The pagoda may have been inspired by a popular international exhibition held at the Crystal Palace in New York in 1853, which "showcased objects and decorative arts designed in a cornucopia of styles: Moorish, Italian, Spanish, Egyptian, Gothic, Romanesque, Baroque and rustic," Sara Cedar Miller writes in "Central Park: An American Masterpiece" (Harry N. Abrams).
MACCULLOCH HALL HISTORICAL MUSEUM "Thomas Nast Portrays a Changing America," showcasing objects from the museum's collection.
The museum has a string of these shows on view now, each intended to showcase objects from its permanent collection.
MACCULLOCH HALL HISTORICAL MUSEUM "Thomas Nast Portrays a Changing America," showcasing objects from the museum's collection documenting the illustrator's life and career.
The installation, titled Components of the World (Adouron Bew), was selected to complement the ongoing exhibition ReCollecting Dogon, which showcases objects collected by the museum's founders in the 50s and 70s.
The series, broadcast on Channel 13 at 9 p.m. Mondays, generally showcases three objects that several experts investigate.
It's a charmingly unmodern space that showcases paintings, objects, video art about poop, a display about the dung beetle (also the museum's logo) and a giant coprolite.
The Science Museum in London will receive £8m for a major redevelopment of its medicine galleries, showcasing 3,000 objects showing the transformation in medicine and health over 500 years, and due to be completed in 2019.
It will showcase 3,000 objects from the world's largest medical collection and reveal personal stories of how lives have been transformed by changes to medicine and health over the last 500 years.
It coincides with the museum's new Vatican Splendors exhibit, which showcases significant objects from the Catholic Church's history. .
The exhibition will showcase woven objects and bark paintings as well as paintings, sculpture, textiles, installations, photographs, and digital works.
