‘’Art’’ is the finest way to express our feelings, emotions, thoughts, knowledge and insights. Admiration and interest to art thus easily attracts people of various cultural background, class, caste, creed to the museums where they can get a glance of art from different parts of the world.
In the list of the world famous museums, the largest art and history museum in Georgia and one of the largest museums in the Southeast, is the Columbus Museum.
The Museum is particularly known for its concentration on American art and the history of the region. Visitors can find out the development of the Chattahoochee Valley area in Chattahoochee Legacy, a regional history gallery with its own award-winning film.
In addition to the 15 permanent collection and traveling exhibition galleries of fine and decorative art, the Museum offers many educational opportunities, such as classes, free programs and a space for student art in the Pound Gallery. Visitors can also investigate a kaleidoscope of color and texture in Transformations, a hands-on discovery gallery for children.
My visit to the Columbus Museum on last Sunday brought me a worthwhile experience which I can really cherish for the whole of my life.When in the mid noon I approached at the gate of the museum I was wondering what the vast lay in front of me which I am about to see.
Among the various ongoing exhibitions which attracted me most was “The Objects of Our Desires: Collectors and Collections in the Chattahoochee Valley”.
This exhibition unveils the fascinating world of collection of a wide variety of intriguing local collections of art and historical objects. These wide-ranging collections, many with rare objects and several on public display in Columbus for the first time, each tell a unique story. Objects of My Desire will highlight the ways collections are assembled and what they mean to the collectors who care for them. In addition, the exhibition will explore the ways collectors and museums work together to make private collections important cultural resources for the larger community.
This exhibition was made possible due to the generous support of The Norman S. & Emmy Lou P. Illges Foundation.
Thus the exhibition portrayed the collections of the people of the Chattahoochee valley. According to my opinion the drive of the museum authority is to reveal the personal collections to the open world. It is no doubt an appreciable effort which encourages common people also to care for the antiques and rare the tradition. Like the particular Gothic Style Side Chair (Philadelphia, 1845-1860 Walnut Private Collection, Harris County, Georgia, ATTRIBUTED TO KLAUDEN AND DEGINTON) we don’t get a chance to see that type of furniture nowadays. The style, the curvatures, the design and the craftsmanship everything creates a perfect mosaic of culture.
The word American is enough self-explanatory. Any thing related to the word America has a close link with the place itself. There are rich selections of pieces from the Museum’s permanent collection — “What Makes It American.” The collection itself tells the details and the distinctiveness of the American art. The specific objective is the highlighting of the hallmarks of American Art. The exhibition distinctly points the contacts in between the native groups with the Spanish, Frenchand English. It sought their friendship as a means to control the region. During the war some innovative splints and stretchers made from wood were used by the U.S.Military which solely resembled the uniqueness of America itself.
Wide varieties of artifacts such as tools, weapons and trade goods that illustrate the living standards and their methods of working and interaction were displayed. This exhibition explores the fascinating world of collecting by showcasing a wide variety of intriguing local collections of art and historical objects. These wide-ranging collections tell a unique story of the many rare objects and several on public display in Columbus for the first time. These highlight the ways how collections are assembled. They also mean to the collectors who care for them. In addition, the exhibition will explore the ways collectors and museums work together to make private collections important cultural resources for the larger community.
The Museum has a new Discovery Gallery installation. It highlights 20th century design through the examination of a molded plywood dining chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames. This exploration of design represents the first time the Discovery Gallery has delved into this complex and important concept. The exhibition offers viewers a chance to learn about two of the iconic designers of the modern era and exercise their own creative skills to develop their own chair design. Persons visiting the Museum will also be able to sit in various chair models and vote for their favorite design. After World War II, the Eameses modified their production to create inexpensive, high-quality chairs that sparked a whole new look in furniture design. In 1946, the Eameses established their long and legendary relationship with Herman Miller, who made and mass-marketed the Eames molded plywood chair. This chair design continues to be a fresh and modern design, as inspiring to designers today as it was 60 years ago. Thus the museumis unique inits own characteristics and identity. The Reference books focusing on the Eameses and other leading designers are available in the gallery.
Conclusively, I can reveal, that this visit to the Museum, no doubt gave me a chance to excavate my sense of art which was rooted within me. It explored my attraction to the antique art and culture. I could learn as well as enrich my artistic sense which will in the long run increase my knowledge with art.