#musefunct
Posted in Individualism, Presentism on 02. Jul, 2009
Here’s all the responses to last weeks question: What is the most imporant functions of museums?
I was sensible to use a twitter hashtag this time.
tiboutoo Museums should tell inspiring stories, often using “real” things
danamuses Museums should provide opportunities for transcendence using the tools of beauty, truth, wonder, memory, and possibility.
amyjaneb To inspire
opheliacat Putting people in touch with art – related but not the same as education
InnyM To make you ask questions (as a visitor, curator or anyone else)
DanielCull To Challenge the Status-quo.
easthawaiiarts That through preservation and education there is creative inspiration to new generations.
TinaKubala Museums main function is to expand visitor’s mind and worldview.
NickMoyes Museums should use objects, data and ideas to help interpret our world.
lubar To engage.
ebonsign Stewards of the traces we leave upon, around, within ourselves and help us “experience, explore, discover & make sense of the world”
cjceglio Facilitate meaningful connections: past>present, people>people, people>objects, content>inspiration; who defines meaningful key
klbkultur Reflect, share and communicate their assets.
GOKConservator Museums re-frame staus quo in ways revealed by collection studies.
Sheree Rensel Promote the artists who are still creating and visiting your museum.
Alessandro Califano Documentation/interpretation (complex) function, fostering knowledge, independent thought, & creativity
Dan Spock Suprise
Peter Thompson To foster the development of creative thinking skills.
Ed Rodley Inspire one to see beyond one’s everyday existence into the wider world, across space and time and dream larger dreams.
Debra Kayata To present the opportunity for an individual to experience something in a totally new way.
Ariel Preserve cultural heritage while encouraging us to think critically about the past and present and offering inspiration for the future.
That’s all the responses I got. I’ve put them with the others from January…
And made a new Wordle. Enjoy.
Very interesting that “provide” continues to be the largest word on the diagram…
This time, I also removed “museum”, for no other reason than most people said “Well, a museum’s most important function is…”. So I took out the words in the question to get a more accurate set of “answers”
to make you think