I work at a museum.
It's been very slow - numbers have been dropping - but it's not just us. Lower attendance is something most museums are fighting with right now, all across North America.
I read recently a quote, from who I can't remember, and the exact wording has escaped me as well; but the gist of it was that when a people lose their history, they become vulnerable to manipulation.
I wonder what will happen when people stop learning about their past and museums shrivel up and die, or turn into amusement parks for light entertainment instead of historical truth.
It's been very slow - numbers have been dropping - but it's not just us. Lower attendance is something most museums are fighting with right now, all across North America.
I read recently a quote, from who I can't remember, and the exact wording has escaped me as well; but the gist of it was that when a people lose their history, they become vulnerable to manipulation.
I wonder what will happen when people stop learning about their past and museums shrivel up and die, or turn into amusement parks for light entertainment instead of historical truth.
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