When visiting a museum, there are two types of people you can observe. Those who know their way around the exhibitions and are engrossed in conversation about a piece and others who meander around trying to look engaged but their blank faces give them away. However, both types of visitors are battling the same two forces – the relentless human need to derive meaning from our experiences and our aesthetic sensibility that urges us to be still and be with the art around us.
Category: Arts & Culture
Museums, People and Covid-19
Most of us have been fortunate enough to step foot inside a museum at least once in our lifetimes. Have you ever wondered why our schools and/or parents took us on museum visits? Want to find out why we should take ourselves on such visits as adults?
The Impact of Architecture
It is common sense to think about architecture as something shaped by society. Historians and anthropologists, indeed, have often used urban structures and residencies to learn about the people who inhabited them. The simplest way to see the architecture is that of a shelter, a physical environment in which people live. Shaped by the climate… Continue reading The Impact of Architecture