Ilana BlumenthalinJHU New York Seminar 2018Within Our Own Four WallsToday, like most of my classmates, I spent time trying to figure out what to write for this culminating seminar post. I have spent the last…Mar 24, 2018Mar 24, 2018
Ilana BlumenthalinJHU New York Seminar 2018A Space Worthy of a Gift From EgyptWhat can I say? Every time I have ever gone to the Met, my first stop before anything else, other than maybe the restroom, has always the…Mar 23, 2018Mar 23, 2018
Ilana BlumenthalinJHU New York Seminar 2018Building Museum Exhibits When There is No Museum BuildingToday we didn’t visit a museum. It’s the second day of spring and we were in the middle of a blizzard. It was only fitting that we…Mar 22, 2018Mar 22, 2018
Ilana BlumenthalinJHU New York Seminar 2018Objects Can Tell Stories If Given Enough RoomI have been to countless museums throughout my life and looked into countless wall cases to stare at objects sitting on shelv es, resting…Mar 20, 2018Mar 20, 2018
Ilana BlumenthalinJHU New York Seminar 2018Combining Form and FunctionUntil today, I had never been in a customs house. Today, we visited the National Museum of The American Indian and that changed. I knew…Mar 20, 2018Mar 20, 2018
Ilana BlumenthalinJHU New York Seminar 2018Preservation vs. AccessI have visited the Tenement Museum twice in the past, both times at 97 Orchard Street where I learned the story of a Jewish family who had…Mar 17, 2018Mar 17, 2018
Ilana BlumenthalinJHU New York Seminar 2018Unexpected ExhibitsWhen you visit a museum you expect to see exhibits in the usual spaces — in galleries. The galleries could be large or small, spanning…Mar 16, 2018Mar 16, 2018
Ilana BlumenthalinJHU New York Seminar 2018Form vs. FunctionToday we visited the Brooklyn Museum, a museum I’ve visited a few times in the past and have always admired for it’s external as well as…Mar 15, 2018Mar 15, 2018
Ilana BlumenthalinJHU New York Seminar 2018Vertical SpacesAs opposed to yesterday when I was able to discuss how a museum works with, around, and uses old buildings/structures as part of their…Mar 13, 2018Mar 13, 2018
Ilana BlumenthalinJHU New York Seminar 2018Preserving Original ArchitectureI’ve always had an interest in how museums housed in old historic buildings and homes or in otherwise historic structures use/highlight the…Mar 13, 2018Mar 13, 2018
