by putting out these finds for everyone to learn from. The information on burial rituals and objects shown on display depict Egypt's ancient religious beliefs and how the afterlife worked. ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 32. Digital Archive Analysis : Histories Of The National Mall Digital Archive Analysis: Histories of the National Mall Histories of the National Mall is a digital Public History project backed by the National Endowment for the Humanities, sponsored by George Mason University. and developed by the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media. There is a search bar at the top and underneath is a section entitled "discover." Under this heading there are links to maps, explorations, people and past events. The links are sectioned out into squares with images included. The title page is overall aesthetically pleasing and very colorful. Under the discover section there is a square that explains how to uncover the many histories of the national mall. Next to the uncover option there is a ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Such a variety of markers ensures that the average person could always learn something new. The "explorations" option offers a series of various questions and detailed answers to the questions. Questions include everything from "Was the Mall ever used as farm land" to "How have protests on the Mall changed over time." Linked to the explorations tab is a scavenger hunt selection. At this point, it is almost certainly geared towards a younger audience. There are only four options in this section: The National World War II Memorial, The Smithsonian Castle, The Korean War Memorial and the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial. A description of each sites' location and several zoomed in photographs of aspects in the site are the only components included. The people tab articulates prominent figures from the past and present that influenced the
  • 33. formation and development of the national mall. One in particular is Jacob S. Coxey who led the first march on Washington in 1894 which involved the increase in unemployment at the time. Coxy was arrested and jailed for 20 days because the law at the time prohibited gatherings on capital grounds. Much of the information used to craft these descriptions is compiled from the Library of Congress collections and Smithsonian Institition Archives. The last subsection is concerning "past events." Topics are divided into time periods ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 34. Essay On The American Museum Of Natural History Museum visitors often admire objects from the past and embrace the artwork without a proper understanding of the imagery. Viewers react to what they are looking at, comprehend the work through their own experiences and judge it based on their personal insight of success or failure. The appreciation of artwork at the American Museum of Natural History, located in New York City has educated viewers with knowledgeable information on objects from thousands of different artists. The fossil of a "Tyrannosaurus Rex" and the "Roosevelt Sculpture" are two objects commonly said to be the most viewed pieces of artwork at the museum. The virtual tour presented generous information about the history of the objects as well as knowledgeable facts about the artists and founders. The massive dinosaur to ever exist is mounted in the exhibit hall: Hall of Saurischian Dinosaurs in a stalking position. The Tyrannosaurus Rex is arguably the most popular and media exposed dinosaur. The predatory dinosaur is described to have short arms, two fingers, mouth full of teeth, strong thighs and a powerful tail. The exhibit found in the ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The two pieces of art are original and have detailed work that demonstrates the cultural and the art history of the separate pieces. Many visitors notice the museum's contribution to two major subjects in history. The American Museum of Natural History is located in New York City and is one of the largest museums in the world. The museum was founded in 1869 and is still known to be one of the most popular and favorable museums throughout the United States. The objects that are displayed throughout the museum are displayed with many facts based on history. "Art appreciation does not require knowledge of the historical context of an artwork (or a building). Art history does." (Gardner's Art Through the Ages, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 35. Photography And The Carnegie Museum Of Natural History 1. Introduction I chose this article for the sole reason that I am a photographer so when I read that we could choose the topic of our paper I wanted to find out how photography and sociology can relate more to each other and what types of articles there are on the library website that I can read to get more of and understanding for how sociology and photography go hand in hand with each other. Therefore, obviously, the main topic is Sociology in Photography and how to build solidarity with subjects and the audience. I also found this to be an interesting topic because just last night I went to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History where I got to hear 6 of 11 women photographers from National Geographic speak about their work and they talked a lot about like understanding their subjects and how to build solidarity with their subjects before they photographed them and how to find a way to show the subject to the audience. It was a really wonderful experience to not only look at their works but to also hear them speak and I think that this journal I choose really relates to that which is another good reason I choose it. The research questions being answered within this article are 'how to build solidarity with your subject', 'how to build solidarity with your audience', 'how to connect local and global issues with audience' and 'how to build an audience network.' 