Category: Reflections
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I used to believe that the existence of museums was superficial and could not understand the intellectual depth required to properly understand and enjoy these facilities. Despite not getting an epiphany visiting Brooklyn museum, my first museum visit in 4 years, I now more clearly see the merits of the museum. Each artwork hides a…
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A piece of art from Brooklyn Museum that invoked strong feelings in me was an oil painting of a young woman titled “Study of a Female Head” by William Morris Hunt. Though a seemingly simple painting at first glance, I found that the painting carries a steadfast sense of solitude. Although the woman in the…
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Museums are about telling stories through art and artifacts. I am an English major. I believe that my major is a means to discover the world and understand it better. We can better understand the world through new perspectives and experiences – through stories. Each piece of art tells a different story by a different…
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As an art major, going to the museum privately is such an honor to be apart of. I love walking around seeing different types of art. I can connect this to my own major and understand the significance of the thought process behind it.
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This experience reinforced my previous ideas about museums by showing how important museums are for our society. It shows the different cultures, ideas, and beliefs that humans have across the world. And this is important as we enter the field of looking at stuff at another perspective. Seeing other cultures just as important as your…
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I believe that this visit to the Brooklyn Museum has reinforced my previous ideas about museums being home to many great stories and ideas. Many of the pieces here in the American Art Gallery echo the adage that a picture is worth a thousand words. Each of the different exhibits portray a unique idea that…
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There were many pieces that contrasted each other in terms of historic eras — there were many modern pieces and many old age paintings. I think that there were many cultures and identities that were found in this gallery, especially found anywhere you go instead of being grouped together by topic or cultures, and I…
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This experience challenged my ideas about museums because I used to think that museums were boring places with weird and old objects. But something that really stood out to me was how there are by far more paintings than actual objects, the paintings compared to other museums are very colorful and have images that you…
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Generally, I expect museums to be cohesive. The Brooklyn Museum did not follow this trend. Each room displayed not only a different type of art, but I totally different era and genre. All I could expect from this museum was the unexpected.
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I would like to see more recognition of Hispanic art and history in the American art exhibit. Latinos have contributed a lot to the country, whether it be through manual labor or influences on art. Recognizing their importance in American history in the past and now would be great to see.
