Question

Discuss/Explain the significance of establishing/maintaining museums.

Answer 1

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Museums collect and preserve our objects and materials of religious, cultural and historical value. They are a good source of entertainment. These museums help to preserve and promote our cultural heritage. Museums are a storehouse of old artefacts, sculptures, objects, history etc

Answer 2

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$\bf\underline\mathfrak\green{Significance\: of\: Establishing\: Museums:}$

• The purpose of modern museums is to collect, preserve, interpret, and display objects of artistic, cultural, or scientific significance for the education of the public.

• From a visitor or community perspective, the purpose can also depend on one's point of view.

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• A trip to a local history museum or large city art museum can be an entertaining and enlightening way to spend the day.

• To city leaders, a healthy museum community can be seen as a gauge of the economic health of a city, and a way to increase the sophistication of its inhabitants.

• To a museum professional, a museum might be seen as a way to educate the public about the museum's mission, such as civil rights or environmentalism.

• Museums are, above all, storehouses of knowledge.

• In 1829, James Smithson's bequest, that would fund the Smithsonian Institution, stated he wanted to establish an institution "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge".

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$\bf\underline\mathfrak\green{Museum\: Maintenance}$

• The primary goal of collections maintenance is to prevent further decay of cultural heritage by ensuring proper storage and upkeep including performing regular housekeeping of the spaces and objects and monitoring and controlling storage environments.

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