Sunday, February 24, 2013

In Response to "Too Much Exposure"


In response to the Mutter Museum video, I believe that the museum has many displays that have significant teaching value but considering our society today I think it may have more of an entertainment value. Although you can learn a lot from the displays today there are many new technologies and experiences that out do the museum experience, and science and medical school students gain more from these experiences than utilizing the museum.  Such experiences consist of cadaver labs and other dissections of animals, models used for teachings, and many other things. With these new opportunities it is not as demanding for the students to utilize such a museum as the Mutter Museum, as they can experience such things displayed in the museum first hand. Also considering time periods today many of the diseases displayed in the Mutter Museum may not even be common anymore due to new and improved technology and medical care. I believe that the Mutter Museum appears to be used more as and entertainment factor rather than a learning experience, so if this is the case, is it right to keep displaying such graphic and personal displays in a museum open to the public for entertainment? 



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