There has been much discussion revolving around the issue of whether museums are places to spend your leisure time or the main purpose is education. In this essay I am going to present both views and give my opinion. Some people tend to think that the most important thing of the museums is to let everyone relax and enjoy, because it will let them overcome stress. One of the first things we need to take into consideration is that modern society have enough pressure in everyday life and information flow in erroneous, it all can even lead to depression, that’s why visiting cultural places like that may help to deal with it. For example, by looking at historical artefacts or art peaces person can abstract and forget about worries, it helps to rest and generate new powers to prevent emotional burnout. However, others insist that cultural institutions need to be visited, because of the importance of being educated. Modern technology is taking place over the world and people ten...