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As promised, a summary of our previous lively discussion is here!
https://www.cube29.com/resume-le-meilleur-ami-de-lhomme/
“Le meilleur ami de l’Homme: Pourquoi notre lien avec les chiens est-il si fort?” - this was the theme of the previous Salon.
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Happy reading, stay tuned for more, and join us next time! 🦜

Why do we like Museums? 🏺
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I recently went to ROM with my friends to see the Winnie-the-Pooh exhibition, which was followed, in my case, by gazing at the Indian painted and printed cottons, glancing through the rows of ancient armour, Greek statues, inspecting a 16th century Cameo set in gold, examining a plethora of the 18th-century floral patterns, visiting my favourite bizarre-looking fish in a glass box  - all of this living under the same roof along with the First Peoples’ art & culture artefacts, a mad collection of minerals, Chinese architectural pieces, remnants of dinosaurs, and 20th century Art Deco furniture. I wondered, what does actually bind this load of stuff in our heads, why do we place all this in one place, and come to marvel at all this for hours on end?
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Perhaps, this helps us travel between distinct worlds. The worlds we imagine, the others we remember from our childhood, from the books read and the stories told, or the worlds we can’t help but build in our imagination the minute we see the unexpected, something we didn’t know existed.
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As even with the Winnie-the-Pooh exhibition - it’s not specifically aimed at young children, really. Most of the visitors seem to be those remembering the little naïve bear from when they were young. Isn’t he bringing you back the sense of utter comfort allowing for some childish silliness?
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All the museum artefacts, irrespective of their background and initial purpose, are portals to the past, or to the future if you will. They tell multilayered histories. This is why you also get a different experience each time, visiting the same museum time and time again.
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Some might say that museums only revolve around the past, but they do look to the future as well. How can you look forward to the way things will work in the future if you don’t know how they worked in the past? How else can you get marginalised voices and stories heard and integrated into history?
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So, what can be considered “museum-worthy”? Literally, anything, in my opinion at least. If it has the potential to make you wonder and ignites the imagination.
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I’m an avid traveller, but it’s just now I realised I love to travel between worlds.