Michael Doster

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

The Fundacio' Joan Miro is a museum located on Mont Juic which houses a collection of work from the 20th century painter Joan Miro. The building was opened in 1971 and underwent renovations to expand in 1980.

MACBA

The building uses a combination of straight lines and curves to create a language within the building. THe building inagurated in 1995 by RIchard Meier, is a museum dedicated to works from the second half of the 20th century. There are few works in the permanent collection and once in a while interesting temporary exhibitions.
Information:
www.barcelona.com

Museums!!!

The four museums I chose to study were the CCCB building, The Joan Miro Art Museum, The MACBA, and the MNAC. . The C.C.C.B. was built by the architect Piñón y Viaplana on the site of the old Casa de la Caridad, a beautiful building, which retains a few original decorative elements. This is the main exhibition center in Barcelona, located in the heart of the Raval district.

Picture and information: http://www.homeandabroad.com/c/74/Site/103281_Centre_de_Cultura_Contempor_nia_de_Barcelona__CCCB__visit.html

Sunday, April 6, 2008

The Places I've Run!!

The places which I have sucessfully run to have been mark, although I have not made it to the two hospitals they are my new goals for the upcoming week.

Morocco

In Morocco there were very limited places to run. To be completely honest there were tons of places to run, explore, and discover although out of fear of getting absolutely lost in a matter of 30 steps, I chose to not be so adventurous. Morocco as a whole seemed to be one huge labyrinth and one must spend years learning and becoming acquainted with the areas. I was not willing to venture out on the streets of Morocco with Mateusz or Lauren, so I simply chose to not run.

Instead of giving you the play-by play of the entire week, telling of every morsel or crumb of food that entered into my mouth, or every sight we saw, Id rather describe the feelings I had when walking around the city. The very first day when exploring the city by foot with the guidance of our fearless leaders Christi and Eric, we crossed a funeral walking down the street. A funeral consisted of 50 men walking down the street holding a body wrapped within a linen sheet chanting and singing. This was pretty overwhelming considering we were in the country for a mere two hours. The people of morocco were really helpful, kind, and generally very genuine. However there still were the hustlers, beggars, and decent salesmen. Our tour guides and drivers were the most genuine men who were interested in giving us the full experience of there home, and I could not have been more appreciative. Overall the trip consumed me with a sense of gratefulness and appreciation for what I had and the opportunities in my reach. This seems very cliché and sounds like a bunch of bologna but that’s the truth. Seeing the places these people lived, worked, and played left some in awe. To see ten children playing with a soccer ball so weathered it appeared as though it were a piece of inflated garbage was really amazing. To watch how happy and satisfied they were with that ball. Back home a child would have three or four soccer balls in their collections, and still desire more. The people there are part of a tight knit community and work together to make it work. I am very glad to have taken that trip to Africa it was an awesome trip and I really did learn a lot from it, whether it be architecture or not I learned a great deal from those five days.