Art has regained some of its lost glory and governments have started realizing the importance of preserving it. While some people welcome this trend, I completely disagree with this practice as I believe there are several other critical functions for the public administration to focus on.
It is widely accepted that the field of arts not only represents the contemporary lifestyle but also helps us to reflect back on the lives of our ancestors. Historical artifacts like sculptures and paintings that are exhibited in various museums attract a lot of visitors and generate some revenue as well. For example, the Kohinoor diamond of Delhi sultanate is a very famous exhibit in the British Royal Museum in U. K. But I believe that the cost of maintaining the museums and the salaries of curators easily exceed this income. Therefore, no official can justify this investment in art as it is not of any benefit to the general public.
What’s more, other critical functions of the society like public healthcare continue to be ignored by a lot of countries. Large sections of the community especially the underprivileged are deprived of basic health amenities like vaccines and preventive health checkups. For Instance, the disease of tuberculosis continues to affect thousands of Indians even today. If the government had diverted some of the funds invested in art to these areas, India would have had a stronger young generation. Therefore, I believe that public representatives should start thinking about these vital aspects instead of spending money on the maintenance of art galleries and reviving lost art forms.
To conclude, despite the fact that art contributes a lot to the society and tourism in general, I would like to emphasise the fact that governments should invest most of the funds in crucial services like the public healthcare which help in building stronger nations.
Art
has regained
some
of its lost glory and
governments
have
started
realizing the importance of preserving it. While
some
people
welcome this trend, I completely disagree with this practice as I believe there are several other critical functions for the
public
administration to focus on.
It is
widely
accepted
that the field of
arts
not
only
represents the contemporary lifestyle
but
also
helps
us to reflect back on the
lives
of our ancestors. Historical artifacts like sculptures and paintings that
are exhibited
in various museums attract
a lot of
visitors and generate
some
revenue
as well
.
For example
, the Kohinoor diamond of Delhi sultanate is a
very
famous
exhibit in the British Royal Museum in U. K.
But
I believe that the cost of maintaining the museums and the salaries of curators
easily
exceed this income.
Therefore
, no official can justify this investment in
art
as it is not of any benefit to the
general public
.
What’s more, other critical functions of the society like
public
healthcare continue to be
ignored
by
a lot of
countries. Large sections of the community
especially
the underprivileged
are deprived
of basic health amenities like vaccines and preventive health checkups.
For Instance
, the disease of tuberculosis continues to affect thousands of Indians even
today
. If the
government
had diverted
some of the
funds invested in
art
to these areas, India would have had a stronger young generation.
Therefore
, I believe that
public
representatives should
start
thinking about these vital aspects
instead
of spending money on the maintenance of
art
galleries and reviving lost
art
forms.
To conclude
, despite the fact that
art
contributes a lot to the society and tourism
in general
, I would like to
emphasise
the fact that
governments
should invest most of the funds in crucial services like the
public
healthcare which
help
in building stronger nations.