150 words – 12 hours

In this module, you learned that the meanings of objects may change when moved from their natural environment to a museum context. This is true of art, artifacts, and historical objects as we can see in the images below.

The images above show statues of the Buddha in places of worship, while the image to the far right shows Buddha statues in a museum. How are these environments different? How might each context affect the way the statues of the Buddha are understood by viewers?