For a long time, museums have played a major role in preserving materials of historical importance. Some people hold the view that it should only exhibit objects, which belong to its country instead of others. Personally, I fairly disagree with this idea for a number of reasons.
On the one hand, people believe local artefacts should be given priority for some particular purposes. The first one is local museum should be a place which honours and conveys historical values of the land where it is located. The artefacts it conversed could represent an ancient period of regional history, which could increase patriotism in the locals’ mind. Moreover, it is essential for indigenous people to have an insight into their own history and heritage before learning the others. In addition to this, for travellers, they go to the museum in order to have a glimpse of the cultures, traditions and history of the nation it belongs. For instance, it would be a disappointment if they go to Vietnam, but see more works from abroad than local antiques.
On the other hand, although some people are against this idea, I am of the view that displaying international works of art has one main merit. It is that it helps diversify the content of the museums and galleries. This would give residents and visitors a chance to enrich their understanding about artworks, and therefore, could broaden their horizon of the world from historical and cultural aspects.
In conclusion, my view is that the ultimate goal of museums and galleries is to spread knowledge of all kinds, nevertheless museums and art galleries should make masterpieces of their own country more dominant than the works of the other parts of the world.
For a long time,
museums
have played a major role in preserving materials of historical importance.
Some
people
hold the view that it should
only
exhibit objects, which belong to its country
instead
of others.
Personally
, I
fairly
disagree with this
idea
for a number of reasons.
On the one hand,
people
believe
local
artefacts
should be
given
priority for
some
particular purposes. The
first
one is
local
museum
should be a place which
honours
and conveys historical values of the land where it
is located
. The
artefacts
it conversed could represent an ancient period of regional history, which could increase patriotism in the
locals’
mind.
Moreover
, it is essential for indigenous
people
to have an insight into their
own
history and heritage
before
learning the others.
In addition
to this, for
travellers
, they go to the
museum
in order to have a glimpse of the cultures, traditions and history of the nation it belongs.
For instance
, it would be a disappointment if they go to Vietnam,
but
see
more works from abroad than
local
antiques.
On the
other
hand, although
some
people
are against this
idea
, I am of the view that displaying international works of art has one main merit. It is that it
helps
diversify the content of the
museums
and galleries. This would give residents and visitors a chance to enrich their understanding about artworks, and
therefore
, could broaden their horizon of the world from historical and cultural aspects.
In conclusion
, my view is that the ultimate goal of
museums
and galleries is to spread knowledge of all kinds,
nevertheless
museums
and art galleries should
make
masterpieces of their
own
country more dominant than the works of the
other
parts of the world.