For this discussion I decided to write about Nancy Rubins, Chas’ Stainless Steel, Mark Thompson’s Airplane Parts, About 1,000 Pounds of Stainless Steel Wire, and Gagosian’s Beverly Hills Space at MOCA (2002). I took a bit of time deciding what museum to go with and explore; every time I clicked a museum of interest, I…
Read MoreFor this assignment, I decided to go to the OdySea Aquarium in Scottsdale, Arizona. The museum is the largest aquarium in Arizona. OdySea Aquarium offers an educational, interactive and entertaining experience for guests of all ages by combining theme-park style amusement with highly engaging presentations of aquatic life. The Aquarium features more than 65 exhibits,…
Read MoreFor this assignment, I looked at a virtual museum tour from The Natural History Museum located in London, UK. This specific virtual tour guides virtual audiences through the museum’s tank room wherein various wet specimen collections are kept. Immediately, at the first glance, audiences are given the opportunity to engage in a 360 degrees view…
Read MoreFor this week’s discussion, I chose to focus on our very own UAF Museum of the North. Having been there so many times, I really have never paid attention to the digital media – turns out that I focus on the artifacts in the museum and not the videos or music! And there’s a lot…
Read MoreFor this assignment on media, I chose to explore museums that focus on video games because I like games. I visited the Digital Game Museum located in Silicon Valley, California. According to its website, the museum houses, and exhibits, “…artifacts relating to digital games, game development, game design, and gaming culture.” The museum preserves, presents…
Read MoreI decided to look into the Museum of Flight in Seattle Washington. I recently went there and thought that they would have some interesting pieces of media to look at. I went into their collections sections and started looking around until I found their collections related to space. I then chose the “First International Space…
Read MoreFor this assignment I selected the New York metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) to locate a suitable piece of digital media. I selected an art museum since I feel like there is more to discuss about whether these sorts of media fulfill the purpose of art pieces compared to cultural artifacts. In an attempt…
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 MoreSince I wasn’t able to even go to one of my local museums this week due to a very busy schedule, I decided to go online museum visiting and check out some online exhibits and media that stood out to me the most. I’ve always been very interested in art, especially art from the Renaissance…
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