What is an Art Museum? Latin America cluster. Please answer the
following questions about your museum as a comment to this post. Do
not forget to interact with each other. Due Monday, May 21. Have fun
exploring!
1.
your name and the name of the Museum
you explored.
2.
Museum actual location.
3.
Date museum opened to public.
4.
Museum mission (or purpose. You may find this in the home page, or you
may have to look further).
5.
List 5 of the museum’s collections and 2 of it’s
special exhibits.
6.
List 5 of the museum’s significant pieces.
After “wandering through” the museum:
7.
Analyze, with a specific example for each: the
strengths and weaknesses of this museum’s site function.
8.
Analyze, with a specific example for each: the
strengths and weaknesses of this museum’s curated collections.
9.
Consider the location of the museum, and history
of the country in which it is located: how do the collections reflect this
history? Give a specific example.
10.
Would you want to visit this actual museum? Why, or why not?
11.
Respond specifically to at least one other post,
by addressing that person by name. How
to respond? Note where your museums have
things in common, or not. Note where
your perspective is similar to, or different from, another’s.
