Humanities

Cultural Experience Field Report #1 

Note: This assignment has been adapted to adhere to the current guidance from the CDC for social distancing because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  

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For this assignment, you will choose a virtual cultural venue from the instructions below to visit online and write a short 500-800 word report about your visit.  

Purpose  The purpose of this assignment is to introduce you to the process of engaging with the cultural venues and communities. This will inform you personally of the Humanities and groups that support it. 

Skills  This assignment will help you practice the following skills that will be useful to you in your professional and personal life beyond school. 

· Identify cultural venues and inform you with deeper knowledge about the art form chosen. 

· Organize reflections about engaging with a cultural experience and community 

· Use concepts and skills learned in class to describe and interpret cultural experiences and communities 

· Use appropriate and proper grammar, organization, and academic-style formatting in order to communicate 

Knowledge  This assignment will help you become familiar with the following important content knowledge in the Humanities. 

· Available virtual cultural venues and communities 

· Methods of interpretation within the Humanities 

Instructions  For your report, choose one virtual venue from this pre-approved list that most interests you, or contact your professor for approval of your own online choice. If your choice below has both a website and a video, make sure you examine both. If you need special accommodations to complete this assignment, please inform your instructor and contact the  Accessibility Accommodations  office for guidance.  

ART MUSEUMS AND SCULPTURE GARDENS 

Great Museums documentaries 

· Metropolitan Museum of Art  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHrmoSlfLD0  

· The National Museum of Women in the Arts  https://youtu.be/kXaln1MDGwg  

· China: East Meets West in the Metropolitan    https://greatmuseums.org/china-west-meets-east-at-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art/

· The Great Museums of Havana  https://youtu.be/X4b_9VyWyzQ  

· The DuSable Museum of African-American History:  https://youtu.be/nGB0ZsQy1LI  

· The Modern Museum of Art  https://youtu.be/0oly6d0zlZM  

Egyptian Antiquities virtual tour at the Louvre  http://musee.louvre.fr/visite-louvre/index.html?defaultView=rdc.s46.p01&lang=ENG  

Gallerie d’Appollon virtual tour at the Louvre   http://mini-site.louvre.fr/apollon/index_apollon.html  

London National Gallery Google virtual tour of Renaissance paintings  https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/virtual-tours/google-virtual-tour  

London National Gallery 2011 Adobe Flash tour  https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/virtual-tours/virtual-tour-2011  

New Orleans Museum of Art virtual tour  https://noma.org/visit/noma-tour/  

The British Museum of the World virtual tour with Google  https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/  

Castle of Chenonceau, Chenonceaux, France (2 parts) 

· Explore the Google Maps views  https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/ch%C3%A2teau-de-chenonceau/bAGahgL1zrFeRw?sv_lng=1.070184489958876&sv_lat=47.32482656207214&sv_h=116.79318358059614&sv_p=0.0654921116921372&sv_pid=dgEhnn7ldWMgXTDy44vl3Q&sv_z=0.5853435883481253  

· Review the Collection of Unique Works  https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/chenonceau-a-collection-of-unique-works/kQJi80RByzIxJw  

The Dalí Museums (2 parts) 

· Explore the virtual tour  https://www.salvador-dali.org/en/museums/dali-theatre-museum-in-figueres/visita-virtual/  

· Watch the video tour  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSLBtmOAvd4  

Smithsonian National Quilt Collection (3 parts) 

· Explore the online collection of quilts  https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object-groups/national-quilt-collection  

· Watch the video on machine quilting  https://www.si.edu/object/smithsonian-national-quilt-collection-machine-quilting:yt_FPnL1i7-UgY  

· Watch the video tour  https://www.si.edu/object/smithsonian-national-quilt-collection-overview:yt__7JvsKwCWfk  

Sydney & Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden (2 parts) 

· Explore the garden’s web site   https://noma.org/sculpture-garden/works-in-the-garden/  

· Watch video tours:  

· Part 1:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNPjnWsFYe0 

· Part 2:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT-H5aNAfcM  

Smithsonian African American History and Culture Museum (2 parts) 

· Explore the Exhibitions  https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/exhibitions  

· Watch Freedom Calling: Interactive Tour  https://www.facebook.com/NMAAHC/videos/10154508052246990/  

Smithsonian Renwick Gallery in VR (requires download of Wonder 360 app on any device)  https://americanart.si.edu/wonder360  

The VR Museum (free, requires free STEAM account & HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, or Valve Index)  https://store.steampowered.com/app/515020/The_VR_Museum_of_Fine_Art/  

MUSIC CONCERT (please watch full performances) 

New Orleans: A Living Museum of Music documentary  https://youtu.be/0y9bhyz0Kno  

An Evening of Classical Violin and Tabla (Kennedy Center)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FvkraRMEko  

Liberated Muse (Kennedy Center)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsHQJYMSjvc  

Brianna Thomas (Kennedy Center)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWJQUIcfoJc  

Beethoven’s 9th Symphony Chicago Symphony Orchestra  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOjHhS5MtvA  

