I almost don't want to give this any more exposure, but it's relevant, so... Philosopher Alain de Boton, fresh from telling us what universities need to do to be more "useful" for society, has expanded this thinking to museums. Except, he seems to think that all museums show is art. Well, as me and Attic Alumna Amy found out on Friday at the Royal Academy, an art gallery is not a museum (their reason for not giving a Museums Association admission discount).
In other news, Liverpool has a new museum. In this era of museums closing (including here in Leicester - sure, we have the best museum studies department in the country, but we won't have any museums to speak of soon), it's nice to hear this.
In other news, Liverpool has a new museum. In this era of museums closing (including here in Leicester - sure, we have the best museum studies department in the country, but we won't have any museums to speak of soon), it's nice to hear this.
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