LACMA stands for Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art. Located on Wilshire Boulevard and is on "Museum Row" in Los Angeles. Established in its current location in 1965 and it is the largest art museum in the western United States. The museum’s name is a misnomer‚ for its collection contains roughly 130‚000 pieces of art and the collection spans centuries‚ although their focus is on contemporary art. The museum provides another facet to the already robust multi-cultural make-up of Southern California
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Introduction: Going to the museum is one of my favorite things to do. I just acquired this hobby last year‚ when I took my first art class. Since then‚ I have been to many museums in Baltimore‚ New York and the DC area‚ however‚ the Walters Museum is by far my favorite. I looked forward to going again‚ and reacquainting myself with my favorite art pieces‚ as well as doing the assignment. However‚ the blissfulness I expected from this encounter turned out not to be‚ as the Eternal Egypt collection
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The trip to the Nelson-Atkins Museum was an insightful and eye opening experience. It was my second trip to a large art museum‚ the first one being The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Though I am not one you would call an art connoisseur‚ I do take interest in specific art pieces. I often find myself wondering what the artist was thinking about when painting or constructing a piece of work. I wonder what emotions they might have been going through or if someone unknown inspired them
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Study on some significant characteristic of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Basic Information • HISTORIC NAME: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum • LOCATION: Street & Number: 1071 Fifth Avenue City/Town: New York • TIME: 1943-59 • FUNCTION OR USE: Historic: Recreation and Culture Sub: Museum Current: Recreation and Culture Sub: Museum • DESCRIPTION: ARCHITECTURAL CLASSIFICATION: Modern Movement MATERIALS: Foundation: Reinforced concrete Walls:
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Last Sunday‚ we paid a visit to the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology. It is three stories high and each floor has its theme. The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge holds a world-class collections of art and artefacts from all over the world. Objects ranging from stone tools and pots to sculptures and paintings represent cultures and histories over millennia. Great recent and contemporary works reflect the diversity of peoples worldwide‚ and the resilience of
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Post Modern attributes of the de young museum: History: The Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989 damaged the old de Young museum building located in Golden Gate Park and uncovered severe seismic flaws in the building and hence a comprehensive plan to rebuild the building in stages was overtaken to make the de Young museum up to date. In January 1999 the Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron were chosen to rebuild the De young museum‚ due to their willingness to engage in an extended process of architectural
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A museum is an institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific‚ artistic‚ cultural‚ or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Types of Museums vary‚ from large institutions‚ covering many of the categories‚ to very small institutions focusing on a specific subject‚ location or a notable person‚ categories include: fine arts‚ applied arts‚ craft‚ archaeology‚ anthropology
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Chapter One I. Background 1. Historical Development of a museum The word Museum derived from the Greek term “Museion” which means a place of inspiration and learning dedicated to the “Muses” nine Mythological Goddesses which ruled over the arts and sciences.1 According to the international council of Museums definition a Museum is “a non-profit making‚ permanent institution in the service of society and of it’s development and open to the public which acquires‚ conserves‚ researches
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Museums as rituals Scott Cunningham‚ a writer‚ once said‚ “Rituals developed as a means of contacting and utilizing the energy within humans as well as in the nature world” (Ascension Gateway). This thought provoking quote could be used to spark the thinking of how rituals are practiced in our daily secular lives. Carol Duncan does a great job with showing how rituals are practiced in our secular lives; she uses museums to emphasize this point. Carol Duncan’s Civilizing Rituals: Inside
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Title： A new way of science interpretation in museum -Taking a gallery at the Birmingham Science Museum as an example Science interpretation in museums has‚ until now‚ largely focused on the products of science-the technological artifacts of our scientific past and the scientific phenomena presented in hands-on galleries. Little‚ if anything‚ is said about the process of science- what it is‚ how it’s done‚ who does it‚ and why. This passage will take a new gallery based on
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