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Museums exist to improve life through education on important matters including art, science, culture, history, and in general our existence on this planet. Nearly everyone who visits a Museum is changed for the better. Our ability to make positive changes in the world reach far beyond any major sporting event or Hollywood movie on a fraction of their budget. Support your local Museums and visit those you encounter when travelling. Visitors are the most important aspect of our business.

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#1 most items that are in storage would be damaged by being constantly on display. In fact displaying pieces is far more damaging than storing them.

#2 If you wish to see more and have them safer, give museums more funds for collection management. In most museums more money is spent on marketing than the managing of the collections because donors want their names on galleries, not storage facilities or salaries, though storage and trained staff would be far more help to the art itself.

#3 Please do not confuse for-profit exhibitions like 'Bodies' with non-profit ones like those at the Smithsonian.

#4 Referring to stolen artifacts, you forget that many of these were purchased or donated 50-100 years ago with little to no record keeping. Museums accept donations, they may be lied to or have no way of knowing the true origins.

#5 Huge amounts of museum collections are not as fabulous as what you s...(Read more of this comment)ee on display. They are artists who never gained fame or greatness or items like quilts, glassware, dresses, furniture that the general public does not appreciate as art and yawn at despite their importance historically. Most people would rather see a Kermit the Frog muppet than a 200 year old amazingly crafted carpet or silver set. (Show less of this comment)