CCAH3 Vocab History of Museums: Crash Course Art History #3

What is a museum?

• A place where people can buy historical objects

• A place where objects of historical and cultural importance are kept for people to see and learn about

• A place where only paintings are displayed

• A place where animals are kept

Who is responsible for managing a collection in a museum?

• An artist

• A curator

• A historian

• A librarian

What are artifacts?

• Natural objects found in the wild

• Objects made by humans that are of historical or cultural interest

• Modern technological devices

• Fictional items in stories

What does colonialism refer to?

• The process of creating new art styles

• When a country takes control over another area, often taking its resources and culture

• The study of ancient civilizations

• The celebration of cultural festivals

What is repatriation?

• The process of selling artifacts to other countries

• The process of returning objects or people to their country of origin

• The act of creating replicas of artifacts

• The study of ancient languages

What is an exhibition?

• A private collection of art

• An organized display of items in a museum or gallery for the public to view

• A secret meeting of historians

• A type of ancient artifact

What does cultural heritage include?

• Only ancient artifacts

• Traditions, customs, and artifacts passed down through generations

• Modern technology and inventions

• Only written documents

What does it mean to decolonize?

• To create new colonies

• To remove colonial influences and recognize the rights and cultures of indigenous people

• To study colonial history

• To build new museums

What is diversity?

• Having a variety of different people and perspectives in a group or organization

• The study of different languages

• The creation of identical cultural groups

• The exclusion of different perspectives

What is a legacy?

• A new invention

• Something that is handed down from the past, often referring to cultural or historical impacts

• A type of ancient script

• A modern art style