Virtual Museum Report

06Jan 2022 by

VIRTUAL MUSEUM REPORT
Directions:
Choose one from the following options to conduct your Art Museum Virtual Tour to complete your report;
Museum of Modern Art, New York https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/moma-the-museum-of-modern-art
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/whitney-museum-of-american-art
Guggenheim Museum, New York https://www.guggenheim.org/blogs/checklist/extending-the-museum-experience-with-virtual-reality
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. https://www.nga.gov/
While you view the museum online, write about your various experiences and encounters with art as they relate to the questions listed below. Write down your responses to the following questions with at least 4-5 sentences for each numbered question. Upload your answers to the Museum Report Assignment tool. 
Submit your answers in 12 pt. font, to the assignment tool using proper grammar and spelling, as these will affect your grade. Either retype the questions followed by your responses or simply number your responses in relationship to the questions. The first five chapters of your textbook can greatly assist you in writing this report. 
Because you will be visiting an online Museum, additional online research will be necessary to answer some of the questions. In addition to answering the questions you will also be asked to list links referencing the specific imagery you found in your research. 
1. Study the architecture of the building itself from the outside images (in addition to the images the museum provides, google and research images of the exterior, you can also look at other people’s photo accounts when they have visited in person etc.). How does it inform you about the museum? Consider the size, shape, color, construction and materials used, signage, surrounding landscaping and environment, etc. when answering this question. Please also provide links to the images in your answer. 
2. What is your sense of the interior space (in addition to the images the museum provides, research and google images of the interior, you can also look at other people’s photo accounts when they have visited in person). What is your emotional/intellectual reaction to the space? Do the images you find make you want to visit the museum in person, explain why? Consider the layout, artwork, colors, scale of the space etc. when answering this question. Please list links to images of the interior in answer as well. 
3. Now consider the artwork in the museum. Is it what you expected to find ornot? Does the artwork relate to the interior space and its location within the museum or not? Explain your answers by relating to individual rooms or organized subject matter spaces within the museum website. 
4. Choose an artwork that has a narrative (story) and describe what you think it says. Include the name of the artist, date, title, location within the museum, and the materials or process used to create the work (much of this information can be found on the label beside the artwork). Please provide the link to this image as well. 
5. Select an artwork with a social or political theme and describe its message. Include the name of the artist, date, title, location within the museum, and the materials or process used to create the work (much of this information can be found on the label beside the artwork). Please provide a link to this image as well. 
6. Describe an artwork that seems to reflect the artist’s inner feelings. Why do you think so? Include the name of the artist, date, title, location within the museum, and the materials or process used to create the work (much of this information can be found on the label beside the artwork). Please provide a link to this image as well. 
7. Which artwork does not make sense? Explain why. Include the name of the artist, date, title, location within the museum, and the materials or process used to create the work (much of this information can be found on the label beside the artwork). Please provide a link to this image as well. 
8. Describe your favorite piece in the museum and why it is so. Include the name of the artist, date, title, location within the museum, and the materials or process used to create the work (much of this information can be found on the label beside the artwork). Please provide a link to this image as well. 
9. Was your overall experience positive or negative while viewing the work at this museum? What were your expectations? Summarize your overall experience in viewing this museum online. Provide additional goggle images of the museum research you did that help support your experience.