Category: Reflections
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I always thought museums were intriguing, however I would often get burnt out toward the end of the exhibits. This museum completely shifted my perspective of art exhibits. The fifth floor of the museum kept me engaged all throughout, displaying the absolutely gorgeous pieces. Color composition of each room was well executed, combining pieces from…
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I can definitely see myself and my community in this museum. Many of the paintings and sculptures capture what it is like to be alive, even if I do not directly relate to it. The artifacts are also very interesting, as I can connect myself to another time. What is most appealing to me about…
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Frederick J. Waugh The Great Deep 1909 This piece resonates with me because I like calm places and the Sea is something that is most of the time calm, but it also can be influenced by the clouds and because of a storm, the sea enters in a state of rage. Which makes it more…
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My major political science is related to my experience at the Night at the Muesuem as I was able to learn about the American History. On the 5th Floor I was able to see the experiences that America has gone through.
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In the opening talk, something really stuck with me: the idea that museums weren’t just places to visit and see, but therefore places to visit and talk about even while already there. I’d visited museums before, but I had mever had much conversation there or discussed any artwork with others. To me they were places…
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i see myself represented in these images and art pieces because it represent the history of america. seeing the different perspectives helps me to envision what it was like for others to live through history.
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Because I am an art major, I can see the different techniques. The artist used to express themselves through the art. Artist uses multiple different canvases, materials, and subject to make up a piece of work.
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My experience at the Night at The Museum reinforced my love for museums and art as well as allowed me to see myself and the embrace of my culture through various mediums of art.
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I don’t have a specific exhibit I would add because I’m not an artist. One thing that I thought the museum could use more of was queer art. Although there might have been some, I didn’t notice any specifically queer art that I would have been able to tell represented the queer experience without having…
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This piece invoked feelings of respect and admiration because of the free-spirited nature of the subject. The quote “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair” by Shirley Chrisholm that accompanies the description of the artwork brings a feeing of liberation that empowers those who feel excluded from groups…