brilliant but i got some names wrong The obsession of our era with museums is an intriguining phenomenon with many possible causes. Perhaps the first query we need to ask of ourselves is what has changed in society to cause this shift in priorities which has stimulated the massive new interest. The trends towards self improvement and the recent technology craze are two of the central influential trends which I feel have most directly caused …showed first 75 words of 689 total…

…showed last 75 words of 689 total…the museum industry, I feel more direct public involvement is an aspect that most curators do not give enough weight to in their decision making. Although I disagree that we need be cautious of museums and the social control they hold, I do feel that the purchasing choices made by curators and their special exhibition choices should be more influenced by the public they serve and less by the personal likes and dislikes they hold.