Acropolis Museum Essays

  • Pros And Cons Of Elgin Marbles

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    Parthenon in Athens, Greece, before they were removed by Lord Elgin and shipped to the British Museum in London in 1801. Some historians believe that the Elgin Marbles should be returned to Greece because they represent a vital and central part of Greek cultural heritage and they believe they were removed illegally by Lord Elgin. However, evidence supports that the Elgin Marbles should remain in the British Museum as it would provide a larger educational benefit and put the history of Greece in the context

  • Madness In My Last Duchess And Porphyria's Lover

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    What is madness? Is madness, what is perceived in today’s world - to suffer from a mental illness, the same as what was perceived in times of Italian Renaissance and the Elizabethan Era? Robert Browning, a famous poet of his time, was greatly affected by the time frame. The protagonists of Browning's literary pieces represent the time frame during which the men were disciplinarian, and very possessive about their surroundings. Browning represents madness of the early modern period through the protagonists

  • Plaque Of The Ergastines Analysis

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    Ergastines was built to glorify the Athens victory over the Persians and honor their divine protector, Athena. The Parthenon temple was originally located in Athens, Greece at the highest point of the Acropolis. Parts of the frieze scene were broken up and are now located in fragments in multiple museums. The Plaque of the Ergastines is currently located in the Louvre in Paris. The artwork on the left is from Persepolis. In Persepolis people would come to visit the King Darius I the Great and bring

  • The Parthenon: Embodiment Of Athenian Wealth

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    The Parthenon Greece book project The Parthenon was a n important appreciat ion to Athena as a Greek G od and a demonstrati on of wealth. “The Parthenon was dedicated to Athena,goddess of wisdom.The temple was constructed to house the new cult statue of the goddess by Pheidias and to proclaim to the world the success of Athens as leader of the coalition of Greek forces which had defeated the invading Persian armies of Darius and Xerxes.” (https://www.ancient.eu/parthenon/) ”

  • Democracy In Ancient Greece Essay

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    The times when ancient Greece City-states were under the democratic system were the best times economic and political, victories were achieved. That was the times when great leaders who opened ways of widespread participation of the masses brought economic prosperity and fought courageously and brought victory to their states. A say in the assembly and giving votes and opinions heard gives senses of ownership to the masses and help the states to be victorious in many ways. DEMOCRACY (demokratia)

  • Athena Parthenos: Statue Of Athena The Virgin

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    AbdelSattar Gafar U14111489 Statue of Athena Parthenos Athena Parthenos truly signifies "Athena the Virgin", was a Chryselephantine (overlaid with gold and ivory) statue of Athena the Greek goddess of intelligence, war, artworks, and defender of urban communities. The faction statue started in 447 BCE and was devoted in 438 BCE. It was etched by the celebrated Greek artist Phidias and housed inside the Parthenon in Athens. The clique statue was from the Ancient Greek development and it used to

  • Summary Of Lovely Stones By Christopher Hitchens

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    recoverable. To rally support for the return of these pieces, Hitchens established an appeal to emotions through vivid imagery, an appeal to morality through sound analogies, and appeal to logic with past successful examples conservations done by Greek museums. Hitchens’ vivid imagery of the adornment in paragraph 3 highlighted that it was once the centerpiece of the Parthenon temple. Hitchens described the adornment with amazing detail. He illustrated that the adornment was decorated with figures such

  • What Are The Similarities Between The Parthenon And The Great Pyramids Of Athens

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    of Giza are the most well known structures of the ancient world, and both of these structures show a representation of great power and wealth of the leaders/or divine leaders in their civilizations. The Parthenon is a temple located on top of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece and was constructed in the 5th century BCE during a height in Athenian democracy. The Great Pyramids of Giza were built in ancient Egypt during the 4th dynasty of Egypt as tombs for pharaohs. Even though both these structures were

  • What Makes A Great Leader Essay

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    Diagnostic essay What makes a great leader, great? A great leader can be made out of many different ideas and opinions and not everyone will agree that any leader is a great leader. Men and women have always been put into different positions of power. That doesn’t mean that every single one of them has been a great leader to their followers or follower because being in control of a group of people doesn’t make you a great leader. You can be a leader of millions or a leader of one, but how you use

  • What Is Chattanooga, Tennessee

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    to do? In Chattanooga, Tennessee, you can go to museum, see landmarks and eat delicious food! A city that will make you want to pack your bags and live there. Looking for an outstanding museum or aquarium? Chattanooga has got you covered! The Tennessee Aquarium is the best aquarium in the South. With two buildings containing river creatures and sea creatures, you are bound to have an amazing time! Another must see sight is the Hunter art museum. It is filled with remarkable architecture and

