The Milwaukee Art Museum, Getting it Off the Ground

When Santiago Calatrava first was awarded the competition to build the Milwaukee Art Museum, beating out such luminaries as Arato Isozaki and Fumihiko Maki, the thought of such an exciting building did not exist.

There were already sections of the MAM extant, built by Eero Saarinen and David Kahler. But it was evident that by the late 1980s there would need to be some sort of a drastic change if the museum was to provide an effective ongoing service to its patrons and visitors.

The museum directors at least had the vision to see that sweeping changes would be necessary, but it is highly unlikely that they could even begin to imagine what Santiago Calatrava might have had in store for them.

One of the earlier problems before any of the construction got underway was the budget. Like many such projects, the estimated cost grew rapidly due to the ever expanding vision which Mr. Calatrava had for the building. Read the rest of this entry »

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Museum Specializations and Types

Most often, educational tours and school field trips include in their itineraries a visit to museums. Museums are building and/or institutions which collect and care for a range of objects with scientific, artistic, or historical importance and make them available for public viewing through exhibits. There are different types of museums available which feature assorted subjects and topics. Some are held permanently in large cities while others are open for viewing temporarily or over a short period of time in small areas. Curators are people in charge of the collection and of the exhibits.

Displays of archeological artifacts is often held at Archeological Museums. The exhibits could either be held in the open air or inside buildings.

Whereas the exhibition of artworks are usually held in an Art gallery or Art museums which could either be public or private. The ownership of the collection is what makes the distinction. The most common items displayed in art museums are paintings but also display other sculptures and illustrations pieces. Art galleries also showcase sculptures, decorative arts, furniture, textiles, costume, drawings, pastels, watercolors, collages, prints, artists’ books, photographs, and installation artworks. Apart from displaying visual object works of art, art museums may also host other artistic activities like performance art, musical concerts or poetry readings.

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American Museum of Natural History New York

The name Natural History Museum is synonymous with the wealth of knowledge. It is America’s heritage and prestige. The location is in New York.

The Museum has very meticulously build up to have the glimpse of the universe since its birth till today. Today means,it keeps on updating itself. It is the firm concept that the knowledge is the key word for the protection of the natural world,this museum’s credential is the constant up gradation of the knowledge.

The Natural History Museum is the favorite haunt of many groups be it students,senior citizens or any other strata of society. One thing is sure all will relish the very presence of the museum.

The visitors will be awe struck with the majesty of dinosaur skeletons and coming down to the living and habitat of the frogs. The high lighting of the frog is an indication of how best we have to protect the natural species.

The unique aspect is the fact that every living being of the museum has been bred in the captivity and they are making arrangements for the further breeding captive populations.

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