From Egyptian artifacts, mummies, tribal swords, utensils, masks, eastern and western art, Japanese prints, greek sculpture... It appears to have it all.At times there is almost too much to take in a time so it is definitely worth deciding a focal point before hand.
The gallery made links to past and present, showing how making sentences from modern day symbols is similar to Egyptian Hieroglyphics. It is also similar to Makoton a key learning aid in terms of communicating today.
The thing i liked most about the museum was it was incredibly child friendly and interactive. Particularly in the aspects that looked at identifying, restoring, studying, and preserving the pieces of art. There were many stations with activities that showed how exactly the works of art were managed and the techniques that are used to do so.
An section showing how works of art are restored.
It showed you and encouraged you to participate in some of the techniques used within the artworks.It gave me a greater understanding of the technique involved but also of the greater skill that was possessed in order to achieve the results.
Craig investigating with the equipment.
I thought this was really good. It is a piece showing how important it is not to touch the works of art in the galleries and shows the effect on the different materials. It explains that some materials are a lot more fragile than others, this is evident by some part of the materials, eg the fabric being worn away due to touc. For each time someone touches a part of the piece the counter increase, this paired with the degrading of the materials compliments the message the museum is trying to convey.
link To museum website
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