Some people claim that public museums and art galleries will not be needed because people can see historical objects and works of art by using a computer. Do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

It is suggested whether it is necessary to maintain public

museums

and

art

galleries

. Some people argue that

computers

have given us access to historical objects and artworks, so

museums

are no longer needed. I strongly disagree with

this

opinion, and I believe that traditional

museums

and

galleries

are irreplaceable and bring unique benefits. Undoubtedly, appreciating artworks on a computer is no substitute for visiting

museums

and

galleries

, since

computers

are not able to offer the same feelings and experiences to audiences as physical

museums

and

galleries

do. To state it more clearly, it is widely acknowledged that

first

-hand observation enables better feeling and experiences to appreciate artworks, which means audiences have to come to

museums

and

galleries

, to gain an in-depth understanding of the background stories and author's intentions behind the works.

For example

, I visited the Forbidden City Museum for seeing the national treasures, from where I appreciated those fine china from the texture and painting to understand what the past empire life looks like, and literally feel the changing times through the faded colours.

However

,

such

affluent experience can not be gained by simply searching via

computers

.

Further

and more importantly,

museums

and

galleries

are still necessary for two main reasons. The

first

reason is that

museums

and

art

galleries

offer many employment opportunities. It is known that many people work in

art

galleries

, including management workers and

art

creators.

Hence

, they will lose their jobs if these venues are removed now. Another reason is that many

museums

are landmarks in the cities.

For example

, the British Museum in London and the Forbidden City Museum in Beijing, are landmarks and symbols that are essential to their cities.

Therefore

, it is necessary to keep

museums

and

galleries

running for the above reasons. In conclusion, based on the evidence analyzed, I believe public

museums

and

art

galleries

should not be closed simply because of the development of technology

such

as

computers

, as they could bring indispensable benefits as well as are necessary to the public.