I would like to see some more modern art in the American art exhibit in the future. Having representation of art from different eras is very important. The American art exhibit does a fantastic job as this, but there is not much modern art representation. Modern-art needs to be preserved so that this era can…

Going into the Night at the Museum as a pre-med student, I initially thought the event wasn’t really for me. Sure, the Art Majors would probably have a blast, but what relevance could art have to my field or future goals? Then I spoke to an upperclassman friend who was taking a Human Anatomy class,…

Bring a Folding Chair: A Portrait of Shirley Chisholm by Bisa Butler When I saw this art, I was struck by the color contrast in it using unique shades. At first, the green background made me think of nature and calmness. I even wondered if Chisholm was connected to environmental activism. But I realized that…

In this museum, I see the universal struggles I and many other New Yorkers face in our everyday lives. There are artworks in the museum that address severe underlying issues in not only this city, but this nation as a whole. A prime example of this is Sebastian Errazuriz’s “We are the 99%,” a provocative…

I can relate my current major, accounting, to the Night at the Museum due to the ways you can interpret different pieces. While me and my group were walking around, I realized each of us had different opinions when it came to determining the purpose and meaning of the different pieces. Accounting isn’t just about…