Essays on Museum

At the entrance of the gallery dedicated to the evocation of the Assyrian artistic period in the great Metropolitan Museum of Art, huge reliefs engraved in the walls are certainly the first to notice. Of those reliefs, two mythical creatures stand out, winged lion and…

History of The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art was first originated as an idea back in Paris, France in the year 1866. It all begun when a group of fellow Americans who were in France at the time decided that America…

Usually when it comes to travelling you probably narrow down your options to beaches or some hill station. But could a place like Philippines be visited to look for the museums there? For few it may be a question as why museums? But Yes! This…

When you think of a high status art museum, what do you think of? I’ll go ahead and take a guess that your first guess was probably not a urinal. Well that’s exactly what Marcel Duchamp did on April 9th, 1917, with his sculpture “The…

Products development Technically the product is a service for the consumer, the Met museums are selling an experience, excluding the gift shop. As they are selling an experience, the product development of that would have to be how the overall collection has grown over time,…

The Twelfth-Night Feast and Le Perspective, both of which are at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, possess different genres, are creations of different cultures, and they depict different scenes. However, beyond their differences, the two paintings are similar in that they both represent families…

My chosen artifact has been named Offering #4, it was discovered in La Venta north of a pyramid in the Ceremonial Court of Complex A (Colman, 2015). It consists of stone figurines (composed of serpentine and granite) and celts made of jadeite, an American form…

The Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibits artifacts from one of the Mesoamerican people called the Olmecs. One of these artifacts is a mask of a face showing a young human-like being. This mask which was called the Olmec Mask is carved from jade which was…

Art has always been a sort of resonant experience; what defines the true nature of an artistic endeavor is defined by the conditions of one’s own experience and how the art speaks to them as a result. Human history has long been defined by its…

Egyptian History has been my favorite topic to study for as long as I remember. I was always fascinated by the richness of Egyptian culture, admiring everything from their enormous architectural feats such as the pyramids, to the attention to detail shown in small children’s…

On Thursday, May 16, 2019, the upgraded Statue of Liberty Museum is set to be opened after being sponsored $100 million by means of a public campaign, following its breaking ground over two years ago. Occupying 26,000 square feet, the museum is filled with iconic…

As I entered the RISD Museum I did not believe that I would be on the verge of exploring a marvelous museum with such a collection of astounding pieces of art. The whole diverse array of art from simplistic yet moving contemporary print from the…

Objective: “The artist run initiative that offers an opportunity for emerging artists and emerging curators to collaborate with international practitioners specially in Asia, to learn and to gain experiences in a diverse community.” Terminology Before initiating any organization, there has to be a clear understanding…

Japan is home to fascinating museums that showcase its rich culture and tradition. One of these museums is the Osaka Museum of Art located in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture which is regarded as the largest exhibition space in Japan. This art museum not only features the…

A Visit to the Art Museum I have never been to Honolulu’s art museum, let alone any other art museum. I was expecting to see the blue tile wall that a lot of people sit in front of to take their pictures. I was also…