Although both of these plantation tours are extremities of types of museums, they do fulfill the purpose of a museum, which is preserving items or areas of historical importance and sharing them to educate the general public. Because of what defines museums, I would consider plantation tours as a form of “museums”. However, this means […]

To me, the purpose of a museum is to exhibit objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural significance. While Oak Alley and Whitney Plantation both fall under the umbrella of plantation museums, they vary drastically in their respective layout and purpose. From Oak Alley’s website, Oak Alley advertises itself as a restaurant and inn rather than a […]

The South has always been known for its hospitality and the stretch of the Great River road from New Orleans to Baton Rouge is no exception. Just check out the San Francisco, Oak Alley, Laura and Houmas House plantations. These advertisements say it all right? Beautiful extravagant mansions, Cajun and Creole restaurants showing off the […]

Before looking at the websites, I would consider plantation museums not museums in our typical sense of the concept, but instead a kind of “monument”.  By “monument”, I do not mean it as a tribute, but instead a physical representation of an event, or series of events.  I certainly do not think that the people […]

Museums are an important part of today’s society; they are essential to the diffusion of cultures and ideas, the presentation of the world’s history, and the display of the ornate works of artists throughout it. However, the actual background of these artifacts are often concealed to mask how they were actually obtained. The short movie […]

    In class, we discussed that there is a problem in museums where countries may steal artifacts from others, e.g., Universal museums and the British Museum from the “Black Panther” clip, to display them to the public as if these items are owned by them. There are several cases where the owner of the […]

Museums are indispensable in preserving the rich religion, culture, and both triumphs and struggles in the history of various minority groups across the globe. Through their choices, artists and curators are able to spark thought in new generations, giving viewers an authentic connection to heritage in parts of the world that they generally don’t imagine. […]

Museum are an integral part of the spread of culture, and the sharing of ideas, and the understanding of foreign societies. They put on display some of the intricate details and nuanced inner workings of events we can place ourselves in. Museums allow us to put ourselves into our own history which has passed us […]

Throughout history, first world countries have dominated third world countries socially, economically and politically. This global supremacy by larger nations has resulted in numerous artifacts being illegal confiscated from their original area and marketed for unbounded prices. Many of these illegal acquired items can be found in national museums across the country.   Museums have […]

The existence of museums globally provide an invaluable opportunity for people to learn about, experience, revisit, and appreciate the history of the peoples of the world. Even so, many believe that this history is not for museums to tell, especially when the story is being told incorrectly. Although it is undoubtable that museums provide a […]