Prompt: Using the museums on the Google Museums Virtual Tours, how would you classify the museums using Gopnik’s categories? What does Gopnik mean by a “mindful museum?” Would you consider any of the museums you toured on Google Museums Virtual Tours and example of a “mindful museum?” Why or why not? Sullivan argues that museums should be moral educators and outlines 5 areas in which they should make sure that happens. Name and define those areas in your own words. Sullivan also offers suggestions for individual to initiate change. What is your opinion of his ideas/acts and can you think of any he might have left off? Finally, what does Kurin mean by brokering culture? Do you feel this is a useful term? Why or why not?
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