I am a history major, and I believe that art is a documentation of history. Every time a work of art is created and passed down from generation to generation, culture and knowledge is also spread. Here at the Brooklyn Museum, I enjoyed using the kiosks to learn the historical significance of all the artwork…

The piece that invoked the most feeling in me was “The Watering Pots” by Theodore Robinson. It felt like I was back at the campo with my grandma in the Dominican Republic. It’s like I’m still looking at her now despite being so far away from her. Just like the woman in the painting, she…

I think I would encourage other Macaulay students to visits museums. Specifically I think museums hold art both dated and modern that pertains to our current generation. Despite the saying of art like those from Southeastern Alaska they allow us to envision the past and reflect on the ideals that held true to them. In…

This experience at the museum has definitely been a highlight among my other experiences at the museum. I worked at a museum for 4 years so I’ve spent a lot of time at museums. However, it’s always been professional. Going to a museum just for fun with friends has been really cool. This experience has…

As an engineering major art and life often inspires growth and development. Museums and art can help inspire and engineers to design new or more efficient systems. Many great breakthroughs in engineering came from art or nature. Like the design of the shinkansen came from bird beaks.

I see myself and New Yorkers in this museum as people that are willing to go the extra step to gain a deeper insight into the cultures that are found in New York. NY is a melting pot of different cultures and people and there’s people that come from every corner of the world. The…

I see myself and others in the Brooklyn museum as it represents New York as a whole salad bowl. I see many different cultures depicted throughout the museum . Growing up, especially in sheepshead bay I have been surrounded by various cultures all my life. As the museum reflects diversity I see various cultures I…

I see myself and my community in the Brooklyn Museum through the diversity of the art and the people who visit it. The museum represents many cultures, just like New York City does, showing that there isn’t just one kind of history or experience that matters. The mix of old and new artworks reminds me…

I would say after visiting the Brooklyn museum, my view on museums certainly changed. I haven’t visited a museum in a while, and I never really found museums to be very intriguing. However, after viewing all the history and exquisite art work, I found it to be really fascinating. I saw many things I didn’t…