This question came up for the preliminary examination of Raffles Institution, arguably the best high school in Singapore and a strong supplier of students to Ivy League colleges around the world.
General Paper requires these young minds to pen an argumentative essay, which expresses pains why the above question was asked.
I guess if I were to attempt this question, I would write something about how museums offer a vital community space for people to come together, especially so in this age of digitalization where Work From Home is not uncommon.
My following argument won’t hold much weight in an exam where critical thinking is prized. But as a parent, I’m so grateful to these museums which provide free and interactive spaces for my children to run amok. Otherwise, I don’t know where else to take them in land-scarce Singapore lol
For sure, I wanted to go to the Spy museum in Berlin last year but I got sick—again. So far, I always get sick in Berlin lol
@sox we need to go there when we go to Berlin and I’m not sick
holy shit that's so cool, didn't even know it existed don't worry, for your sickness, I'll bring nurofen+pseudoephedrine, which is almost a drug rather than a medication
I also didn’t know it existed until I saw it on a flyer for tourists in a hostel
Best flyer ever
We’re not here to fuck spiders, that’s why
This is soooo cool. Like the contemporary version of the ninja houses in Japan that fascinate me. I think both my children and I will enjoy this place immensely!
damn now i have to go to berlin
TBH, museums seen to me like the most despondent places on the Earth. There needs to be some innovation or added recreation activities alongside.
There's a private museum in Pilani, Rajsthan. People say it's the oldest science museum in India. I like it because it has many side things than just being a museum. There's an artificial coal mine, a Vedic park, a small zoo, an old Dakota airplane, science activities. It's like a combination of recreation with history, science, geology, religion, kind of a place where you can stay for hours without getting bored.
It’s an all-in-one package
I don’t know why, but your sharing reminds me of a sex museum I once visited in China. I was blown away, to say the least haha
haha! That museum in Pilani is the place where I went with my first girlfriend, I was 18 then, you got me.
I must say that digital age shouldn't have any impact on museum. Instead digital age must help in preserving our historical, traditional and cultural identity.
Agreed. I feel that some animation - if done well - enhances one’s viewing experience at the museum
We can use VR for museums, viewing arts in like a metaverse museum
If VR takes flight, it could reduce air pollution as people feel less the need to travel to other countries physically. But I’m not sure if I will sign up for VR trips. Face-to-face is still the best for me
Museums are vital community hubs, they preserve cultural identity in a globalized world.
They shouldn't fade out but rather be digitalized to capture the interest of the younger generation.
The more fluid our identities are, the more essential it is for us to ground our souls to something whom we feel belonged to
Look, I still want to make that joke
https://odysee.com/@wilto:d/museum:1e
I can’t access your video on my mobile. Maybe I will try it on my laptop later
Unplug the internet for a week, and ask the question again.
What would we do with artifacts instead? Priceless historical evidence - store them in a basement?
I think so. Even though everything is available on the internet it's still a good idea to get out of the house and see something IRL.
of course museums have a place, they are, if nothing else, cool places that are a fun day out for the family.
like for example, the tiantic museum https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2zxzywena2U
fuck I would love to go there with the kids, but it's in America and it's never going to happen.
Then there's open air history museums and just cool experiences.
One of the negatives of where i live in bulagria is actually the lack of any good , interesting museums and the gift shop game is non-existant.
as a kid, one of my favourite parts of visiting muesums was the gift shops, especially Roman history ones becuase they always had cool key chains, replica coins etc