Some people think that museums should be enjoyable places to entertain people, while others believe that the purpose of museums is to educate. Discuss both views and give you own opinion.

The main role of

museums

is still a topic of debate for many.

While

some argue that going to a museum should be an amusing experience, others believe that its sole purpose is to educate. I believe they should be both entertaining and educational. In

this

,essay I will present arguments that support both views and justify my choice. On the one hand,

people

are more likely to go to a museum if it offers them an enjoyable experience, after all these are places of leisure and many times tourist attractions.

For

this

reason, visitors are going to engage more if they are met with an interactive and visually appealing exhibit rather than an overbearing informative and boring one.

For example

, statistics show that the human body exhibition in Portugal attracted a great number of

people

because it demonstrated to be visually stunning.

On the other hand

, some claim that

museums

should only focus on educating their visitors. Visitors should leave having learned information they did not previously. To achieve

this

several different methods are employed, like headsets that lecture

people

while

they see the collections or a guide that tours the museum explaining its content.

For instance

, it is common to see big groups of tourist tours parading in

museums

guided by someone who speaks to them in their own language facilitating their interpretation of what they are looking at. In conclusion,

museums

are a place where

people

can learn about art, science and culture in an enjoyable way. I believe there is no reason for it to be an exclusively educational or entertainment experience.