tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810566371450052170.post7994148363731930129..comments2010-04-29T23:06:39.456-07:00Comments on Biology 492: Museums: The Museum as a Way of Seeingsurfin' birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076626781010588485noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810566371450052170.post-24221051013014766832010-04-29T23:06:39.456-07:002010-04-29T23:06:39.456-07:00I feel the same way about museums placing objects ...I feel the same way about museums placing objects on a sort of inflated importance pedestal. With this technique, the most mundane of objects could be placed in an enormous glass case, be roped off, and have security guards surrounding it at all times, and would inevitably draw interest by on lookers, as well as have an artificial sense of worth associated with it. But isn't that what we are trying to, especially in art galleries and museums? The more rare, unusual, and the more people want or lust after an object, the greater the value will be. Because almost everything revolves around money, this is an ingenious tactic by both museums and art galleries alike. The only question is when will this inflation finally reach its peak?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14136435642162858433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810566371450052170.post-65089924435063358892010-04-29T22:08:15.393-07:002010-04-29T22:08:15.393-07:00I have been to the EMP multiple times and I can...I have been to the EMP multiple times and I can't say I remember seeing that particular model, which just goes to show how much you can miss even after going to a museum many times. I agree with you that some objects lose meaning if the viewer doesn't get the reference (I most certainly wouldn't have gotten the reference to the movie from the styrofoam Stonehenge), but I guess I'm confused as to how you mean the "museum effect" would bring about that meaning for that object. I guess I see your point that the glass case would make it stand out more, but as for the cultural significance highlighted by the glass case, I'm slightly confused. At least in my opinion, the glass case would draw me to the object and make me think it was important, but I still wouldn't necessarily know why. It wouldn't really have any significance to me.Jane Doehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10483596471733727049noreply@blogger.com