Here is our proposal for the Eldridge Street Synagogue, following the guidelines given by the museum directors. Target: Cool Young People Eldridge St Proposals View more PowerPoint from Karolina Ziulkoski With Hernan Carranza, Luisa Pereira Hors, Rose Schlossberg and Sheiva Rezvani

  So here is my final project for the Cabinets of Wonder class. This is a very important project for me, since it is something I want to bring to life. It is called the Museum of Polish Immigration, targeting more specifically the immigration of Poles to the south of Brazil. It began as my thesis in Architecture school, and [...]

  For this assignment we were asked to create a Diorama. So I decided to create mine based on something from my culture, to present it for my classmates. I chose to show one aspect from Brazilian culture that originates in my state – Rio Grande do Sul – but is also widespread throughout the world: the barbecue. The most [...]

  In Cabinets of Wonder we were asked to create our Design Manifesto, to explain what the ideals of our company, if we had one, would be. So here is mine:   Design is about people. Therefore, design must:   – engage the audience with the content (the design cannot be more important than the content displayed; they must complement [...]

  After visiting the Museum at Eldridge St Synagogue me and Fernanda went to The Tenement Museum. The first contact with it was the Museum Shop, where we need to buy tickets for the tours. It was different, but also nice, since a shop is never intimidating and an environment we are all very used too. The area where tickets [...]

  Last Monday (October 10th) I visited the Museum at Eldridge Street Synagogue. Getting there is really easy, but the museum entrance itself is not. It is located in the blurred boundary between Chinatown and Lower East Side, with its exact location leaning much more towards Chinatown, what may be a little bit misleading – I was unsure if this [...]

  This week’s (October 3rd) field trip subject is the Museum of Modern Art, visit plus participating in a gallery talk. Today was not my first visit to Moma, so I knew somewhat what to expect. The first impression of Moma is great – there’s a wonderful lobby, the position of the ticket booth and the entrance are very clear [...]

  On September  18th I went on the 3rd field trip, to the Museum of Natural History.  This was my second visit to the museum (the previous one was in 2007), so I already had an idea of what to expect. However, since this time I had specific goals, it was a different kind of visit. The entry on 81st [...]

  On September 15th I went on the second field trip, to El Museo del Barrio. The entry was great. The museum has a small patio and the main entrance to the lobby is right at the middle of it, through a glass door framed by a “wood box”. Very hard to miss. As soon as I came in I [...]

  I should have done this before, but it’s never too late, right? I’m going to start posting my museum reviews for the Cabinets of Wonder class, with professor Nancy Hechinger. So here is the first one from the batch!   On September 10th I went on the first field trip – to the Jewish Museum. The first contact with [...]