2. Method From reading this article and then reviewing the reference section of the article, I strongly ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 36. Technology Research : Museum 's Mission Technology Research Museum audiences seek engaging activities. Museums seek opportunities to remain relevant to audiences. By providing educational opportunities in a relevant and current format, museums create new relationships with their audience. Technological advances over the last twenty years provide new tools that allow museums to engage audiences in educational and entertaining experiences. Technology changed the way in which people share information and learn (Russo 2011, 32). It is an exciting time with limitless possibilities for museums. A challenge occurs for museums to use the technology appropriately and in an effective manner that does not distract from the museum's mission. While learning takes place in museums, these technological advances provide possibilities to create engaging exhibits and learning opportunities to audiences at the museum and beyond its walls. The technological advancements and rise in use of social media, provides museums opportunities for interaction with their audiences and their community. Engaging with the community through social media discussions, provides museums an opportunity to connect, and build relationships (Russo, 2011, 327). These conversations provide museums insight to the community's needs and defines the services that museums should provide. These services include educational and cultural activities. Some examples of the educational experiences that museums provide beyond their walls are podcasts and ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 37. The Natural History Museum Of Los Angeles Essay The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles offers a surface level depiction of Mesoamerican civilization and culture. It excludes essential information and instead gives a shallow representation that offers implications of a barbaric civilization. To start off, a Natural History Museum is usually a place where the public can visit to obtain knowledge on the history of the earth and its inhabitants. Much about people's culture and customs is found in a Natural History museum, especially people that have made a difference or played a role in history that we learn today. Therefore, the Indigenous peoples are represented in these precise museums. The indigenous people have various amount of customs that are even used today, however, the fact that many of their descriptions are led by the word "histor" or "ancient" almost makes the guests at museums believe that these indigenous people are no longer alive, and that is incorrect. The key objective for a Natural History museum is to simply help connect the understanding of human beings, connections based on culture, communities, to the earth and to each other. Precisely, The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles does not fully represent in depth the qualities that made the indigenous people so innovative, intelligent, and powerful; Therefore, the importance of the indigenous people is almost overshadowed by everything else that is presented at the museum. Overall, the indigenous people are represented here because of their ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 38. Museum Of Mesoamerican Art A large amount of historical information about Mesoamerica can be found online, many facts researched by archaeologists can be located in museum databases though, some online information may be easier to find and more readily available than other websites. The Chicago Field Museum emphasizes more reliable, detailed online information about Mesoamerican art than the Peabody Museum at Harvard University, while the Peabody Museum fails to present and explain straight forward information on the cultural and religious aspects of Mesoamerica online. Both the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University and The Chicago Field Museum have conducted excavations in multiple parts of Central America. The Peabody Museum's excavation ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... It may lack information on its own exhibition, but the constantly updating material about its research and excavation in Southern Mexico is only a fraction of other research projects that are being studied now (About). The Peabody Museum, on the other hand, may still be updating their collection, but the museum still uses old and possibly outdated information. For instance, the quote by Gordon R. Willey mentioned earlier, Mr. Willey had passed away in 2002. The information on the site is at least 13 years out of date, if not more. Updating information is important for a museum and many things could have changed in 13 ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 39. Museum Of Natural History Essay Mahmood Mused Dr. Van Ells History 128 November 29, 2015 Native Americans The Museum I chose to go to is The Museum of Natural History, the museum was great and pretty interesting. The topic that I mainly focused on was the Native Americans. My main points was to focus on the way they were living, how they managed to survive and most importantly their traditional cultures. There were many things I've seen that I learned in class, such as the ghost dance and how they were forced out of their land to live