Most Read This Week In Museums
A museum (/mjuˈziːəm/; myoo-zee-um) is an institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance and some public museums makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities throughout the world and more local ones exist in smaller cities, towns and even the countryside. Museums have varying aims, ranging from serving researchers and specialists to serving the general public. The goal of serving researchers is increasingl
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“
You don’t know they’ll be white. Maybe the Cloisters is full of Black people, and you’re the right person to knock on the door.”
I could hear a cross laugh in Keller’s quiet voice. “I’m pretty sure that the people who set up shop in a castle are going to be white. Museums: last refuge of the ruling class.
”
― All the Water in the World
― All the Water in the World
“
In the Museum garden
Empty chairs:
the statues have gone back
to the other museum.
”
― Collected Poems
― Collected Poems
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