I think that it’s important to look at objects from our own culture’s past to see how we have improved (isn’t that what everyone’s main goal in some way or another is anyway?). I’m not an expert in economics, but there is a lot of action going on there because of museums. 36, Curators, Collections, and Contexts: Anthropology at the Field Museum, 1893-2002 (September 30, 2003), Access everything in the JPASS collection, Download up to 10 article PDFs to save and keep, Download up to 120 article PDFs to save and keep. For terms and use, please refer to our Terms and Conditions Die Sammlung besteht sowohl aus historischen als auch aus zeitgenössischen Objekten. Museums do have their benefits as you had mentioned- their economic factors as well as spurring intellectual thoughts in young minds, but unfortunately they also have a dark history. First Place Nate Stanley Texas State University “Nate’s course work and research studies reveal his love of learning, interest in anthropology, and commitment to hard work. To access this article, please, New Series, No. I always just viewed them as something to do on a Sunday afternoon or an exciting field trip day in elementary school. Combining Anthropology, Botany, Geology, Paleontology and Zoology, the Museum uses an interdisciplinary approach to increasing knowledge about the past, present and future of the earth, its biota, people, and their cultures. We can only hope that the archaeology performed and historical interpretation of many of the artifacts and context are not bias in any form, which I might add is totally unlikely. Bekanntestes Ausstellungsobjekt ist wohl die aus dem Holz der Nutka-Scheinzypresse gefertigte Skulptur „The Raven and the First Men“ (Der Rabe und die ersten Menschen) von Bill Reid, die auf der kanadischen 20-Dollar-Note abgebildet ist. With a personal account, you can read up to 100 articles each month for free.

The 66 000 square-foot building, set on a cliff at the tip of Point Grey, holds an unrivalled collection of Northwest Coast First Nations art.

49.269166666667-123.25972222222Koordinaten: 49° 16′ 9″ N, 123° 15′ 35″ W, Zuletzt bearbeitet am 18. Or maybe more people are just interested in archeological artifacts than sports! Februar 2019 um 15:49 Uhr bearbeitet. Exhibit designers are mainly employed at museums. It can also give us a sense of pride in our culture by preserving them because they will always be one of a kind. Es ist eine bedeutende Touristenattraktion und befindet sich am Marine Drive in den University Endowment Lands, einem gemeindefreien Gebiet westlich der Stadt.

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Walter und Marianne Koerner schenkten 1975 ihre umfangreiche Sammlung indianischer Kunst dem Museum, die heute noch einen großen Teil der ausgestellten Objekte ausmacht. Like a great research library, our collections of more than 22 million items are a crucial part of the world's knowledge database for the sciences, humanities and the arts.

http://aam-us.org/about-museums/museum-facts. What you said about museums makes perfect sense, they do benefit a multitude of people and they are “trustworthy” to an extent. You make an excellent point in this bog post; I definitely agree with you when you said that museums and the work associated with them are being overlooked. In my opinion, the most important thing a museum does is open people’s eyes and let them see that history doesn’t have to be something boring that you read about in a book, it can be directly observed through preserved artifacts and genuine reconstructions of ancient events, places and people. Think of all of the people that are employed because of museums. I am of course not of this opinion, but it is an opinion that I think sometimes gets voiced a little too loudly. In addition, there are a lot of jobs and other economic factors involved with the travel associated with visitors to the museum. It provides collection-based research and learning for understanding and appreciation of our world. JSTOR is part of ITHAKA, a not-for-profit organization helping the academic community use digital technologies to preserve the scholarly record and to advance research and teaching in sustainable ways.