WHY DO WE HAVE MUSEUMS?

Museums collect and care for objects of scientific, artistic, or historical importance and make them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary.

“Cabinets of Curiosities”

Hesperia, California

Pasadena, California

Roswell, New Mexico

Avanos, Turkey

Why do people collect objects?

• Do you have collections?• What do you collect?• Why do you collect?• How do you display your collections?

Frank Lloyd Wright:

Guggenheim Museum

New York City, New York

“Inopportune: Stage One”

Cai Guo-Qiang

Frank Gehry: Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Santiago Calatrava: Milwaukee Art Museum-Quadracci Pavilion

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Museums are here for YOU!!

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Denver New York

Wisconsin

Minnesota

New Mexico

California Turkey

We Traveled the World Today!

MUSEUM ETIQUETTE!

Sketchbooks!

Where do we draw?

Remember to walk in museums!

Why?