Ancient Egypt 2

The term culture is one that can be defined in many ways. Culture is defined as: the ideas, activities, and ways of behaving that are special to a country, people, or region. Museums such as the Field Museum attempt to give its visitors a sense of the culture and history of different countries, as well as a sense of US culture and history. In this quest however, museums often focus on one specific nature of …

…daily life exhibits, the historical plaques (or lack there of), and the strikingly different atmospheres of the two exhibits. This gives a false impression to uninformed; these visitors are not informed of the complete culture of the Egyptian. Thus, the Field Museum preserves a good sense of the preparation and preservation of the afterlife aspect of Ancient Egypt while lacking in having a such a thorough exhibit for the daily life of the Ancient Egyptians.