Monthly Archives: September 2016
Day at the Metropolitan
On Wednesday I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art with a few friends. We spent most of our time ruminating on the works of European painters. Since I am familiar with many of the artworks and the characteristics Renaissance art, I was able to explain the significance of the works and symbols within the works to my friends. Although I do enjoy looking at art and spending time at the Metropolitan, I was able to see the artworks in a new light this time because I had to answer questions my friends had. In addition, I also interrupted different artworks verbally to reveal aspects many people miss when looking at paintings without knowing the historical backgrounds.After this experience, I definitely will be visiting art museums with friends more often.
Jumping Into My History
On Friday September 16 i had the amazing experience of visiting the MET for the first time. I went with my friends Ruana and Halina. During my time there I was greatly reminded of my time in Egypt. Walking through the Ancient Egyptian Art area I saw a lot of the statues and monuments that looked like the ones in Egypt. When I entered Gallery room 131 it was like a blast from the past. The room was dimly lit and it seemed as though I was walking in one of the caves located in the Valley of the Kings. It was truly amazing being able to see the art from my ancestors. What their beliefs and culture was and how it differs to mine now.
Visiting the MET reminded me of how interesting and intricate my history is and how there is so much that I can learn form the past. Going to the met has all in all been an experience that was very impact-full on me. It Brought back a passion that I had for digging deep and learning about history, a passion that I had let die down long ago.
Freshman Seminar Blog Post 1
I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art this previous Thursday. It was a great experience. I went with some other people in the class and it was a fun time. The Met was a lot larger on the inside than expected. It had hundreds of paintings and sculptures which was incredibly impressive. I was especially fascinated with the Washington Crossing the Delaware painting. It was massive and took up almost the whole wall. I also enjoyed the Babylonian section of the museum and their art in the form of coins and jewelry. Overall, I had a fun time and I will definitely go back to look at the paintings and read more about them. 
This past Sunday I went to the MET with my roommate Stephanie. We went to see art from A.D. I saw all kinds of works from Greece, Italy, Spain, Oceania, Africa and all over the world. My two favorite kinds of arts were the art from Medieval Times and from Oceania because they are much different from what I usually am exposed to.
The Medieval Art was more artifacts then paintings. It amazed me how knights would carry thirty pounds of armour on them and would still be able to fight in battle. I also loved the flags that were used in those times.
The art from Oceania also peaked my interest because instead of being made out of marble or being on a flat surface, the sculptures were made from wood and dyed. They also were birds and wildlife instead of people which I liked because it was different.
I really enjoyed my experience at the MET. I hope I can go back soon! 
An Educational College Party?!
I was pleasantly surprised when I heard that I was invited to visit the Intrepid museum! I had never been on the ship before and I certainly was interested after hearing all the stories about it from my NY-hardened sister. Although I didn’t get to visit the whole museum and the gift store, I had a fun time learning about how humans were planning to visit Mars. There was a dark room which I particularly enjoyed; In it were videos of an astronaut’s life on the International Space Station and all its hardships and sweet views. There were also an assortment of documentaries on various subjects in the dark room as well, such as how astronaut suits were designed or plans for the upcoming visit of the Red Planet.
Me and the Enterprise.
The space museum proper was filled with different exhibits, such as histories of the many launches, a space pod exhibit, and how the Enterprise itself was named (hint: it was the Trekkies). The Enterprise itself was hung from the ceiling, as what I believe is a testament to one of humanity’s greatest achievements, space travel! There was also a space quiz that I didn’t enter and a band called the Colors who came to play for the crowd of college students. It was a fun time, and I went home weary, but glad that I did drop in for the party.
The Journey Into The Space…Museum
Me on the deck of the Intrepid
I had the opportunity to visit the Intrepid museum located on the Hudson in midtown Manhattan last Friday. The museum is an aircraft carrier turned into a museum and currently exhibits a lot of interesting things like the Soyuz pod that carried the astronauts into the space, for people to see and learn about the space history. The museum does a wonderful job of displaying the history of different launches – the blood and sweat of people on the missions, to the logistical difficulties to the extreme lengths the researchers went to send those launches successfully into the space.
The museum organized a quiz whereby the winner would enter to win a chance to go into the space in a real launch vehicle. There was also a special party featuring musicians who played the music as people took a tour of the Enterprise – a launch vehicle named after a spaceship in Star Trek. The visitors were also offered different snacks like chips, cookies, cheese balls and pretzels.
By the time I finished the tour of the museum, it was already dark outside. The ship was lit beautifully with all the different helicopters and jets tied to the ship and the view of the skyline from the Intrepid was nothing short of magnificent.
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