The powerful and privileged have hoarded precious artifacts in museums for centuries, and it’s only recently that these treasures were made available to the rest of us. What purpose did museums serve? And why does every city have one today?
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Fascinating!
This was a great video. I think a similar episode for younger children should be created if you have time. These timestamps seem the most applicable: 0:00–2:00, 2:57–3:52, 4:03–4:55, 5:35–6:26
It good their museum for art and other items that is of ancient origin,. Makes for informative learning.
“Babylonian King ,,, collected antiquities”. That got my attention .
I really hate some museums that have cultural artefacts but don’t bother actually teaching anything from the culture.
Wow, so many interesting and eye-opening arguments… This is a great way to invite all of us to these magical and content-rich places without making "cheap promotion". Thanks a lot for this video!
I think this video made me understand the point about deconstructivism
i got an A on this
This video got me really emotional about art and its relation with our human history, this was a reminder of why I hope one day I can get to work taking care of it and learn from it every day. I love all the content you share, is always inspiring.
OMG, love this episode! Did not know that museums needed defending, yet this was really illuminating!
Thank you so very much for these videos!
Asteroid? What Asteroid?
I can't wait for The Art Institute of Chicago to reopen after covid passes
Sarah's YouTube take on museum architecture is pricelss
Unfortunately we do not have enough Museums in The Philippines.
Goid nite
Can I just say, this video was interesting, but the pace was too fast, with too much being said, too few and unmarked breaks between sentences, and the shots being changed too quickly, so it was difficult to concentrate. I found myself zoning out and having to backtrack multiple times.
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i love this i work as an intern at the folk art museum in manhattan and it’s really given me a deeper understanding of not just art and artists but the staff and people that have to work as one and make sure the museum experience is as perfect as possible
Can we get a case for Basquiat?
Museums in NYC
Moma: at least it has some good art
Guggenheim: 90% of the stuff is not considered art .
The natural history Museum: got a movie based off of it that’s pretty cool .
The Cooper Hewitt: more people talk about those go there it’s free .
The Met: B I G and it has a good art .
Loved seeing Diego Rivera’s mural at the DIA (my local art institute) included in this! I think they do a wonderful job in how they present their pieces, and they have so many varied collections that span from ancient history to modern day, many touching on social issues and inequality. For example, they have an entire section of their colonial art exhibit that features black painters of the time and their artwork, people who are subject to erasure most of the time.
The Case for Peggy Guggenheim?
Oh my God these videos are so fast they're unwatchable. I have to keep reminding to examine the pictures and captions. Slow down!
I work at a living history museum and I would like to say this is head on.
Simply. I think you'd be generally shocked if you knew the number of fraudulent artefacts that came from the time of antiquity, especially in the form of bronze bust.
This is so good! I recently visited the Guggenheim museum in Venice when I was there on holiday, and it was incredible. I have always found out a lot about myself when going to museums. It's like digging into history books but that history book is you.
museums are also a part of a billion dollar industry funded by arms and oil money…. the important work that cultural workers do should not be conflated with the work that museums do for their wealthy patrons. the fact is that museums are part of an industry like any other. this is of course not to say don't go to museums, you can't contemplate 'purely' etc but to resist romanticizing and instead insist on complexity and contradictions of our current art industry, i promise you, it keeps you nimble.
Bilbao's Guggenheim is ship shaped in reference of the industrial past of Bilbao.
No top comments about Erik Killmonger?!
Wow! I can't believe my tiny local museum (the maritime museum) made it here. I audibly gasped.
Excellent explanation to modern history and to its public display.
2:57 "Hauuu we display things…" Eduard Hau on the caption I see what you did there.
Speaking of museums, I’d love to see you do an episode with Emily Graslie! She’s an artist by training and just generally great!