The State Hermitage Museum is recognised as one of the world’s oldest art museum and boasts a wide collection of Dutch and Flemish artist, staying true to the founder’s, Catherine the Great, love of these types of artworks. The State Hermitage Museum has similar floor plan to that of the Smithsonian where it consists of several building that also double as buildings that are integral to the identity of Russia. Located in St Petersburg, the State Hermitage Museum is regarded as one of the original, publically accessible art museums and identifies itself as one of the greats in the world of museums. One of the key aspects that the State Hermitage Museum prides itself on being up to date, and even leading in, is the development of technologies …show more content…
It will be looking through the history of the museum, the purpose of it creation and the events that it has withstood that we can see that the development of technologies and the preservation of the museum being vital to creating a value museum experience. The establishment and history of the State Hermitage Museum is integral in understanding what make the visit to this place so valuable. The State Hermitage museum was originally founded by Catherine the Great during the years of 1764 and 1775 in where she built the ‘small hermitage’ where she was able to keep and …show more content…
During the First World War, the winter palace transformed itself into a mobile hospital unit for injured soldiers. Many of the great halls and rooms were lined with hospital beds to accommodate the masses; however the dining room kept its function. This was for the staff and the able bodied men to eat like a regular man would outside of war and to being a boosted moral having been taken care of in the Winter Palace. During the First World War, the collection housed in the winter palace was transported to Moscow for safe keeping under the orders of the museum director at the time. It was not until 1921 that the collection returned to St Petersburg, due to the civil war that took place
On My visit to the Hunter Museum I chose the piece of art that I felt best related to. I picked the piece of art Pullman, by Hung Liu, because I loved the way they worked together to accomplish a mission. Pullman is a 2 dimensional wall piece created by Hung Liu in 2004, and was later purchased by the Hunter Museum in 2009. Pullman is A 66x132 inch oil on canvas, colored paining and is displayed on the wall in the museum. There is a wall text about the piece that can be found next to the painting. The painting is hard to define from close distance, but the farther you stand away the colors and textures come together. The paining is on a wall by itself, and is truly a breathtaking piece. We often take for granted the luxuries we have in the United States.
As soon as you walk into the Metropolitan Museum of Art, there is an overpowering sense of culture and aesthetics. One work you’ll notice as soon as you enter the museum is the Great Hall, which is both grand and visually attractive. It contains intricate moldings on the surface of the walls, with a ceiling height comparable to an ancient Catholic church. The Great Hall isn’t the only visually appealing work; the Moroccan Courtyard is as well. The courtyard leaves you mesmerized by sheer beauty and openness of the courtyard. The hand-crafted patterns and shapes crafted on the wall are similar to those visible on linen clothing. Both the Great Hall and Moroccan Courtyard are architectural examples that not are only works of art but in fact differentiate in their composition as well as serve varying structural purposes, for the museum.
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The trip to the metropolitan museum was a great trip to learn and to study art. What is art you may ask, well art is an expression you use to show a visual picture. It can be through painting or through sculptures. Some other example of art is music, literature and dancing. For today 's paper we will be talking about art as a sculpture. The two sculptures in this photo are King Sahure and a Nome God and Marble Statue of Dionysos leaning on archaistic female figure (Hope Dionysos). You can find these statues in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. King Sahure and a Nome God is an Egyptian art that was made in 2458-2446 BCE. The artist is unknown. It was during the 5th dynasty and it also belong to the old kingdom. The Marble statue of Dionysos Leaning in the archaistic female figure is a Greco-Roman art. Belonging to the Roman imperial period of the late first century A.D. Augustan or Julio-Claudian period 27 B.C., to 68 AD. It is classified as a stone sculpture and it is made out of marble. The height of the statues is 82 ¾ inches. There is no evidence who was the original artist.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art came about as an idea from Jon Jay in Paris, France in 1866 with the idea of “national institution gallery of art” within the United States. Once this idea was proposed, it was immediately moved forward with his return to the United States. With the help of the Union League Club in NY they began to acquire civic leaders, businessmen, artists, and collectors who aided in the creation of the museum. For over 140 years, the visitors who go here have received everything the mission of the institution states.
