The Tampa Museum of Art was not always the same museum that we see today. It went through multiple stages throughout the years. The works vary, creating a large spectrum from the old to the new. The social angles change with the exhibits in the museum, combining to create the diversity we see today. Visiting this museum in person helped me to appreciate it even more than I would have thought possible. Observing and analyzing the other visitors helped me to understand the museum’s impact on the community more than I would have been able to just by reading about it. This museum is much different from others than I have visited.
The Tampa Museum of Art opened on February 6, 2010. However, it first opened in 1979 in downtown Tampa, it later moved to its current
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But, the museum’s history goes back even further. Before the Tampa Museum of Art opened the Tampa Bay Art Center opened in 1923, and the Tampa Junior Museum opened in 1958. These were the two places for the community to go in order to feed their various cultural desires. However, in 1964 the City of Tampa wanted a city art museum. The council approached the Arts Council of Tampa/Hillsborough County. The next year the first Tampa Museum of Art opened in 1979 (Tampa Museum of Art).
When I visited the museum, it had a wide variety of exhibits and artworks. It had two temporary Exhibits. The first temporary Exhibit I had the pleasure of seeing was Peter Max’s 50 Years of Cosmic Dreaming, which is on display from June 10th thru September 11th. Max was born in Berlin, but has lived in China, Israel, and finally the United States. Max was a rising star in the 1960s, with a passion for astronomy, sages and spiritual life. His work is strongly “associated with pop art, neo-fauvism, and abstract expressionism” (Peter Max). Max’s artwork contains multiple United States symbols and cultural icons. Symbols included the statue
In 1870, the Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded by a group of businessmen and artists who wanted a place to present and educate the public to a variety of art. This museum houses paintings, sculptures, costumes, musical instruments, and antique weaponry. The works range from classical antiquity through the European masters to modern art. The Frick Collection was opened to the public in 1935, transforming Henry Frick’s mansion into a gallery showcasing his extensive collection of European paintings, drawings, manuscripts and sculptures. Both museums have similar mission statements, with the Frick Museum’s directive to preserve Henry Frick’s collection of art and showcasing it publicly, and the Met’s objective to encourage and develop the education of the fine arts.
The second place in St. Louis that is historically significant is the St. Louis Art Museum. The museum was founded in 1879. At this time it was named the St. Louis School and Museum of Fine arts. In 1906 it was reopened. All admission fees for the museum were terminated once the museum became a public place supported by taxes from the city of St. Louis.
The facility was smaller than expected by many on the tour group. However, the tour guide had a very nice explanation to each of the artworks. By visiting the museum to gain the aesthetic experience it has open many people point of views to how they can express his or her self through art.
My first experience at the museum was a good one. I had so much fun even after we were done with the Norton-Simon. Being a business major, I did not know that art could speak to me as it did. It has not influenced me so much as to change my major, but it did open my eyes to a whole new world. Now when I look at art, I do not just see a pretty picture, but what the artist is actually trying to say.
My visit to the Getty Center in Los Angeles was a disparate and exciting experience for me. When I entered the museum, I was so overwhelmed. I could not decide which building I wanted to explore first. The Getty Center is beyond beautiful. From the amazing view of the city and gorgeous water fountains to the amazing painting, sculptures, photographs, and gardens, the beauty of every single piece of artwork mesmerized me. As I walked out of the museum, I realized how much art really changes one’s views. I am honestly more appreciative of art and the creativity of artists. I was disappointed that I was not able to walk around all the buildings of the museum. I cannot wait to visit the Getty Center again!
When I entered through the main gallery entrance, the first thing that I noticed was this colorful glass sculpture in the middle of the room. I was in awe at how beautiful the sculpture was and the way how the light was reflected on the sculpture really emphasized the
The St. Louis Art Museum is one of the United States most renowned art museums that is located in our very own St. Louis. It has over 30,000 pieces of exquisite art that I had the privilege to witness. While there, I mainly examined the art pieces that were modern art, since that is of what I have a good working knowledge. There is a wide range of art that I also got to witness including the sculptures and the museum itself. In the past year, they have recently installed a new sector of their establishment that has done nothing less than enhance the entire museum’s overall beauty. The St. Louis Art Museum, there are many beautiful works, but there were three special projects that caught my eye while I was there. The Contemporary art periods, Modern art periods, the American art periods, and the museum itself.
“Art Museums and the Ritual of Citizenship.” in Exhibiting Cultures. Eds. Ivan Karp and Steven Lavine. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991. Print.
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.
With exhibitions of the most thought-provoking art, The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago is one of the Nation’s largest facilities devoted to the art of our time (“About the MCA”) . The mission of the MCA is to offer a direct experience to the public of modern day art and living artists. German architect Joseph Paul Kleihues designed the new building with seven times the square feet of its previous facility (“The Building”) . October of 1967 the museum opened its doors to the public for the first time. The Museum of Contemporary Art is a symbol of modern art, culture, and the artist of our time. It is a stepping stone in history and will leave footprints in the heart of Chicago for many generations to come.
This is a conflict that has ended but revolved around naming rights at the former Miami Museum of Art. In 2011, the Miami Museum of Art was going through a capital campaign, when Jorge M. Pérez, a board member of the museum, took charge and was the first to support the museum’s capital campaign by contributing 35 million dollars, 20 million dollars in capital and 15 million dollars worth of artwork. In return, the Miami Museum of Art renamed the museum in his honor to the Pérez Art Museum Miami. The renaming has an “in perpetuity” clause, meaning the Museum was legally bound to keep this name forever. Pérez stated that he wanted “to have a legacy other than my family.” This led to several board members and the president of the museum to resign, and some major donors to pull their pledges to the capital campaign. One board member said against the renaming, “We feel we made a pledge to the Miami Art Museum, not to the Jorge Pérez Museum.” Furthermore, the land the museum is on was donated by the city and both city and county taxpayers contributed roughly 100 million dollars to the capital campaign. This led citizens questioning why Pérez’s smaller gift of 35 million was allowing him to have the building renamed when the citizens of Miami had donated a larger portion to the campaign. Also, critics are stating that naming the museum after Pérez as it could deter future high-level donors in contributing either monetary funds or artworks.
One pleasant afternoon, my classmates and I decided to visit the Houston Museum of Fine Arts to begin on our museum assignment in world literature class. According to Houston Museum of Fine Art’s staff, MFAH considers as one of the largest museums in the nation and it contains many variety forms of art with more than several thousand years of unique history. Also, I have never been in a museum in a very long time especially as big as MFAH, and my experience about the museum was unique and pleasant. Although I have observed many great types and forms of art in the museum, there were few that interested me the most.
At the museum there were a lot of people even though it was raining and cloudy, which was surprising. In every museum everyone was quiet and were analyzing the different types of pieces. The people in the museum would communicate with one other to voice their opinion on the piece of art. It seemed that everyone in the museum were really intrigued with all the different sculptures and paintings. There were security in each building watching over all the people who entered the exhibit. The security were in each room and made sure nobody got too close or touched the sculptures or the art paintings.
Greeted by a gift shop at the entrance, we promptly ignored it and paid our admission fee. (note: getting into a PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM is cheaper than a sub-par beverage). We headed up the what I presumed to be marble floors to the first in a maze of exhibits: Gerald R. Ford’s America. Anyway, this exhibit intended to represent what America was like during Ford’s presidency in the 1970’s, from the tie-dye to eight track tapes and Nixon’s resignation. I’d have to say, the noises and colours got to me a bit, and I was quickly overwhelmed by everything around me....
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.