This page compiles your reflections on art, community, museums, and more, informed by your time at Night at the Museum.
To have your own reflection appear on this page, submit a reflection of your own.
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How would you relate your current major or field of study to your experience at Night at the Museum? What connections can you see?
As a nursing major, this experience connects with the anatomy I am learning about. There are many pieces of work that portray the human body and human anatomy, connecting to my major. The magenta room specifically had a lot of nude art that is depicted in anatomy class.
Jordana Caserta
College of Staten Island
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How would you relate your current major or field of study to your experience at Night at the Museum? What connections can you see?
The artwork in this museum pertains to my major, biochemistry. The artists worked to capture their subjects’ anatomy correctly which can be seen in their statues. They studied the structure of bones and how to make their creations as realistic as possible.
Nicole Kindja
College of Staten Island
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Where and how do you see yourself, your communities, and/or New Yorkers in this museum?
I see myself in all the working class people who have created beautiful lives even though they suffer from poverty. I see my community in every captured image or artwork of their resilience .
Judea
City College
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How would you relate your current major or field of study to your experience at Night at the Museum? What connections can you see?
I am an electronic design and multimedia major with a strong interest and fascination in museums. One of the fields that I am interested in is museum curator or exhibit designer for a museum. Being in the night at the museum experience gives me a better understanding of how different museums create layouts and displays to engage their audience. I can use my major to further develop better exhibit designs that will engage the audience and capture their attention.
Puja Desilva
City College
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Where and how do you see yourself, your communities, and/or New Yorkers in this museum?
What most struck me about the museum was how diverse the art pieces were. It reminded me of New York City in the sense that it featured a variety of art pieces from artist that come from different backgrounds. One art piece that really caught my eye was a series of pieces by Puerto Rican Artist Francisco Oller. His paintings were originally made for Spanish emigre Jose Gallart Forgas, and pictured Forgas’ sugar mills. What I liked about the exhibition was that you could find a variety of art works from different cultures all in the same place. Right next to Ollers Art you can find art works from German artists, Japanese artists, and black artist, among other cultures and backgrounds. This reminded me a lot of New York because, just like the museum, New York is filled with diversity and is a fusion of all cultures. It especially reminded me of communities like Jackson heights, where one second you’re surrounded by one culture, and the next you’re transported to another.
Baruch College
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Compare how this experience reinforced or challenged your previous ideas about museums. Would you encourage other Macaulay students to visit museums?
Night at the Museum at the Brooklyn Museum changed my perception of museums completely. I used to consider them just a collection of ancient paintings and historical artifacts but my visit to Fool’s Errand #3 by Jarvis Boyland opened my eyes to a different side of museums modern art with real life issues today such as identity and emotion being the main topics. The thought-provoking nature of the art impressed me and I would suggest the same experience to other Macaulay students because art that links to their own lives and experiences can be in very unexpected ways.
Adi Feratovic
Baruch College
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Compare how this experience reinforced or challenged your previous ideas about museums. Would you encourage other Macaulay students to visit museums?
This experience at the Brooklyn Museum challenged my ideas of museums because when I was younger and less mature, I believed that museums were a waste of time, not interesting, and overall not worth my time. But now going to this museum and truly looking at these art works, it made me realize how much I can learn by looking at these art works and truly strengthening my idea of diverse works and art pieces. The different exhibits and paintings opened my eyes to different views. I would strongly recommend Macaulay Students to visit museums because it can be very beneficial to the students to educate themselves on different paths such as the arts and culture to be well rounded in every subject.
Jan Czartoryjski
Baruch College
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How would you relate your current major or field of study to your experience at Night at the Museum? What connections can you see?
The art piece of “Old Logs” relates to my major of biology becuase in my major, biology is the study of life, and pollution, like represented in the photo, is a big problem with our environment.
Matteo Manieri
College of Staten Island
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Compare how this experience reinforced or challenged your previous ideas about museums. Would you encourage other Macaulay students to visit museums?
Prior to this experience, I perceived museums as silent spaces that were primarily created to observe historical artifacts. However, this experience challenged that view. I found that museums are active spaces that bring together a singular experience of history, art, and contemporary culture into an experience that feels both relevant and interactive. Museums communicate narratives that thrill our curiosities and facilitate seeing the world through different lenses. I would completely endorse that other Macaulay students visit museums as they are a different and unique form of learning outside of the classroom while furthering our understanding of culture and creativity.
Alex Boyarsky
Baruch College
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What would you add that is missing or what would you like to see in the American art exhibit in the future?
I would add more artwork related to my biology major. I would like to see more artwork and representation related to how the human body was viewed and acknowledged throughout history.
Abdallah Saad
College of Staten Island
