The role of museums and galleries in the artworld.

Art Galleries and Museums play an important role within the artworld. The artworld can be related to exhibitions, museums, critics, historians, artists, the public, audiences, patrons and collectors. The museum is important as an institution of power, a place of contemplation, entertainment, education and conservation. The museum also acts as an agent of social change and also as a representative of the artists. The establishment of the academy and salons as museums and institutions helped to maintain cultural traditions. The armory show and artists such as Stieglitz act, among others, as agents of social change. Museums or institutions are of a fundamental importance for educational purposes as well as for providing a place of entertainment and contemplation for audiences.
Museums and Galleries function most significantly as places of power and contemplation. Throughout the 18th century, to possess art was seen as a symbol of power and authority. During the French Revolution, ho...