In this class, we talked about museums and their purpose in society. Something interesting about art and museums is that art pieces don’t belong in museums, especially renaissance art. As we study different art pieces of the time, they each had a purpose in the church. They were altarpieces before they were displayed in museums. Putting these altarpieces in museums is like caging a penguin in the zoo. Though its surroundings may look similar to its natural habitat, it is not in its natural habitat. Though we may put these altarpieces in museums and surround them with alike pieces, their function won’t be displayed; being used in ceremonies. The ethics, hard work, planning, and such that go into a museum are very interesting and hold a lot of questions. How do artists decide how much a piece is worth and who gets to keep it? Where do we stop and start time on these pieces?