How should we preserve cultural memories? What is the role of the museum today? Research a contemporary exhibit that you can access virtually.

Description

How should we preserve cultural memories? What is the role of the museum today? Research a contemporary exhibit that you can access virtually. This could be a traditional museum exhibit or one that reimagines what an online exhibit can be. Apply Provan to consider how the exhibit acts as a “custodian ” of valuable objects: What kinds of cultural memories does it preserve? Does the exhibit contain original artifacts , replicas, or both How does the exhibit, and your virtual access to it negotiate questions of originality and authenticity through your virtual tour Alternatively, create a visual exhibit of your own. What cultural memories will you preserve ? Assignment Goals Your goal in this essay is to make a researched argument about how we should record, preserve and display art and other cultural artifacts . You will do this by locating a contemporary exhibit that you can access virtually, applying Provan to analyze the role of originals and replicas in the exhibit, and researching additional sources through FAU library databases to help you analyze the exhibit.