Journal 13

 

    There's a unique experience with art when it is viewed in a museum. We often look at art through our computer screens, whether from a website, social media, or even a text message. Being in a physical setting in front of an artwork allows visitors to get a closer look at the piece, see each stroke of paint, and the full-scale sizing, and experience this marvel with the people around you. 

    It is important for museums to display a wide variety of artworks from different cultures, as it sets an expectation for the viewers of what is historically significant and well-made. If all that is shown is European artwork, then it mitigates the voices of the people who belong to minorities or cultures fought to be erased. 

Denver Art Museum 

"Tragically, some museums may have no works by artists of color at all. But drawing attention to this problem itself is a powerful and crucial tool for educators. According to Preziosi, museums "are such a dominant feature of our cultural landscape that they frame our most basic assumptions...about ourselves" (El-Amin, Cohen, 2018, Just Representations Using Critical Pedagogy in Art Museums to Foster Student Belonging)  

    It is of the utmost importance to educate and inform the following generations to come of these lost artists and artworks and to support their journey as artists themselves and find their own voice in this world.