Monday, September 29, 2008

Assignment 2b

What does MoLAA stand for?
Museum of Latin American Art
What are the video clips about (be specific)?
The first clip is more or less an overview of what MoLAA is about. This video gives history along with general information about the MoLAA. This clip explains what the museum is about. How there are different types of things going on such as lectures, activities, exhibitions. This a museum where many Latin American artist have their work that are known in Latin American countries but are not known in the USA.
The second clip was a slide show of the artwork that was present in march of 2007. This slide show had different type of music playing, while showing the different artist with some of there artwork to follow.
The third clip was not available therefore i located another one. This clip was a documentary from LAX magazine. In the clip they talked about what is available for the public at this museum.
What did you learn from the video clips (3 facts per clip; total 9 facts)?
  • Founded 6 years ago
  • Permanent collections, plus exhibitions
  • Goal= to build the largest, most important, and most relevant place of Latin American Art in the world.
  • Artist- Jose Luis Cuevas, Mexico; Jose Franco, Cuba
  • Location: Long Beach, CA in East Village Distract
  • Live Dance once a month
  • Open 6 days/week; Free admission on Fridays
  • a diversity of people show up
  • Artist from all over the continents

Create 3 questions for your classmates based on the clips or websites (tell them which specific link to visit to find the answer)

  • Name three artist from Cuba (2nd clip)
  • What is the reason why this museum was created? (1st clip)
  • What are some of the specific hands on activities that are done? (1st clip)


List any 3 things you learned from the MoLAA website (be specific; give concrete answers for which your classmates can follow-up in upcoming assignments)

  1. Not only is it a wonderful museum but it is a venue for events. One can even get married here
  2. They have a huge list of sponsors.
  3. The have many permanent exhibitions. The urban and rural landscapes seems tight!!

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