Artmuseumsareplaceswherepeoplecanlearnaboutvariouscultures.Theincreasinglypopular"designmuseums"thatareopeningtodayhoweverperformquiteadifferentrole.Unlikemostartmuseumsthedesignmuseumshowsobjectsthatare
Artmuseumsareplaceswherepeoplecanlearnaboutvariouscultures.Theincreasinglypopular"designmuseums"thatareopeningtodayhoweverperformquiteadifferentrole.UnlikemostartmuseumsthedesignmuseumshowsobjectsthatareeasilyfoundbythegeneralpublicThesemuseumssometimesevenplacethingslikefridgesandwashingmachinesinthecenterofthehall
Pelehavearguedthatdesignmuseumsareoftenmadeuseofasadvertisementsfornewindustrialtechnology.Buttheirroleisnotsimplyamatterofsales-itisthehonoringofexcellentlyinventedproducts.Thedifferencebetweenthewindowofadepartmentstoreandtheshowcaseinadesignmuseumisthatthefirsttriestosellyousomethingwhilethesecondtellsyouthesuccessofasale.
Oneadvantageofdesignmuseumsisthattheyareplaceswherepeoplefeelfamiliarwiththeexhihits.Unliketheaverageartmuseumvisitorsdesignmuseumvisitorsseldomfeelfrightenedorpuzzled.Thisispartlybecausedesignmuseumsclearlyshowhowandwhymass-producedproductsworkandlookastheydoandhowdesignhasimprovedthequalityofourlives.Artmuseumexhibitsontheotherhandwouldmostprobablyfillvisitorswithafeelingthatthereissomethingbetweentheirunderstanding.
Inrecentyearsseveralnewdesignmuseumshaveopenedtheirdoor.Eachofthesemuseumshastriedtosatisfythepublic’sgrowinginterestinthefieldwithnewideas.London'sDesignMuseumforexampleshowsacollectionofmass-producedobjectsfromZippolighterstoelectrictypewriterstoagroupofItalianfish-tins.Thechoicesopentodesignmuseumsseemfarlessstrictthanthosetoartmuseumsandvisitorsmayalsosensethehumorouspartofoursocietywhilewalkingaroundsuchexhibitsasinterestingandunusuallyattractivetoyscollectedinoureverydaylife.
【小题1】Showcasesindesignmuseumsaredifferentfromstorewindowsbecausethey＿．
A．showmoretechnologicallyadvancedproductsB．helpincreasethesalesofproductsC．showwhytheproductshavesoldwellD．attractmorepeoplethanstorewindowsdo【小题2】Theauthorbelievesthatmostdesignmuseumvisitors＿．A．donotadmiremass-p