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It’s the end of the trip
Reflections on the overall experience of two weeks in NYC. Didn’t think I’d like writing blogs or even making videos for blogs, but I discovered video blogs were my favorite way to truly reflect on this two-week experience.
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Last Museums on Trip
Treasures displayed in the floor to dirt on the floor unique treasures of NYC. Wednesday started with a little one on one project preparation for the final presentation at the Whitney Museum of Art. Having time to define what our group believes a history museum is was a great interactive experience to see if any…
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Day 9- I talked to death today
Visiting Historic Richmond Town on Staten Island. A curated experience telling of original history of the island. We took every possible current and modern mode of transportation from the subway, ferry, and bus to step back in time to learn the history of Staten Island. However, the fastest way to move around the actual village…
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Day 8-Monday-From land to sea-experiencing history on another level.
Traveling to the Intrepid Museum and the Tenement Museum. Since we learned a lot today about accessibility in museums. I made a video blog today for the auditory learners.
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Feeding my soul and belly.
The weekend in NYC-Days 6 and 7. Visits to The Met, National Septemeber 11 Museum and Memorial, National Museum of the American Indian and Fraunces Tavern Museum. Above: Sun setting from Battery Pary on a wonderful weekend. On Sunday, I found myself sitting in a National Landmark Tavern, where George Washington bid the troops goodbye…
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Day 5-From the cobblestone to collection care
Exploring South Street Seaport Museum on day 5 Sometime during 8th grade I visited South Street Seaport Museum and I had memories of it and assumed it would look the same, but I was completely mistaken. My memory failed me as I approached the area and nothing looked familiar. But maybe that’s a sign that…
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Day 4-Brooklyn Museum and Brooklyn Botanical Gardens.
Shakespeare, flowers, and fashion. Oh my! Image on left: From Brooklyn Botanic Garden (just a little bell flower). Images on right: The Mugler Exhibition (I’m calling it deathly fashion–Coffin Purse-love it). Today started as a chilly, cloudy, and drizzly morning but ended with a brief glimpse of the sun as we interacted and felt childlike…
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Day 3-The National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Above image of the memorial at night So where do I start with the reactions and thoughts on today’s visit. Starting on the outside was a great way to take in the peace, quiet, and memorial feel of the space before entering the museum area. Now it’s time to unpack my ideas and thoughts. So…
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Day 2-American Museum of Natural History.
Idea and question of the who’s voice and what time period to show in an exhibition. So for today, I decided to make some videos about the day and then add some photos with captions. Check out my video part 1- on the American Museum of Natural History. https://youtu.be/aYDi6Xy2NrAm Additionally, here is part 2-on the…
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Day 1-Battle of interpretion
To interpret, or not to interpret. That is the question. “When contemplating a work of art, our brain simulates states thatare linked to the object of art and the artist; such an empathetic link and mental imagery might be at the heart of our aesthetic judgment” (Levent and Pascual-Leone, 2014, p.xxiii). Day one starts off…
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