For this week I chose the Apoxyomenos Cabinet exhibit at the Pio Clementino Museum in the Vatican and the Africa exhibit in the British Museum. Both exhibits were quite different in terms of choice of display and layout. With the British Museum using more modern glass cases and a gallery-type of layout to display thier…
Read MoreFor this week I decided to try exploring the British Museum in London, England. As I have never use a virtual tour before, this was a new experience for me. Upon clicking the link for the virtual tour, I was not expecting it to drop me directly into its Egyptian Gallery, much less directly next…
Read MoreFor this weeks discussion I chose to research databases on the Shoebill Stork. Surprisingly, though the shoebill is a large bird that primaily finds it habitat range in the African nation of Sudan, there is a museum database record from the natural history museum in Oslo, Norway. The shoebill in this collection, scientific name Balaeniceps…
Read MoreFor this week’s discussion, I chose the preservation of a Fireweed plant versus a Northern Pike. I had to do some extra research on the preservation of plants and fish species, since, though both are organic in nature, they involve completely different types of preservation. My first conclusion was dried preservation and taxidermy mounting for…
Read MoreFor this week’s assignment, I decided to take a look at some of the Alaskan collections from the British Museum. The object’s museum number is Am1976,03.79.a, and it is a wooden mask commissioned and collected by a Dr. Margaret Lantis. The mask was formerly on exhibit in 1992, 1999, and 2020-2021, and is currently in…
Read MoreIn regards to a living collection like an aquarium, zoo, historical and heritage sites, or botanical garden, much more constant care would be required since, as the name “living collection” implies, the collection itself is literally alive. While it is nice to be able to see something that is alive, like an animal, plant, or…
Read MoreAlthough the question of why museums collect specimens, artifacts, or works of art, is often overlooked by many who visit museums, it is an important question to ask. Commonly, it can be assumed that museums grow their collections in order to preserve, inform, and educate. It can easily be said that in the past the…
Read MoreFor this week’s discussion, I decided to look into the governance of the Seattle Museum of art. In the mission statement for the Museum, it is stated that “Through art, the Seattle Art Museum enriches lives and engages diverse communities.” and draws on its exhibitions to provide educational resources that can benefit the people living…
Read MoreIn the past I was already aware of the jobs regarding jobs like curator, collections, director, educator, preparator, and docent, I was surprised to hear of more jobs in the museum I was not aware of previously. Although I have already mentioned in a previous discussion that I currently work in visitor services, which improved…
Read MoreFor this week’s discussion, I would like to talk about the types of museums I’ve worked at in the past and in the current time.. This week’s module focused more on the types of museums that are available for the public to explore, which included small museums and university museums. As I am from Anchorage…
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