Gabriela
Caceres
Art
& Society
5/13/14
I entitled my museum “ The Freedom of Beliefs Museum”.
The museum would be located in Midtown Manhattan close to Rockefeller center. I
chose this location to lure people from all over the world considering all the famous
attractions in the nearby area. Some famous attractions include Rockefeller
Center, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Saks Fifth Avenue and the shopping area on
Fifth Avenue. The museum particularly displays different galleries of powerful
beliefs from major religious figures. Along with Atheists, Agnostics,
celebrities, famous artists and selective college students. It’ll include photography,
videos, paintings, statements and anything that makes them express and helps
the visitors understand what they believe in. The museum is welcome to everyone
and its mission is to enlighten people on different theories and to inspire
them to not be afraid to disclose what they believe in.
One gallery would be exclusively for famous celebrities
such as Daniel Radcliffe, Woody Allen and Seth Macfarlane etc. that declared
themselves as Atheists. Their statements and quotes would be displayed in their
gallery and explanations as to what made them atheists. Together with videos of
them being questioned as to why they aren’t affiliated with religion. A famous painting “Crucifixion” by Pablo Picasso will also be
included but in a separate gallery. This
abstract painting depicts what Picasso’s religious beliefs are. This painting
is complex and creates some confusion thus making it difficult to fully
understand what he is implying. In the top center of the painting you see a big
cross in black and white. It stands out the most considering that the rest of the
painting is very colorful.
Guernica is another one of Picasso’s famous paintings
that holds strong religious content. This painting will be included in the
museum as well. Guernica relates specifically to the Christian religion. The
way Picasso illustrated the woman in the bottom right corner of this painting
was essential because it depicts a Mary Magdalene figure. In my point of view, Guernica
is trying to point people towards a new way of
being human in the face of evil.
Great idea Gabriela- an interesting premise for a museum- but I wish you would have explained a little more and given some more examples, or described what it would look like, who would come there. Also, museum essays are 400-600 words minimum.
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