At 18:30 01.05.98 GMT, you wrote:
>Why is the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History planning to
>demolish and not replace the dioramas in their Mammals exhibit halls?
>
>Dioramas should be considered museum works of art, artifacts themselves of
>earlier times - not things to destroy in the name of political correctness and
>post modernist theory.
>
Dear "[log in to unmask]" (you didnt give your name),
Yes, dioramas are the museums' works of art. Yes, it would be nice to keep
them. But I do not agree that everything nice should be preserved until
eternity as they are, staying in place in the galleries of the museums.
Things must be able to change. Museum presentations should change.
But: there should be a good documentation on it, pictures, tables, and even
some artifacts preserved.
But, museums should preserve their objects and themselves.
Peter, the Rebernik
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