The Light is the Same: Celebrating Women Composers (Millennium Stage)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOjHhS5MtvA  

Mandy Harvey (Kennedy Center)  https://youtu.be/LbSMZVz85-s  

Angélique Kidjo,  Renée Fleming and Jason Moran (Kennedy Center)  https://youtu.be/fdeFCvtwI9I  

Gaby Moreno (Millennium Stage)  https://youtu.be/ZbpifpK1qfw  

The Gothard Sisters (Millennium Stage)  https://youtu.be/r05g-YE8I94  

Kandace Springs (Millennium Stage)  https://youtu.be/BbXScPwSlDU  

C4 Trio (Millennium Stage)  https://youtu.be/5ffGlWFBT58  

National Jazz Workshop Big Band (Millennium Stage)  https://youtu.be/GXVk5mT1Qgs  

Dakh Daughters (Millennium Stage)  https://youtu.be/r1wMUXiyibQ

Ramy Essam (Millennium Stage)  https://youtu.be/JLG0aHNXra4  

Anda Union (Millennium Stage)  https://youtu.be/y8zkF9W9JjI  

 

DANCE PERFORMANCE  (please watch full performances) 

Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rJoB7y6Ncs  

Tinsel and Bone (Kennedy Center)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfHG_hd7z_o  Native Pride Dancers – (Millenium Stage)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpR5H9zu_4k  

S/HE by MN Dance Company  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSIddQNyYVE  

Revelations by Alvin Ailey Dance Theater  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrPJ4kt3a64  

Furia Flamenca (Kennedy Center)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXy-3Aferok  

Uprooted Dance (Kennedy Center)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scmtyIR2Efc  

Surati: Classical Indian and Folk Dance  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsJ-DBK9QA8  

Tamagawa University Dance and Taiko Group (Kennedy Center)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccZkifi3CkI  

Peruvian Music and Dance   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3uGyJ3JHn0  

Washington School of Ballet Performance (Millennium Stage)  https://youtu.be/16_NAn0GOWs  

Rwandan Traditional Dance  https://youtu.be/zmy-zm1Z0b8  

Xiutia Puerto Vallarta: Mexican Folk Dance  https://youtu.be/fI5nXJeslrw  

Muntu Dance Theater of Chicago  https://youtu.be/PjL8aTOvoCY  

 

Restrictions:  The experience should be viewed during the current semester.  If this is impossible, contact the instructor to arrange for alternatives.  You may not report on a cultural experience viewed prior to this class. 

Write a report after you have explored or viewed the online resource. 

Your report should include the following information. Include photos or links that help convey the information. As always, be sure to document all sources you consult in preparing your work. This includes any learning resources from the class, or information from the websites that informed you about the particular item you explored. 

· Name and location of the museum, site, or performance event. If there is on-line information about the site or performance, be sure to include a link to it within the text of your essay in an appropriate place.  

· Type of museum, site or event. For example is it a portrait or sculpture museum, a music concert, or dance performance? If you viewed a performance, name the performer or the piece. 

· Briefly describe the general setting by talking a bit about the location (you can research the location online) and the general overall "vibe" of the place.  

· Describe at least one aspect of the experience that you found especially interesting. For example, you might write about a particular work of art, cultural artifact, song, dance section, costumes or lighting, a particular vocalist, etc. Explain what impressed or affected you, and why. Your reaction can be positive or negative, as long as you offer an explanation. 

· Identify and use at least two tools, concepts or methods that you have learned about in this class in the Learning Resources to talk about your viewing. For example, if you do a virtual museum tour, you might point out how color works in one of the paintings, or if you view to a concert, talk about how rhythm works in one of the songs. Make sure you are explicit in identifying the tools/concept/methods you are using and the specific learning resources they come from. Make sure to inform the reader about the tool/concept/method through a quote or paraphrase from the learning resource. Then, make sure to tell the reader how you interpret and/or analyze some elements of what you experience with the tools.  

· Be sure to cite the learning resources you have used in MLA format. Please see  http://sites.umgc.edu/library/libhow/mla_examples.cfm  

· Reflect on the relevance--if any--of your experience to your everyday life.  How did the experience engage your feelings or emotions, if at all? What does this tell you about human culture, and/or about yourself? 

STOP:  Before you hand in your assignment, ask yourself the following questions:  

1. Have I provided the name and location of the museum, site, or performance event and URL, if available, identified the type of museum, site or event, and provided a general description of the setting? 

2. Have I identified and explained an especially interesting aspect of the experience and used examples to illustrate reflections and to explain why this aspect was interesting? 

3. Have I identified and applied two tools, concepts or methods of interpretation from learning resources to concrete and specific examples from visit? 

4. Have I used examples to clearly explain the relevance of my visit to at least one of the following: 1) emotion 2) human culture 3) self-identity 4) cultural identity? 

5. Have I provided a list of resources and do all of my citations conform to MLA 8th edition guidelines? 

6. Have I proofread this assignment for grammatical, structural, and spelling errors that might impede someone from understanding what I am trying to say?