Museum have to preserve the originals AND present it. This balance is not
easy. But who says that life should be easy? I am not amused if museums DO
HAVE originals, but hide them in the storage and show only copies.

Dear Lisa,
your example! You do not want to use original bowls for real cooking! How
wise! But: you should show the original! You can USE any kind of replica, of
course. But, why not SHOW the original in a safe glass case?
If you do not show the original, you might be called a theme-park, a good
one, a nice one, but you should not be called a museum!

Dear Lisa,
I appreciate very much that museums should not only show the objects they -
accidentally - have collected, but themes, aspects, history. I would like to
see an art museum which explains all the main works of art of a certain
artists, highlighted by the "originals", the museum has collected. Most of
the art museums just show the objects they have - and simulate that this is
all there is.
Museums should present "how/who/where/why it was". They should use all kinds
of interpretative means - but they should not - NEVER - hide their
originals!

Peter, the amused Rebernik

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