Museum education

during the Turkish occupation. Apparently, permission and the authority was given to Elgin to take many pieces of stone. Thus, the pieces were transported to London, England to preserve them. The British since then have the pieces of artwork in a museum, not wanting to return them to where they came from. The Greek argues that the pieces of artwork were taken illegally during the country’s Turkish occupation. the British have to return them so they are in display in Athens. The controversy…

Advancing Life Beyond the Nomadic Era Early man learned measures of control over nature with the use of calendars and the study of architecture. Having the opportunity to live in a permanent structure and schedule events based around a dedicated time-keeping system allowed civilizations to grow, and advance to the current era. Calendars are a part of our normal everyday life. For the majority of the population in the United States, individuals are connected to a digital calendar that transfers…

The poem “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelly is about an Egyptian king, Ozymandias. Ozymandias’ real name is King Ramesses II; he is known as Ozymandias by the Greeks. Percy Bysshe Shelly hears about a finding of Ozymandias’ statue near his funeral temple and this basically motivates him to write this poem. The statue is completely demolished, leaving only a few pieces from the statue on the ground and there is no other form of life near it. Percy Bysshe Shelly basically describes what is at and…

quilts and thousands of patches, as it was donated to Hite Art Institute in Louisville, Kentucky. Further, the acknowledgement panels containing the names of the volunteers are no longer displayed, and the documentary panels were sold to the National Museum for Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. Finally, the Heritage Panels are also absent, although the remaining pieces of the installation are still located within the Brooklyn…

As of now held at the Museum of Archeology and Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, this Bull-headed Lyre with Sound Box conveys a special angle to Sumerian craftsmanship. This lyre was found in the "Lord's Grave" of the Royal Cemetery of Ur, this divided instrument's creation is evaluated to be around 2,600 BCE. The lyre itself comprises of wood yet the unshaven bull's head, which covers the sound box, is involved gold and lapis lazuli, a semiprecious stone. The sound…

KUDZU believes that the new creative expression needs to build out the Look North direction. Our learning on how to do this comes from an understanding of what was powerful from Look North and also Revolution of One. Look North should become the philosophy of the Northwell organization. The campaign should dramatize the belief that “Great breakthroughs come from our 61,000 collaborative minds and then we move forward together to bring the best care to you.“  This core thought embraces the…

were made after this item? Those are the exact thoughts theta when through my mind when I encountered this ancient artifact while walking through the streets of Istanbul, I found myself gazing over this huge object in the window of a small museum. The museums name was La Morue and it was quite famous for its artifacts from early western civilization. After staring for ten minutes, I finally decided to go inside and really check this item out. The first thing I noticed that it was it was about…

According to some people cultural artifacts should be returned but according to others they shouldn’t be. Cultural artifacts should be returned to their regions of origin so the facts and information about the artifacts are factual and can easily be examined. The cultural artifacts have a special value from where they came, they should be restored back to their regions of origins. Cultural artifacts are important objects that should be returned to the regions. There has been debates on weather…

The Parthenon or “Elgin Marbles” controversy has had both Britain and Greece scramble over who has the most acceptable appeal regarding the statues ever since Lord Elgin removed the statues from the Parthenon. Yet, from a direct comparison between the two nations based upon the strength of arguments, Britain has the most valid claim to the Parthenon Marbles. Though the flaws and bias involved in the extrapolation of evidence mush be considered such as the lack of an original document provided by…

Greece is known for its famous exhibitions of sculptures capturing the human form in a unique perception. The friezes that are shown tells a much deeper story, exhibiting a mythology from ancient athens. Greek artists were particularly fascinated with proportion and composition of their execution that has made some of their sculptures most significant today. Among Greece artist, the most recognizable sculptures and architect was done by Phedias, who has made his mark in Greece in his…