Our lives are surrounded with objects. Museums are evidence of our this, whether it is natural or the human made it is saved. Why do we keep stuff, what do we learn from it – and what does our fascination for objects from our past tell us about being human today?
Q1 What can we learn from objects? What do objects around us and those we see teach us?
Q2 Why do we go (or not go) to museums?
Q3 Can digital collections replace real objects?
Q4 Who should have what?Who should save the objects? Why?
Q5 In a disaster scenario, which collection or museum would you rescue?
Q1 What can we learn from objects? What do objects around us and those we see teach us?
Q2 Why do we go (or not go) to museums?
Q3 Can digital collections replace real objects?
Q4 Who should have what?Who should save the objects? Why?
Q5 In a disaster scenario, which collection or museum would you rescue?
Museums and you:
How do you feel when you go into a museum?
What are your earliest memories of a museum?
What is the most interesting thing you can remember seeing in a museum?
How do you feel when you go into a museum?
What are your earliest memories of a museum?
What is the most interesting thing you can remember seeing in a museum?
Debate:
Should museums charge admission?
Should museums charge admission?