Museums of American art

Collection on Display The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met), located in the center of Manhattan, has positioned itself as a museum of international significance. Reflect of that is its mission to collect, preserve, study and exhibit art of high level in order to give its visitors, which are mainly tourists, both foreign and domestic, a general understanding of what is universal high culture. With this purpose in mind, the Met dedicates the first and second floor of its separated, renovated and…

Figge Art Museum Who would have thought that I, who had neither exposure to nor much interest in art, would have been so captivated by what I experienced during my visit to the Figge Museum. I grew up in Davenport and currently live outside the Quad Cities area and yet I was unaware of the impressive art museum that is in Davenport. I was excited to visit this museum and to see what I had been missing out on all of my life. When I approached the building, its contemporary architectural…

This week I had the opportunity of going to “The Metropolitan Museum of Art” and interact with different type of paintings and sculptures, but in this paper, I will be talking about the environment of the museum and also about one specific painting that I picked from the “European Paintings 1250-1800” section. To start off the museum was absolutely beautiful starting from the environment that surrounded me to the paintings and sculptures themselves. It had thousands of paintings, some sculptures…

Curatorial practices The National Gallery of Ireland (NGI) holds the national collection of European and Irish fine art. In addition to promoting the gallery and it’s collections through exhibitions, other major functions comprise conservation, preservation, provenance research, education and assistance with investigation of the collections. This study is being carried out in cooperation with art specialists at NGI, facilitating access to their essential expertise and knowledge of cultural…

the DePaul Art Museum’s permanent collection. Rezac’s work in based on sculptural pieces and drawings while Dianna Frid central focus is on mixed media. The objects in the permanent collection vary from books and photographs to historical artifacts. The exhibit explores the idea of juxtaposing the work of both artists while adding the objects from the permanent collection to add meaning to the works of both artists. Split Complementary is setup through the first two floors of the museum. The…

Although the Creative Alliance gallery and the Baltimore Museum of Art are both reputable venues to observe a multitude of art, the ambiance of each establishment drastically sets them apart. Both museums are located in Baltimore, Maryland and include free admission to all aspects of the building. Baltimore Museum of Art is significantly larger than the Creative Alliance, with a much larger collection of fine art pieces. The Creative Alliance was founded in 1995 and has been considered a…

The Museum of Contemporary Art is a contemporary art museum in Cleveland Ohio on Euclid Avenue. It was founded in 1968 by Nina Castelli Sundell and Marjorie Talalay, who started the small for-profit gallery in a former dry-cleaning store on Euclid Ave. The gallery has moved several times since then, before finally finding its way back to a location near its original one on Euclid Ave in 2012. The new building is a thirty four thousand square foot, four story tall building made of black stainless…

Rhetorical Analysis of Art therapy in Art Museums Art museums can serve as a therapeutic tool, especially for elders. Paring a museum environment with art therapy techniques can help encourage people to better themselves within a comfortable setting. Art therapy generally has the same amount of benefits as any other therapeutic practice. By partnering art observation with writing or discussion, self-awareness is experienced and encouraged. The article at hand researches the effect art therapy…

While art in general or attending art museums doesn’t really interest me, especially having to attend on my much needed day of rest from work and school. For my creative personal response paper, I chose to attend the Dallas Museum of Art this past Sunday. I came across numerous works of art. From paintings to sculptures, and drawings. Most of everything I came across in my opinion, were meaningless. Mostly because I could not decipher what the artist is portraying or the message behind it, while…

The Hidden Symbolism Behind the Detroit Public Library As I stepped into one of the huge reading rooms in the Detroit Public Library, or DPL, I was filled with awe. The massive room, coated in decorative plaster and artistic images, felt surreal. The beautiful architecture of the Detroit Public Library is unforgettable and a trade mark of the city beautiful movement. The history of Detroit and its Urban Form defines how people interact with the city today. It ultimately forms various Ways of…