#Museum of Art & History
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fernhours · 2 years ago
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Museum of Art History, Vienna
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bebs-art-gallery · 1 year ago
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Dog sculptures turned golden from tourists petting them throughout the years
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sacramentohistorymuseum · 5 months ago
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We are often asked if multiple ink colors can be used on a single impression. In this video, Jared letterpress prints a phrase about museums showing that 6 ink colors is possible. The phrase “Museums are not neutral” was printed with red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple ink using our Washington hand press. The wood type used is 15 line pica in size and the typeface is French Clarendon.
Our museum, like all museums, is not neutral. People often argue that museums should be neutral or that museums can’t be “political.” However, museums actually are cultural institutions that originate from colonial acquisition and they are about power. History is often written by the victors. It is important for museums to focus on multiple sources and perspectives, especially historically underrepresented groups. Promoting diversity is important to understanding a more holistic history of events.
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museum-of-artifacts · 8 months ago
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Stone cooking supports used to grill skewers of meat by Minoans on Santorini, circa 3600 years old. The line of holes in the base supplied coals with oxygen. Many consider modern "souvlaki" street kebabs a direct descendant of this portable food system. Museum of Prehistoric Thera, Greece. More: https://thetravelbible.com/museum-of-artifacts/
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abnormes · 4 months ago
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On the Seashore, George Elgar Hicks (1879)
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theancientwayoflife · 10 months ago
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~ Crab Vessel with Double Spout.
Place of origin: Colombia, Calima Region
Period: Ilama Period
Date: 1500 B.C.-A.D. 100
Medium: Ceramics
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▪︎ Album of seaweed specimens, in scallop shell binding.
Place of origin: Great Britain
Date: mid-19th century
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classicalcanvas · 1 year ago
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Water painted by Ivan Aivazovsky (1817 - 1900)
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artifacts-and-arthropods · 2 years ago
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2,300-Year-Old Plush Bird from the Altai Mountains of Siberia, c.400-300 BCE: this figure was crafted with a felt body and reindeer-fur stuffing, all of which remains intact
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This plush bird was sealed within the frozen barrows of Pazyryk, Siberia, for more than two millennia, where a unique microclimate enabled it to be preserved. The permafrost ice lense formation that runs below the barrows provided an insulating layer, preventing the soil from heating during the summer and allowing it to quickly freeze during the winter; these conditions produced a separate microclimate within the stone walls of the barrows themselves, thereby aiding in the preservation of the artifacts inside.
This is just one of the many well-preserved artifacts that have been found at Pazyryk. These artifacts are attributed to the Scythian/Altaic cultures.
Currently housed at the Hermitage Museum.
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john-william-waterhouse-art · 4 months ago
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-Hylas and the Nymphs-
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kustavglimt · 10 months ago
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Alexandre Dubois-Drahonet: detail of Female nude, back view (1831)
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lionofchaeronea · 10 months ago
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Women Watching Stars, Ōta Chōu, 1936
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bebs-art-gallery · 6 months ago
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Embroidery by Kathrin Marchenko
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sacramentohistorymuseum · 11 months ago
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We have officially reached a viewership level that has never been obtained by another museum before! All of us at the Sacramento History Museum are in disbelief.
We would have never thought that our institution, a small nonprofit museum in Sacramento, California, could reach this many views, but we are incredibly thankful for all of those who take the time to watch our videos and for your support.
In this video, Howard letterpress printed a headline announcing “Sacramento History Museum Reaches One Billion Video Views On YouTube” while using our Washington hand press, which was manufactured in 1852!
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museum-of-artifacts · 1 year ago
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3000 year old petroglyph of a man running away from a big snake. With erection. It is one of the many Rock carvings in Tanum, Sweden and was painted red so its easier for tourists to see.
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abnormes · 7 months ago
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the other side by dean cornwell (1918)
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