Museums and art galleries play an important role in offering multifaceted knowledge to the public. Some individuals opine that these institutions should primarily focus on their local history and art instead of global works of art. I, however, largely disagree with this viewpoint as international works provide various benefits to the public.
Museums and art galleries offer a medium to understanding cultural heritage. By focusing on local history and art only, such institutions limit the knowledge of the public to the domestic borders. Conversely, if art and history from other parts of the world are displayed, museums and art galleries exhibit multiculturalism, allowing people to understand distinct histories and cultures, and thus, enhancing globalization. For example, the Vatican museum exhibits works from several European countries, allowing the smallest country in the world to be a bridge to explaining cultural values of distinct nations under one roof.
Moreover, international historical and cultural works would allow individuals to gain information on critical international issues that many countries face together. Many museums choose to have educational international exhibitions of important political and social issues, which may be more informative than the media. For instance, the Melbourne Art Gallery has collections from across the globe in order to depict thoughts on poverty, war and trade, and in a survey, 88% visitors declared that they felt more informed about such issues from the museum than from the news.
In conclusion, I disagree to a large extent with the belief that museums and art galleries should focus on the history and art of their own country rather than international works, as with the latter, these museums and galleries build a platform for globalization and multinational knowledge.
Museums
and
art
galleries
play an
important
role in offering multifaceted knowledge to the public.
Some
individuals opine that these institutions should
primarily
focus on their local
history
and
art
instead
of global works of
art
. I,
however
,
largely
disagree with this viewpoint as
international
works provide various benefits to the public.
Museums and
art
galleries
offer a medium to understanding cultural heritage. By focusing on local
history
and
art
only
, such institutions limit the knowledge of the public to the domestic borders.
Conversely
, if
art
and
history
from other parts of the world
are displayed
,
museums
and
art
galleries
exhibit multiculturalism, allowing
people
to understand distinct
histories
and cultures, and
thus
, enhancing globalization.
For example
, the Vatican
museum
exhibits works from several European
countries
, allowing the smallest
country
in the world to be a bridge to explaining cultural values of distinct nations under one roof.
Moreover
,
international
historical and cultural works would
allow
individuals to gain information on critical
international
issues that
many
countries
face together.
Many
museums
choose to have educational
international
exhibitions of
important
political and social issues, which may be more informative than the media.
For instance
, the Melbourne
Art
Gallery
has collections from across the globe in order to depict thoughts on poverty, war and trade, and in a survey, 88% visitors declared that they felt more informed about such issues from the
museum
than from the news.
In conclusion
, I disagree to a large extent with the belief that
museums
and
art
galleries
should focus on the
history
and
art
of their
own
country
rather
than
international
works, as with the latter, these
museums
and
galleries
build a platform for globalization and multinational knowledge.