  • My Experience At The Tampa Museum Of Art

    1989 Words  | 8 Pages

    Going to a museum was always something that I had wanted to do, but not knowing much about art made me hesitant. The museum that I chose to attend for this project was the Tampa Museum of Art. As my first museum experience, I decided to choose the Tampa Museum of Art because of the different array of work that it offered. The Tampa Museum was divided into three main sections called The Classical World, Echoes of Antiquity, and a section for the landscape artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The Classical

  • Natural History Museum

    1301 Words  | 6 Pages

    The Smithsonian museums present the discovery of new knowledge and preserve our history for the public. The Natural History Museum shows our fascinating world that surrounds us and our place in it. Looking closely at the “Sant Ocean Hall” and the “Living on the Ocean Planet” exhibits, I learned about the biggest surface of the planet, the ocean. The warming of the ocean, ocean acidification, and how the ocean is important to every living organism, including us, are tackled by these exhibitions to

  • The Ringling

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    For my museum visit I had the pleasure of visiting one very close to home, The Ringling. Within the complex, there is more than one attraction. There is the John and Mable Museum of Art, the Circus Museum, and the Ca d'Za. The Ringling is located in Sarasota, Florida and was constructed at the request of John Ringling. Building of the Ringling began in 1925 with the help of architect John. H Phillips. The theme the Ringling was built around can be classified as Renaissance, although many other periods

  • Art Analysis: Tiger In Blossom By Jet Martinez

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    Miranda Thomas VISC 101 Professor Bilbrey March 11, 2023 “Tiger in Blossom” For this formal analysis, I will be discussing how I completed my final art piece, what details were used, techniques, inspiration, weaknesses, and strengths of the art piece. The materials I used to construct my art piece were digital materials, using the app Procreate on my Ipad Pro, on March 9th, 2023. You may be wondering why I decided to go with flowers and tiger as my main objects used to construct my design. I

  • Reflection On Volunteering At Westminster Archives

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    While volunteering at Westminster Archives I was involved with a project conserving and cataloguing a collection of lantern slides. I joined the project midway through, and my first task was to check the lantern slides against the image library card catalogue to see if any were duplicates of images already held in the collection. This was an early lesson in the realities of archive acquisition! My next task was to catalogue the lantern slides onto CALM. As I was working with images, which had varying

  • Final Project Reflection Paper

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    For my final project I will be doing my work over one of the islands state park called the Iao Valley State Monument. I will be talking about what was my inspiration for my work, three goals of the course that ties with this project and also how is connects with the material we went over. Since this is one of the most popular state parks on the island I thought it would be perfect for this project. The beauty and scenery of mother natures valley is what inspired me to my project over this park. One

  • Community Engagement Paper

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    essential task for museums to accomplish. In order to do so, the museums must “determine who those communities are, their needs, and how the museum can work with them to meet their goals”. As technology and the way people learn and communicate change, museums must evolve as well and accommodate exhibits in order to have the community fully engaged into what they are trying to convey in their museum. There are many methods to involve the community, spark interest and help benefit the museum. By

  • Michael Garman Museum

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    According to the American Association of Museums, In the United States, compliance with museum standards is voluntary, although in order for museum to receive accreditation, they must meet criteria pertaining to standards and public accountability. Located in the Old Colorado City national historic district in Colorado Springs, the Michael Garman Museum and Gallery (also known as Magic Town), is a “3,000 square-foot miniature city that combines hundreds of intricately detailed sculptures and cityscapes

  • Natural History Museum

    879 Words  | 4 Pages

    The Smithsonian museums present the discovery of new knowledge and preserve our history for the public. The Natural History Museum shows our fascinating world that surrounds us and our place in it. Looking closely at the “Sant Ocean Hall” and the “Living on the Ocean Planet” exhibits, I learned about the biggest surface of the planet, the ocean. The warming of the ocean, ocean acidification, and how the ocean is important to every living organism, including us, are tackled by these exhibitions to

  • Martin Puryear's Ladder Essay

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    Martin Puryear’s Ladder for Booker T. Washington (1996) is an iconic work of art. The sculpture, made of ash and maple wood, resembles a near-endless, sinuous ladder due to the artistic deployment of forced perspective. The distance between the rungs begin at an 11 and 3/4th inches wide at the bottom, and slowly diminishes as you near the top, their span being a miniscule 1 and 1/4th inches apart at its peak. The subject in matter when referring to Puryear’s Ladder is quite fascinating to observe