Walter C. Gwin Sr. HUMN-B21 Elgin Marbles I will take the position that the Elgin Marbles should remain in the British museum. Ancient artifacts are a means of understanding a culture’s value system, their beliefs and their worldview. It is important that these artifacts be preserved as much as possible. The Parthenon is “the greatest of all Greek temples. It was built in the old Doric order, even though it was built in the middle of the classical age when the Ionic style was coming into vogue”
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Britain. Firstly I will discussing Museums contribution towards Tourism. Britain's museums and galleries are among the very best in the world. There is no other country in the world with such a powerful range of museums, this tell us how much of a strong reputation Britain holds of having Excellent museums, Museums and galleries are key drivers of British tourism and play a significant role in attracting visitors and in building the British brand overseas. The British Museum has been established for 262
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some to revisit the morality of it all. The Grecian government has persistently requested the sculptures be returned. The sculptures need to be returned to the Grecians. Firstly, as stated by, Jonathan Jones, "The sad truth is that in the British Museum, the Parthenon sculptures are not experienced at their best."(2) Although the sculptures offer insight to the Western world of its history, the Greek people have a moral right to have the symbols of their history on their soil for their people young
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believe that repatriation is an expression of justice. The other side’s main argument will be that by taking these objects and historical artifacts they were coincidentally protecting them as well. They might argue that they have been taken into museums care and have been properly managed and
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nights in Amsterdam, 2000-2012 Source: CBS Tourism is currently growing more rapidly in the Dutch capital than nationally (+2%). The growth is due to a substantial rise in the number of domestic arrivals. The reopening of the major Amsterdam museums and the coronation focused additional attention on Amsterdam in 2013. Across 2013 as a whole Amsterdam can expect 6 1 With effect from 2012 Statistics Netherlands has modified the method for calculating tourism figures. Comparison with previous
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the British Museum since 1802. Unidentified terrorists have significantly damaged the stone, which is most famously known as being the vital piece of information to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics. While the damage to the Rosetta Stone is significant, it has not destroyed it completely; however, much of the original Greek, Demotic, and Ancient Greek text has become in comprehensible due to the explosion. In speaking with the recovery team that is currently working at the British Museum, it is evident
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Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit the Getty Center in Los Angeles for the first time. It was an incredible place and experience. The museum is isolated from the city, located at the very top of a mountain surrounded by breath taking panoramic views. The architecture of the Getty is very contemporary designed by Richard Meier. The interior and exterior of all the buildings are almost entirely built with white travertine, making it feel very bright and serene. All visitors must enter through
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perceive. As Berger continued, I deduced that he believes, the ruling class deliberately exploits art as a repressive tactic and tool, in order to create a culture of isolation. He also introduces statistical data proving that many people identify museums with the church. So here we have a house of worship and a secular institution dedicated to art. A house of worship is a specifically designed edifice or consecrated space where groups of people congregate in order to engage in the sacraments of devotion
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Hampshire Parks Department and IBM give grant money annually to the Seacoast science Center. E-As the internet grows and the amount of money will spend on luxury activities dwindles , the Seacoast science center must deal with declining numbers of museum goers. S-Science related attractions have recently been declining in interest amongst the general population as sports and ambiguous entertainment grow . T-A lot of research has been done and seems to be plateauing , plus there is only so much
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Get LACED! They came, they saw, they laced… LACED Exhibition Powerhouse Museum Sydney What is Lace? Lace is the combination of the breathtaking interplay of space, light and shadows, the ‘LACED’ exhibition has manipulated the idea of lace to the audience using more than just textiles. All sorts of materials have been used to portray their ideas and designs. Each of them has their own interpretation and method to expose this elegant and influential design. Historically Laced design dates
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