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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Favorite Museum Photos: Flowers
Flowers are among my most favorite things to photograph. * August’s blog theme is Museum Categories.
Posted in Photos
Tagged botanic garden, DC, Ripley Garden, Smithsonian, United States Botanic Garden
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Living Art Museums
What does a living museum look like? There are natural science sites that have living collections: zoos, aquariums, arboretums, parks, botanic gardens, and nature centers. Specimens are not mounted in a frame and cared for by conservators. Rather, they live, … Continue reading
Posted in Museum Visits (Other)
Tagged Artisphere, community art space, living art museum, MD, Torpedo Factory, VA, VisArts
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Libraries as Museums
Libraries and museums have similar roles in society: both are third spaces (neither home nor work) in which a collection of resources gives the public access to knowledge and ideas. The existence and mission of the Institute of Museum and … Continue reading
Posted in Articles and Books, Museum Visits (Other), Photos
Tagged article, DC, Folger Shakespeare Library, Library of Congress, museum
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Imagination, Memory, and Reason
When I first read about Thomas Jefferson’s Library at the National Book Festival last year, I learned that he categorized his book collection into three main sections: Imagination, Memory, and Reason. I understood the three sections to correspond to art, … Continue reading
Posted in Capitol Visitor Center, Museum Visits (Other)
Tagged CA, Capitol Visitor Center, DC, Exploratorium, Library of Congress, MD, museum, Museum of Jurassic Technology, National Electronics Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Renwick, Smithsonian, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Castle, Walters Art Museum
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What counts as a museum?
You cannot set out with a goal to visit a new museum every single week without giving consideration to what, exactly, counts as a museum. This question is one I have explored in other posts, and as I plan for … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged arboretum, battlefield, botanic garden, historic house museum, historic house of worship, historic site, museum, national park, parks, state park, zoo
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Favorite Museum Photos: Silhouettes
Happy August!
