Museum Visit
PHYSICAL SPACE
The museum is built in middle of the Ueno national park. There are so many threes and sometimes I saw fountain. For others, there are 5 more museums are gathering in this park. The museum is surrounded by many three and it is lager than urban fabric around it. It is located in the large park, so the atmosphere was distinguished from urban fabric.
Exterior interior was designed simple. I saw one big statue of whale. The size was really giant. This museum display Dino Bone, fossil, and the things that related with creature inside, so this statue has an effect to attract customer's interest I think.
There were displayed Dino Bone in the entrance lobby. The shape was start from like a palace in Rome.
All generations of people from children to adults were attended the museum. The day, Especially I saw 10 to 15 years old of students who came as lesson of class or school trip a lot.
The museum consist with two buildings. One is display of Japan Gallery and the other one is display of Earth Gallery. Those galleries organized
in chronological order from floor B3 to floor 3, there are 6 floor in total. I think by organized in this way, we can understand the process of changing the world easily.
The room where displayed stuffed animals use minimum lights to make a atmosphere like in the woods.
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WHAT IS BEING SHOWNForm
The artist use valuable kinds of color and light to make a realistic. Especially the room where displayed Dino Bone, the lighting equipment were located by taking into account the balance of objects and shadow.
For some old fossils or miniature size of objects were displayed by symmetrically in showcase. I think it's because those kind of objects are quite similar for each, so this way is helpful to compare or make distinguish.
In the one room, there were combined both small size exhibition and big size exhibition to make well-balanced of the visual.
Some display of Dino Bone and stuffed animals were giant, these size are actual size of the object. Therefore, we could feel like see the object directly in real situation.
Context
I saw the label of fish hook and antler tools which made at Jomon period in Japan. From the label, I could know when did it made, what material used for and how to use the object. The tool made from animal bones and were widely known produced during Jomon period. Those tools are almost used for ornaments or fishing tools.
I think people work around for multiple viewpoint, but the object displayed on chronogically and there were separated the floor depends on the theme. Therefore, viewer can organize there view point to see the display.
VISITORS
All generations of people in there. Especially, I saw lots of students were came for lessons or school trip and also some families lead small children.
Touching the exhibit, taking not, read the label of exhibit.
- Start taking notes from the moment you begin to see the museum as you walk up to it from the street. How does the museum building relate to its surroundings? Is it similar, different, larger, smaller than the urban fabric around it?
The museum is built in middle of the Ueno national park. There are so many threes and sometimes I saw fountain. For others, there are 5 more museums are gathering in this park. The museum is surrounded by many three and it is lager than urban fabric around it. It is located in the large park, so the atmosphere was distinguished from urban fabric.
- What is the exterior interior like? Is it decorated? Can you tell what style of architecture it is? How does it relate to what you see inside?
Exterior interior was designed simple. I saw one big statue of whale. The size was really giant. This museum display Dino Bone, fossil, and the things that related with creature inside, so this statue has an effect to attract customer's interest I think.
- What is the entrance lobby to the museum like? How does it shape the beginning of your museum visit?
There were displayed Dino Bone in the entrance lobby. The shape was start from like a palace in Rome.
- Who is attending the museum? What is the general atmosphere like?
All generations of people from children to adults were attended the museum. The day, Especially I saw 10 to 15 years old of students who came as lesson of class or school trip a lot.
- How are the galleries organized? Why do you think the galleries and exhibitions look the way they do? (Think about wall color, lighting, interior arrangement etc).
The museum consist with two buildings. One is display of Japan Gallery and the other one is display of Earth Gallery. Those galleries organized
in chronological order from floor B3 to floor 3, there are 6 floor in total. I think by organized in this way, we can understand the process of changing the world easily.
The room where displayed stuffed animals use minimum lights to make a atmosphere like in the woods.
- How is your object displayed? What other objects is they near to, and why?
- Draw diagrams or pictures to help you remember the layout of the museum and exhibition rooms.
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- Note textures and the quality of the surface of the work. What adjectives could you use throughout your ? Eg. shiny, dull, had, soft, rough, smooth.
- How does the artist use line, color, light and shadow? (See the first few pages of your Stokstad survey textbook for explanations of these terms under “Formal Analysis”)
The artist use valuable kinds of color and light to make a realistic. Especially the room where displayed Dino Bone, the lighting equipment were located by taking into account the balance of objects and shadow.
- What about the composition? Is it balanced, symmetrical, asymmetrical? Why?
For some old fossils or miniature size of objects were displayed by symmetrically in showcase. I think it's because those kind of objects are quite similar for each, so this way is helpful to compare or make distinguish.
In the one room, there were combined both small size exhibition and big size exhibition to make well-balanced of the visual.
- How big is the work? How does size affect your reaction to the work? How does size affect the depiction of the subject?
Some display of Dino Bone and stuffed animals were giant, these size are actual size of the object. Therefore, we could feel like see the object directly in real situation.
Context
- Read the label – what can we tell from the label? Look for the artist’s name, the media/materials used in creating the work, and when and where the piece was made.
I saw the label of fish hook and antler tools which made at Jomon period in Japan. From the label, I could know when did it made, what material used for and how to use the object. The tool made from animal bones and were widely known produced during Jomon period. Those tools are almost used for ornaments or fishing tools.
- Where was the work originally meant to have been seen, and how might the current context in the museum be similar or different? What might it have been like to view the work in its original context?
- Where is the viewer meant to stand in relation to the work? Is there one viewpoint or multiple viewing points?
I think people work around for multiple viewpoint, but the object displayed on chronogically and there were separated the floor depends on the theme. Therefore, viewer can organize there view point to see the display.
- Identify the subject matter. Be certain to describe all of the components depicted. Is this artwork telling a story? Is it religious or mythological.
VISITORS
- Who is there?
All generations of people in there. Especially, I saw lots of students were came for lessons or school trip and also some families lead small children.
- What are they doing with their bodies?
Touching the exhibit, taking not, read the label of exhibit.
- o Body Movements Touching the exhibit, taking not, read the label of exhibit.
o Face expressions. Surprising, funny, smile, weird, strange, serious
o Language – Behavior Wow, amazing, What's that.
Transcribe and translate a three minute conversation that you hear people having in or out of the museum.