do museums actually fulfill their function as an educational institution?

Question

for example, do museums provide much information to foster the need of the public for education of preserve artifacts and collections.

Answer 1

Museums work very hard to educate the public on all aspects of art including preservation, history, different media forms, and much more. They have Education Departments dedicated to raising awareness.

Every museum I have worked at has had out-reach programs in schools and several also have touring traveling exhibit vans whose purpose are to raise awareness about conservation and preservation methods of artifacts.

In addition anytime you go to a museum you can read about preservation attempts being made. In some museums you can make appointments to tour the Conservation Department.

Museums do an excellent job at providing the public with information about the fragility of artifacts and the imporance of preserving art, and they do it while facing many challenges.

Museums face a catch-22. They are trying to recruit new members from less affluent neighborhoods while having to raise funds to keep programs running. They have been battling the stigma of being stuffy and intimidating institutions who cater to a certain populous (those with money for hefty donations) for several years and have been trying to broaden their memberships. The audience museums they are trying to reach however - those from lower communities or younger generations or those whose have set opinions about museums - are most likely the ones who don't know about the importance of keeping art alive but stay away from museums due to having the wrong impressions of museums and their goals. Opinions are slowly changing however and hopefully soon many more people will realize the importance of preservation and conservation.

The bottom line is it depends on the public's willingness to learn. The information is there for them if they want it.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

What a super question!! No I don't think they do fully. I don't know much about preserving artifacts but your question has caused me to think deeply about this. Is the preservation of artefacts the best way they could educate?? I know the Melbourne Museum (Aust) got huge glass cases and stuck stuffed animals in them. It was so demeaning for the creatures, yeah I know they were dead but it seemed so ignominious. Just lining them up like some giant boot scootin' shuffle. Top question.

Answer 4

I think they do. But then, museums are generally catered to one specific taste or interest and I doubt would be very educational to someone who has no interest in that area. Also, by preserving things, we are keeping them safe for future generations who migfht be interested and allowing the academics to understand more. This in turn will filter down to us in terms of educational material at schools and to the general public.

Obviously the standard of the museum has more to do with the quality of education but then there are those that are really good and inspire and shape hundreds and thousands of people!

Answer 5

Only if the public uses them.

Answer 6

no, limited to a certain thing only on their field