What we can learn as a community through a historic house museum or open air museum is the connection with humanity and its exposure to the public. The intention for which provides an opportunity to intimately experience the living space of people that were and still are capable of creating an impact that is visually interesting and accentuating to the environment that we live in. In the case of the Pabst mansion, its service to Wisconsin and the city of Milwaukee is both crucial and romantic to the interaction of society amongst a period of time that may now be seen ancient. However, its sustainability shows us otherwise. It shows us the historical value that it holds. In its very essence it is a landmark but in reality it provides an exclamation to the magical world of human possibility and art. It is a statement in society that after being occupied, it now serves educational purposes.
I remember in the Federal District of Mexico when we visited the Frida Kahlo museum. The place is located in the beautiful and colonial area of Coyacan which shares similar Victorian properties to the experience at the Pabst Mansion. It was Frida Kahlo's residence itself that served as the holding grounds of her artistic expression and familiarity. Aside of her paintings and sculptures therefore was her home. The place where she spent hours doing things beyond her profession. It was her life that the viewer could also see in relationship to her living style that allowed me to rethink what I knew of her. In that aspect similarly to Captain Pabst, we can imagine and be connected more with the individuals that made an impact in . It is a way to discover the lifestyle of these people whose homes are now in exhibit. They are gradual grounds. They revisit each other and let themselves know that it is coming to them as it comes fast. Faster then the wind and closer to the sound of every step that one takes on those wooden floors. This is why we save the past.
To understand the magnificence of nature as it progresses through our time. To show us where people have been and to mention any circumstance around. It is with right discretion that we investigate with each other and talk to one another about the persons who built a recognizable monument in a certain area. Tied to the history behind, the artifacts and trains of thoughts describe how we think as a social and humanitarian culture. Based on where we live and how we spent the rest of our lives with the cyclical approach to the present now. And the past as it forms a part of the now. With regard to success, we feel the need to sustain what is beautiful and provides the most amount of benefit overall. It makes sense because we give worth and value to the things that we seem to need also. The ones that we can hang on to and think back to and love and cherish. Family memories. Events. Places of comfort. Aesthetics.
That the music room was the place of gathering is of no surprise. It was the most unified. It was the one that saw the aspect of family in great times. It was the incorporation of yet another element of grand gesture and historic value as well as preservation. Music. In context to the human perspective of enjoying a quality lifestyle. A lifestyle of invention, recognition, elegance and explicit pleasure of living harmoniously. But it's its stature that dominates the attention of the observer and the divider. The castle, the Eiffel Tower, the Mansion, the famous person who lived in that house. It is an intention to people watch and correspond to the essence of living.
Another great quality in preserving a house and to build a living space like the Pabst Mansion is related to the aesthetic value talked about earlier. It's about art. Craftsmen who were hired to do amazing work with their hands. To show us at which extent one can accomplish something great. Hands.
Overall it was a great time in class!
“They revisit each other and let themselves know that it is coming to them as it comes fast. Faster then the wind and closer to the sound of every step that one takes on those wooden floors. This is why we save the past.”
ReplyDeleteI think that was a very interesting thing that you remembered from the house. Although I did hear the floor creak I did not remember it until you mentioned it. This portion of your post also reminded me of the lecture received before hand and how quickly Grand Ave had changed during the time the Pabst Mansion was built. You also mentioned how this was a moment in time at how those people lived, and how fat we have come as a community. In retrospect I tend to agree, in today’s world we are no longer required to build an extra 12,000 square feet for hired help and we tend to live on only a portion of the land we own. I think you had a interesting perspective on the Pabst Mansion and Frida’s house. Good points.
Awesome post. A lot of great insights into the importance of House Museums. I especially like how you remembered visiting Frida Kahlo's house and how you were able to connect not only with her art, but also with her as a person beyond that of the artist she is known for. Experiencing the dwelling place of a person that is well known, and to see how they lived and spent their time outside that of the public eye is something very personable and often times inspiring. I also like how you commented on the craftsmanship that can be viewed in many of these houses, like the Pabst Mansion, though it is often times a big reason for preserving these structures, it also tells a lot about the resident living their and how they found comfort in where they lived and what they were surrounded by.
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