Analysis Of A Natural History Museum

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To start off, a Natural History Museum is usually a place where the public can visit to obtain knowledge on the history of the earth and its inhabitants. Much about people’s culture and customs is found at a Natural History museum, especially people that have made a difference or played a role in history that we learn today. Therefore, the Indigenous peoples are represented at these precise museums. The indigenous people have various amount of customs that are even used today, however, the fact that many of their descriptions are led by the word “history” or “ancient” almost makes the guests at museums believe that these indigenous people are no longer alive, and that is incorrect. The key objective for a Natural History museum is to simply help connect the understanding of human beings, connections based on culture, …show more content…

Their money not only funds the implementation of the exhibition, but it also funds every aspect that goes along with it such as what is represented, omitted, how descriptions/backgrounds are worded, where the items of the exhibition are placed, lighting/ lack thereof, and the size of the the room. All of these details which might seem minor at first, make a huge impact in the way the viewer takes in the information and in turn, the way he/she ends up viewing the culture/ animal, gem, etc. that they have learned about. Furthermore, these same stakeholders are the ones that directly or indirectly hire the people that are going to be in charge of bringing to life those “minor details” so the wealthiest stakeholders are able to hire the best of the best to make sure their vision is accurately represented in the exhibit. Because of these two major factors, the people with the most money are the ones that are most privileged since an exhibit cannot be constructed without

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