Essays on Museum

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…

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…

Museum Architecture and Exhibition Design SHALECHET – FALLEN LEAVES. THE JEWISH MUSEUM IN BERLIN. Introduction The relation between the tourist experience and museums Public who are interested in art are keen on visiting museums and having such a memorable experience. Nowadays with the increase number…

If I was selecting art for a museum, of course I would want the most iconic, most famous peices. Of course, this means that I will start with the Greek Room. I chose Discobolos (discus thrower) because it is a leading example of Classical Greek…

To document a country’s history, it is important to examine conflict. More than history books, museums can record how conflict shapes a country. The Military Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution exists for this sole purpose. In its exhibits, it keeps track of the successes…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Museums throughout the world have common needs and face common challenges. Keeping up to date with new ideas and changing practice is considerably demanding for small museums where time for reading and training is often restricted. Museum Basics has therefore been written for the many…

There are many interesting sights in Feodosia, which are worth telling about, but today I will introduce you to the Museum of Alexander Grin. I have long been going to visit the homeland of the writer, whose works I read from early childhood. Probably, thanks…