HIS 102 Special Project Information

HIS 102
Special Projects

Classical music concert (50 points). Attend a classical symphony, chamber concert or opera and submit a short, two-page report explaining what you heard, who the composer was and how his music fit into the classical era. Please submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit.

Vietnam Memorial (50 points). Visit the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. and submit a two-page essay on one of the following themes: (1) explain how the monument was characteristic of the artistic movement known as "Minimalism" (after defining Minimalism); (2) explain how, first, France and, then, the United States became involved in Vietnam and what the outcome was.

Museums (Please feel free to make suggestions, especially to an out-of-town museum like any of those located in New York. See also the project created by students, a trip to the Art Institute of Chicago.)

Cold War Museum (50 points) or the Cold War Gallery of the U.S. Navy Museum

Corcoran Gallery of Art (50 points). Visit the paintings of the American modernists in the Corcoran Gallery of Art and submit a brief, two-page essay explaining how certain, specific paintings illustrate some of the diverse characteristics of American modernism. Please submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit.

Dumbarton Oaks (50 points). Visit Dumbarton Oaks at 1703 32nd St., NW, and describe what you saw. Also include a brief, two-page report of the founding of the United Nations (part of which took place at 1944 meetings at Dumbarton Oaks) and its development. Please submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit. Hillwood Museum & Gardens (50 points). Visit the beautiful collections of the Hillwood Museum & Gardens and submit a brief essay describing the work of Fabergé's Russian workshop (Cite some specific examples.). Please submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia (50 points). Visit the beautiful collections of the Museum and submit a brief essay describing the work of Fabergé's Russian workshop which produced the elaborate Fabergé's for the Russian imperial family. Please submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit. Holocaust Museum (50 points). Visit the Holocaust Memorial Museum in DC and write a short, two-page report describing the Holocaust and its impact on the Western World. Please submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit. National Air and Space Museum (50 points). Visit the National Air and Space Museum on the Mall and write a short, two-page report that describes the exhibits and how they fit into the space race. Please submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit. National Gallery of Art (50 points). Visit the collection of the Impressionists at the National Gallery of Art and submit a brief, two-page essay explaining how certain, specific paintings illustrate some of the characteristics of Impressionism. Please submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit. The Phillips Collection (50 points). Visit the paintings of the Impressionists in the Phillips Collection and submit a brief, two-page essay explaining how certain, specific paintings illustrate some of the characteristics of Impressionism. Please submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit.

Walters Art Museum (50 points). Visit the manuscript and rare book collections at the Walters Art Museum and submit a brief essay explaining the development of the book from the fourteenth to the nineteenth centuries (Cite some specific examples.) Please submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit.

International Spy Museum (50 points). Visit the International Spy Museum and submit a brief essay examining the role of espionage in the Cold War (Cite some specific examples.). Please submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit.

Interview project (100 points). Interview and record the views of at least five people who lived through, or participated in, one of the following: the Great Depression, World War I, World War II, the postwar Cold War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War or the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. Using the information in the textbook and the quotations of the people interviewed, write a short, organized three-page paper about the impact of that event on the lives of people in the world.