Ohio State University Museums and Art History Essay

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Humanities

Ohio State University

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Assignment Details: (read these directions carefully!)

Essays:

• The essays for this class have specific prompts. Make sure that you read the questions carefully and consider your answers.

• You must reference and cite the readings that you have chosen to discuss in your Essays

• Essays must be at least 350 words in length


Topic: Museums

Read:

• Museums in the community – we need them and they need us

https://museumquestions.com/2013/11/07/why-should-schools-visit-museums/

• The role of museums in society

http://www.george-hein.com/downloads/roleMuseumsSocietyForum.pdf

• Handout 2 – Protecting Peace Through History and Museums

Watch:

TedTalk: Seeing the Past as Present: Why Museums Matter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SehKVHo601c

• What Work of Art Inspired You?

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/start-here-apah/why-art-matters-apah/v/what-work-of-art-inspired-you

• TedTalk: Reconsidering the Art Museum in the 21st Century

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTdZn78u6pI

Research:

Look up 4 artworks in American museums or by American artists (in a museum anywhere in the world). One great way to do this is by choosing a museum and taking a virtual tour (many American museums have these available on their websites). Another way to do this is to look up more famed pieces of art that you know about and like and see what pieces by the same artist are in American museums. A third option is to look up an artist whose work you admire and then to search for their work in an American museum. You can start with this list of American artists as well - http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/American-arti...

Essay 3 Prompts: Museums play an important role in communities as the protectors of history and culture, and as places where citizens can take in history and culture. Often, the greatest connection in a museum experience is with a particular piece of art – the image within a frame or a sculpture. For this essay I want you to think about what you read and watched, and also about the artworks that you researched. Answer the following – what drew you to choose the artworks that you did in your research? How do you feel connected to these artworks? Are you drawn to them because of how they look, how they make you feel, the subject matter? In your upcoming speeches you will have the opportunity to talk about one of these pieces with more depth, but here I would like you to talk about the artworks that you chose, and why as a society we need museums.

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Running head: MUSEUMS AND ART HISTORY

Museums and Art History
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MUSEUMS AND ART HISTORY

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Museums and Art History

Museums have an enormous task in the education and protection of vital history and
culture. In this case, the artworks usually displayed in the museums continuously remind us of
accounts that transpired in the past and most fundamentally invoke our critical thinking like a
human race (Moore, 2020). In my readings and research, I got attracted and connected to
Caravaggio's artwork showing the beheading of St. John the Baptist. In choosing this particular
artwork, I got drawn to the portrait by the mind-blowing plot. In his painting, Caravaggio
displays...


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