In Stephen Weil’s essay, he argues “the museum’s role has transformed from one of mastery to one of service” (Weil, 196). According to him, museums have changed their mission from one that cultures the public to one that serves
The “superstar” museum gained this status by considering every important detail during its establishment and initial phases of conversion from royal palace to museum (Gombault, 2002). As the purpose of the building changed, each room addressed new functions with new requirements. Although the function of the Louvre is different from the building’s original intention, the building is still appears dignified and important enough to display priceless artifacts and painting (Steffensen-Bruce, 1998). This consideration was applied in designing the Met. The Met looked towards the South Kensington Museum (Victoria and Albert) and the “ideal role model” due to its extensive collections and international reputation (Heckscher, 1995). The Met found itself in a similar situation to the South Kensington, because it did not have a building or a collection to start with (Heckscher, 1995). When designing museums, architects strived to create monuments that “prepare and educate the mind of the visitor (Steffensen-Bruce, 1998).” Education is an essential function of a museum. Acquiring, preserving, and properly displaying materials, permits a museum to fulfill this duty (Steffensen-Bruce, 1998). For instance, lighting is a factor that affects the manner in which artwork is viewed and can be properly appreciated. When determining the proper lighting for the Louvre, Comte d’Angiviller, strongly believed that natural, overhead lighting was the most effective solution (McClellan, 1994, p. 72). The same determination impacted the decision to add skylights at the Met. During the initial phase, architects Vaux and Mould, added skylights to the upper floor, and windows to the lower floor that provided a natural light solution (Heckscher, 1995). Additionally, glass-roofed courtyards provided “unimpeded light” for displaying
I have selected the artwork Three Trees, Two Clouds by John Beerman 1990 because it caught my attention as soon as I entered the room. Its bright pinks and oranges just captivated me and pulled me in. As soon as I saw the artwork, it brought up good memories of when I use to live in upstate New York; which made me feel happy and helped me enjoy the painting even more. I was so captivated by the painting that I could not keep my eyes off it. As I sat on the cushion and stared at the painting for a while longer, it made me feel very peaceful and relaxed. I felt as if I could have sat there all day and just enjoy the beautiful painting. I adore landscapes and taking pictures of them, which is also what attracted me to this artwork; it reminded me of my passion for photography and how much I enjoy capturing beautiful landscapes such as this one. The colors that the sky can create fascinate me so much, and spark my creativity.
So this museum was built by the local resident’s memory piece by the piece. Moreover, those materials contain the haptic feeling and the past time would be collected and preserved.
There are many different definitions of museum but will state one here from the most common site to access Wikipedia.
Museums thus provide an insight into the history and give lessons to learn. Moreover many art museums that are present in the city contain a large number of
Zagreb is called “a city of museums as there are more of them per square foot than any other city in the world”. Some of these are the “Strossmayer Gallery, the Gallery of Modern Art, the Ethnographic Museum, and the Mimara museum which, with almost 4,000 priceless objects, is one of the finest art galleries in Europe.” Other interesting artifacts located in Zagreb are the “longest piece of writing in ancient Etruscan, and the remains of the Krapina prehistoric man.”
Museum is a place for people to collect data, to explore the history, to learn and get engaged with the information provided. Museum is also documenting the artifacts and provides vast of collection works from various field such as artistic, scientific, historical and cultural that available for public viewing through exhibits. Alexander and Alexander (2008) stated that museum is a non-profit permanent institution in the service of society and development which are open to the public which acquires conserves researches, communicates and exhibits for the purpose of study, education and enjoyment, material evidence of people and their environment. On the other hand, museum also provides information in the environment where people
When first arriving at the museum it was an old styled, rustic, building that was not very modern, which I think fits into the theme of the museum. The outside of the building had history, similar to how the inside of museum is filled with a history. There was also an impressive statue of former president Theodore Roosevelt. I thought it was an interesting display, but Theodore Roosevelt was an advocate for the preservation of national parks and the conservation of animals, moreover, I thought it was a great tribute to him. I think the outside of the museum shows how rich the history of the world is and there is so much to learn. The past has been polished for the people of the present to understand and admire. Overall, I felt every exhibit was easy to understand and not intimidating; subsequently, it was easy for children and adults to look at.
It was founded in the 16th century thus; it is one of the oldest museums in the world. The museum features 7km of historically, cultural artifacts. You will love the paintings here as these are very impressive. There are audio guides available in a cheap price. That can be bought to have the full knowledge of the different famous statues.