Nhằm giúp các bạn có thêm tài liệu tham khảo và ôn thi tiếng Anh, mời các bạn cùng tham khảo nội dung tài liệu IELTS Academic Reading Sample 59 - The Development of Museums dưới đây. Hy vọng nội dung tài liệu phục vụ hữu ích nhu cầu học tập và ôn thi. | The Development of Museums A The conviction that historical relics provide infallible testimony about the past is rooted in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries when science was regarded as objective and value free. As one writer observes Although it is now evident that artifacts are as easily altered as chronicles public faith in their veracity endures a tangible relic seems ipso facto real Such conviction was until recently reflected in museum displays. Museums used to look and some still do much like storage rooms of objects packed together in showcases good for scholars who wanted to study the subtle differences in design but not for the ordinary visitor. to whom lt all looked alike. Similarly the information accompanying the objects often made little sense to the lay visitor. The content and format of explanations dated back to a time when the museum was the exclusive domain of the scientific researcher. B Recently however attitudes towards history and the way lt should be presented have altered. The key word in heritage display is now experience the more exciting the better and if possible involving all the senses. Good examples of this approach ln the UK are the Jorvik Centre in York the National Museum of Photography Elm and Television in Bradford and the imperial War Museum in London. In the US the trend emerged much earlier. Williamsburg has been a prototype for many heritage developments in other parts of the world. No one can predict where the process will end. On so called heritage sites the re- enactment of historical events is increasingly popular and computers will soon provide virtual reality experiences which will present visitors with a vivid image of the period of their choice in which they themselves can act as if part of the historical environment. Such developments have been criticised as an intolerable vulgarisation. but the success of many historical theme parks and similar locations suggests that the majority of the public does .
