Answer these questions from the readings below ( See attachments)
Discussion board answers should be 200-500 words.
(don’t count the questions‘ words)
From Alexander reading (chapter 8):
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- Who defines a museum collection and how?
From Curtis reading:
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- How does this essay complicate the goals of the universal museum? How is the universal museum defined?
- Would you agree that art collected from an earlier era (pg. 75) should be viewed in light of different sensitivities and values reflective of that era? Why or why not?
- Similarly, in the conclusion Curtis notes 4 ways in which museums can handle repatriation…which of these 4 would you endorse? Or would you endorse more than one and why?
From the Art and Craft documentary:
Documentary: Art and Craft: What’s It Take to Catch a Fake? (2015)
- With which protagonist do you relate, Mark Landis or Matthew Leininger? Was the work of Landis a real threat to authorship and authenticity?