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Audience and Purpose
For this assignment, I will be writing a report on my recent visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Arts. My purpose in the visit was to gather as much information as I can for my 8th graders, from Blueprint Middle School. The kids are from Science class and they are currently learning about the importance of science in our life. Since they are learning about the importance of science I felt like why not visit the Metropolitan Museum of Arts. I heard that there was an exhibition devoted to the Marvel of Science. It is called Making Marvels: Science & Splendor at the Courts of Europe. This part of the exhibition was bought into The Met in honor of the Met’ s 150 years anniversary. It will be gone on March 1st, 2020. I visited the Museum on February 23, 2020.
The Exhibition
When I entered the exhibition there were a lot of mixed loud sounds. It sounded like clock tic, bell, chimes and someone banging on steel. I observed the people in the exhibition were mostly mid-aged people. During the exhibition, I followed some people and observed them not a lot of them spoke English, which shows that there’s a possibility that they are tourists. There were many sections of the exhibition. The sections were Setting the Standard: Princely Magnificence in Precious Metal, The Kunstkammer. A Heaven of Splendor and Study, A Fascination with Facets, The Scientific Instruments as Work of Art, Training and Princely Mind and Hand, Artistic Interpretations of Time, The Search for Artificial Life, and finally Inventions That Paved the Way. I enjoyed all the sections of the exhibition but my favorite part was the Artistic Interpretations of Time. Clocks were the most marvelous technological achievements of the early modern period. Clockwork metaphors for society, self, and the universe. On the Artistic Interpretations of Time, there were many clocks on the displays. It was very interesting to look at each and every single clock closely and read the story behind it. As you can see on the left there’s a picture it’s called “Two Spherical Clocks’’ it looks nothing like a clock on the modern days. This was made by GeorgeSeydell and an unknown master German. It was made of steel and silver. When I observed it closely I saw there was a shine on the steel even though its years old it still looks new. Also, there were Roman numerals I think that indicates time. These two clocks refer to the hand of God emerging from an exuberant gilded as it from the heavens to keep time in check. According to the book “ Making Marvels: Science and Splendor at the Courts of Europe,” it says the body of the clock serves as the weight the ball is lifted upward to wind it (Wolfram). Also, there’s a spring inside it serves to wind the chain. These two clocks look the same but it works differently. On the left, you can see another clock. From afar it looks like two eagle showpieces but it’s actually a Table Clock. It’s very shiny and big. This artifact was made by Elias Kreitmayr who was from Germany. As I mentioned in the description of the image this clock symbolized Prince Paul l position within the hierarchy of the Roman Empire. Each part of the clock represents something. The Esterházy princes distinguished themselves in the defense of the empire’s boundaries against the Ottoman invasions.
The Importance of Science
I want you all to understand that science plays a major role in our lives and in history. Every aspect of life and history are related to science. For some of us, science is very interesting and we love it for others they can’t stand science. I feel like those who hate science don’t really understand it. Yes, there’s a lot of things to remember and it requires a lot of thinking but once you get the meaning you will like it. We have to challenge ourselves to understand science. One of the main things I learned from this exhibition was close looking. When you observe an object closely you get a lot of meaning from it. For example, when I was at the exhibition I was like why is there pieces of jewelry on a science exhibition but then when I read the description of the pieces of jewelry I understood why it was there. The “Dresden Green ” was worn because it protected the wearer from poison, madness, and evil drama. I strongly suggest you all think about what I say and give science importance in your life.
Experience
When I went to the museum one week ago I went to the wrong exhibition section. I believe that’s why there weren’t a lot of people. On Saturday when I went to the museum I first didn’t want to enter the museum because it was a really nice day and on the front of the museum there were groups of people sitting and I felt like they all were staring at me. I got anxiety from groups of people. Then I walked a little bit on the side of the stairs and then I was like I have to do this. Then I didn’t look at anyone and entered the museum. When I entered Making Marvels I was surprised by the number of people. There were a lot of people. Before going to the museum I felt like why am I going I’m going to be bored but, to be honest, it wasn’t boring at all. The exhibition wasn’t as big as I expected it to be. I was done with my exhibition within an hour. In the future, I hope to visit The MET again.
Conclusion
In conclusion, for this assignment, I visited The Metropolitan Museum of Arts to observe and understand the importance of science for my 8th-grade science class. My favorite section of the exhibition was the Artistic Interpretation of Time. I enjoyed looking at different kinds of clocks. These artifacts mean to the scientific world is that scientific and technical advances. Science has advanced in the past decades and it is expected to be more advanced in the future. As time goes by people are coming with new inventions.
Reference
Koeppe, W. Making Marvels: Science and Splendor at the Courts of Europe.Yale University Press.
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