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Originally Posted by UptownJeff
As I see it, a museum is essentially a warehouse.
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This is very harsh IMO. Museums can be cultural centres, places of learning, and a central location for a community to get together for wellness and general wellbeing. Relegating it to a
warehouse is unfair, or at the very least short-sighted and not capturing its full potential.
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Originally Posted by UptownJeff
I would hate to see the entire museum uptown or on the waterfront. What I hope for is a storage and research facility somewhere practical outside the core with a dynamic and fluid exhibition space uptown. Exhibits could be changed regularly and would attract tourists and locals alike. I would also like to see Douglas Ave restored but I’m not sure having 3 locations is practical.
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I don't think I can say
too much on this but I will say that there are some very good museums out there that are able to balance typical museum exhibits with areas that also highlight things like item preservation and the assembly line-type work that is needed on those sorts of things. There's enough space in the Uptown for such a museum build...
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