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    Fewer people are remembering the value of cultural arts, says loren li cloes. Art isn't a right to have and study but a privilege, he says. Li fears people will forget about all these beautiful and life changing paintings.

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    Fewer people are remembering the value of cultural arts, says loren li cloes. Art isn't a right to have and study but a privilege, he says. Li fears people will forget about all these beautiful and life changing paintings.

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    LorenLiCloes

    ChrisMarshall
    Humanities
    March3,2015
    Arepeopleforgettingthevalueofartandartmuseums?

    Itistomyunderstandingthattodaywearebecominglessappreciativeofart.Many
    peopletraveltoexploremultiplecultures,andallcultureshavedifferentstylesofart.TheArt
    NewspaperreportsthatTheLouvre,inParis,Francehashad9.3millionvisitorsin2013,even
    thoughthosearehighnumbersfewerpeopleintheseupcominggenerationsarerememberingthe
    valueofculturalarts.TheLouvreisoneofthemostpopularandvaluableartmuseumstheworld
    haseverknown,anditsprobablyoneofthemostvaluable,bothintermsofpricelessartifacts
    andthepublicswishtoconnectwithmultiplecultures.Travelinginmyopinionisthebestway
    toseeart.Whenonetravelstheyhaveanopenmindandanewperspectiveonthingsandthose
    aretwothingspeopleneedmoreofinlife.
    Ibelievethatpeoplesappreciationofartisdecliningthisissignificantbecauseweare
    losingaconnectiontoourpast.ThearticleWhoscomingtoyourmuseum?Demographicsby
    MuseumTypestatesthat
    Only18%ofrespondentsareparentsofminorchildren,andthose
    parentsthatdidrespondhavesignificantlyolderchildrenoverhalfareinmiddleorhigh
    school.
    Inthearticle,DoWeNeedArtinOurlivesByMichaelGoncharstatesthatThey

    supposedlyincreasetestscores,generatesocialresponsibilityandturnaroundfailingschools.
    Notonlyistherevalueinartappreciationbutalsoinarteducation.Throughalargescale,
    randomassignmentstudyofschooltourstothemuseum,weareabletodeterminethatstring
    causalrelationshipstoinfactexistbetweenartseducationandarangeofdesirableoutcomes.
    Artisn'tarighttohaveandstudybutaprivilege.TheAmericanAllianceofMuseumstates
    thatstudentswhoattendafieldtriptoanartmuseumexperienceanincreaseincriticalthinking
    skills,historicalempathyandtolerance.Forstudentsfromruralorhighpovertyregions,the
    increasewasevenmoresignificant.

    Ifearpeoplewillforgetaboutallthesebeautifulandlifechangingpaintings,sculptures,
    andotherartdesigns.HowlonguntilpeopleforgetabouttheGuernicathatrepresents1930s
    spainandalloftheirpain,orMichelangelo'sbeautifulmuralintheSistineChapelinVatican
    City?Isthereawaytoreconnecttheseupcominggenerationstoappreciateartandartistic
    values?Willartmuseumsdisappearovertime?Andwhatdoesthismeanformygeneration?

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