in the reservation. There were also many things that we haven't discussed in class; for exa mple, the weapons that they used, the housing and other traditional dances. In class we learned about the ghost dance which indicated hopes for the natives when they were on the reservations. However, there were many more dances that gave the native hope for other things; for example: the war dance represented success in an upcoming war. The natives would celebrate the war dance the night before the war The sun dance was ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The thing that I found very interesting was that they had a spear thrower. A spear thrower is a stick or a bone beneath the spear which gives more range and power to the spear. These weapons were not just used during war; They were also used for hunting. Also, Blowguns and darts were common for hunting during that time. The main purpose of the museum is to amaze the new generation and to show how life was like back then. There were many things I was amazed by of how people survived the passed. Nowadays people can't stand a day without internet, but back then people stay days without eating and managed to survive. This explains why the latest generation is lucky to be living in this generation. Mostly the museum purpose is to entertain the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 40. Current Issues Of Museums And Galleries Journal "Current Issues in Museums and Galleries Journal" The purpose of this journal is to document my journey through the module. I intend as well to show how the texts have influenced my viewpoints, and contributed to my understanding of museums and visitors attitudes – mainly relating to the locations of our visits. Furthermore, I wanted to capture my musings and key passages from some of the books on the reading list, and alternate writings I discovered along the way. A lot of the issues raised in these texts have affected my way of thinking; not only for this module, but also for day–to–day attitudes. The narrative below comes around between 1,000 and 3,000 word limit. Week 1– 29 September Eugene Dillenburg defines the exhibit as a ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... I believe that older people have the right to promote their social, cultural and emotional capacities. So, this week I discovered a very interesting article about museum lifelong learning of the aging people. According Hui–Jong Hsieh, the expanding number of elderly population has the outcome of confronting not only the reshape of social structure, the redistribution of recourses, but also the complex relationships of multi generations with assorted mindsets, behavior and values. However, the attraction of elderly audiences requires certain changes from the part of exhibitions halls. Museums should offer discount or free entrance for over 65s and provide facilities such as wheelchair ramp, elevators, wheelchair for the disabled, enlarged front brochures and large print information for individuals and visual impairments, the medical kit, study stool or reading glasses for any visitor who need them. It is really a big subject and many questions come to my mind. How can museums afford so huge expenses? Does it open ways to politics to involve in museums policies? How dangerous is it about the future of museums? Week 2– 13 October Why people visit museums? According Falk race/ ethnicity, age, education, occupation and curiosity are some indications of who visit museums. However, the main characteristic is "identity" which is the internal and external social forces. Each of us can hold ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 41. The Natural History Of Museum : Nyc Natural History Museum NYC Natural History Museum We All Have Wives There was a time when I thought a great deal about the alligators. I went to see them at the New York City Natural History Museum, and stayed for hours. I had noticed them first on a class trip I had taken with my poetry class. I was looking for characters when I spotted my first alligator grinning at me from under a spotlight. "That one looks real." I said to a girl in pig–tails who was unimpressed by both the alligator and myself. "We are in a museum." She said, eyes like olivine rolled into her tiny child skull. "Of course he isn't real." "How do you that alligator is a 'he' then?" (I was trying to be flashy.) "You're a dumb shit." She said, and as her pigtails bounced away I felt ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... "But I miss my home and my beautiful wife who lives there still." "You have a wife?" I asked. "We all have wives," he said. "Except Stewart. Stewart has a boyfriend." "Stewarts gay?" I said. "What's it to you?" he said snapping his alligator teeth. "Nothing," I said. "Listen, I gotta go," I said. "I'm in class and I've got to write this poem." "What on?" he asked. "I don't know," I said. "Maybe about all your wives who you've had to leave behind." I said. "I'd like that," he said, and I thought I saw him flash a grin. "Well see you." I said. "Take care of yourself." I said. "I hope you get to see your wife again." I said. NYC Natural History Museum Wishing on a Murderer "Last week I shot down eight stars." He said, "I'm a shooting star and that's my job, to shoot other stars. That doesn't make me a bad star. I don't want you thinking that I am some sort of force of evil or that my morals are less than yours." "Of course not." I told him. "It's not like I go on killing sprees or anything," he said and I could tell he was the type of star who plumes himself on his modesty. "I am not unreasonable about it." He said. "I ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...