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Serving as vivid repositories of our culture, museums have always been temples where minds are fed with information. Traditionally, these are places where knowledge and information can be sought. However, as technology evolved, these places also blossomed into visual, auditory and kinaesthetic stimulators that entertain the public.

Museums have always held a vast array of exhibits that are always visually pleasing. Customarily, people go to museums as part of educational field trips. A tour guide feeds more information about the relics displayed, thus facilitating learning among scholars. There are different kinds of museums which foster varied themes, not the least of which are culture and history. Many students relish at the vast detail provided by museums that facilitate their learning. For instance, instead of listening to saturating and exhaustive lectures in class or pouring over books, they could easily appreciate historical events or the richness of our traditions and customs with the collection of displays parading the museums.

On the other hand, not all museums reflect history, science or culture. Some display art or are becoming increasingly innovated that allows seeing, hearing and even feeling the exhibits. A lot of people flock these places, not just to get informed, but also to have quality leisure time. As an example, Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum does not display historical artefacts but wax figures of iconic people. A lot of visitors enter its halls every year, feeling happy and content as they leave this building that reflects pop culture.

In my opinion, a museum made to entertain people is not a bad idea; neither is building one to educate people. Also, I believe that it is hard to separate both as we could learn a lot from even the most mundane things. It is then possible to merge learning with entertainment, which is practically the rudiment of effective learning.  After all, the learning process does not need to be very rigid and serious.

Museums house the past, present, and future and adding the element of fun does not defeat its purpose. Although the original purpose of these glorious structures is to archive history, it also needs to grow, change, and evolve.