On September 12th, after a long morning and early afternoon of classes, we all took a trip to the Brooklyn Museum as a class. Compared to the trip that we had to make on our own to a museum, this trip was more enjoyable to me as I was very entertained by the Ancient Egypt section of the museum. A main positive of this trip compared to the other was that we had a bus to take us to the museum and back. After classes, we all met up in the lounge at 4:30, ate pizza, then got on the bus to start our trip to the Brooklyn Museum.
There was a wide variety of art at the Brooklyn Museum. From thousands of years ago to just up to four years ago the range in time periods and art styles were incredible. From the ancient Egypt section, to the American history section, and eventually a whole section dedicated to the color blue. By far the most entertaining and enjoyable section of the museum that I saw was the section dedicated to ancient Egypt and the culture and art styles they had.
There was plenty of ancient artifacts in the Egypt section of the museum. There was a couple of mummies laid out on display for us to observe next to the sarcophagus that they were buried in. What I found most interesting was the ancient Egyptian writing that was on display. The ancient form of communication that the Egyptians used intrigued me as I attempted to analyze all of the different symbols they used. There was also a large variety of statues and sculptures in the museum. One thing in particular with the Egyptian statues and sculptures was that a vast majority of them had their noses broken off. I found this quite weird until Mike explained to use that they did this to remove any power that the statues possessed.
Overall, I enjoyed the trip to the Brooklyn Museum specifically because of the Ancient Egypt section. I found the mummies with their sarcophagus extremely interesting. I was especially amazed in the way that they were preserved for thousands of years. The most intriguing part of the section to me was the ancient writing that had also been preserved for thousands of years.
-Christopher Cipollone