Night at the Museum

The meuseum covering centuries of American history, was able to coverpeices that even today remain relevant and poignant. The epices in this exhibit are centers not only around art history but on the human experience itself, covering things like social movements, cultural revolutions, and political reform all through different mediums of art. The exhibit did not shy away from showing pieces just because of controversial modern events, like the sculpture from Iraq in the Egyptian section despite the war in Iraq and like the Black Lives Matter sculpture, with the three women with braids. Instead the musesum embraced this controversial nature, and showcased these pieces leaving the viewers to interpret the pieces in there own way. The meuseum changed my viewpoint on mueseums, they are not only places of historical research but a bridge between multiple cultural communities and histories, bringing people from all walks ogld life together through a single painting. The museum thus has a much bigger role in society, serving as a center for social change by pushing reform through its diverse selection of art. I would certainly reccomand this mueseum to furture Macaulay students, or any student really, as it allows you to view things with a new perspective forcing you to open your mind and put aside any controversies and inherit biasness.