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I would define a museum as an area that Holds Objects, Information, and artifacts that hold some historical value. These materials are displayed for an audience to view and absorb. Most museum's have a specific theme with their exhibits and artifacts.

I would most certainly say the Monument to Peace and Justice would definitely be considered a museum based on my definition. though it may not follow the guidelines of a basic museum, it still has objects that are viewed by the public to gain knowledge.

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I would define a museum as a space in which material objects, images, and other artifacts are collected to preserve a particular moment in time or to educate current and future generations. The artifacts inside the museum are accessible to the public and staff construct ways in which the public can interact with the artifacts and gain knowledge about what the museum has to offer. Most museums will have a particular purpose or goal in the types of information/artifacts they collect, but the variety within types can be very wide.

Based on my definition, the Monument to Peace and Justice would not be a museum. I would consider it to be a memorial installation, very artistic in its nature with the numerous significant visual components. Because the site of the monument is not particularly significant, nor are the objects inside from a particular moment in time, it does not feel to me like a museum. While it may inspire reflection in its viewers, names alone do not convey information.

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I would define a museum as being some sort of defined area (it could be a building or it could be something not defined within walls like a monument or burial ground) that serves the purpose of educating, inspiring, preserving, or creating awareness to a certain subject of life or history. A museum must have exigence (a reason for its existence) and a vision for itself. A museum needs to have physical objects present that are responsible for carrying out the purpose, such as art, artifacts, or animals to name a few examples. I also think that museums cannot be static with the exceptions of places like historical sites/houses and monuments that can't be altered because that would destroy their main purpose. Museums need to be willing to grow and evolve to align with new technologies and new information instead of always staying the same. A museum should also be willing to adapt to the perspectives and curiosities of its audience to some extent (giving its audience what it wants to see and learn instead of solely showcasing only what the museum wants its audience to see).

I would certainly consider the Monument to Peace and Justice to be a museum. It doesn't fit the stereotypical look of a museum, but it still carries out the same function: to educate the public about a particular subject. The Monument to Peace and Justice also draws awareness to the ongoing issue of racial injustice in the US and gives life to the lives lost to lynching by honoring them and making sure that they aren't forgotten to time. For this reason, I think that the Monument to Peace and Justice is a great example of a museum, even if it doesn't exactly look the way we would expect a museum to look.

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I believe a museum to be a site of both public education and ongoing research. A place where physical objects and the research that accompanies them can be presented honestly and inclusively. The end goal of the museum should be to bring knew knowledge to as many people as possible.

While the Monument to Peace and Justice is an important place for public education, it is not a place of ongoing research, and rather a place to bring collective awareness to injustice, therefore it does not fit my definition of a museum.

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I think the museum is a place where people would be able to get to know the things happened before, and seeing some objects that were from history, or enjoying something that they are interested in, such as art museum.

I think the Monument to Peace and Justice is a museum. Because it recorded lots of activities happened before, and people can learn things from them.

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My definition of a museum is an institution that holds unique and irreplaceable value in a community through physical artifacts or educational tools, who's goal is to connect with an audience of patrons or peers and encourage learning or curiosity.

I think the Monument to Justice and Peace is a museum, because the primary goal is education and connection, and it aims to teach about an important, underrepresented facet of American history.

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Museum: an evolving institution rooted in learning and education that utilizes systems to permanently maintain a collection and communicate knowledge gathered and researched to the public.

The Monument to Peace and Justice is a good addition to a museum but is not inherently a museum itself. It is a learning tool and space to reflect. The monument lacks didactics and more information about the people recognized.

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My personal definition of a museum is a place that holds information and objects/art that tell a story. The items are from the past, but they are there to be preserved for the current and future. 

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My personal definition of a museum is a place that holds information and objects/art that tell a story. The items are from the past, but they are there to be preserved for the current and future. 

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I think that the Monument to Peace and Justice is considered a museum because of their commonalities. A place where people can see a story of the past and review the effects that it had on the future. It serves a purpose of remembrance and educating others on a powerful time in American history.

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A museum is a building or institution where one can go to learn and view exhibits on subjects such as history, art, etc.

I think The Monument to Peace and Justice is a museum, since you go through out the areas, visiting the different memorials, while educating yourself on the atrocities of slavery. It is very much similar to what we think of typical museums.

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My definition of a museum is an institution that creates interpretive exhibits using objects (artifacts, photos, archival material, ect.) for the purpose of providing a publicly accessible educational opportunity. They often have collections that they maintain following industry standards, but some create exhibits using loaned objects.

This is the second time that the National Memorial for Peace and Justice has come up in one of my UI museum studies courses. I would not classify the memorial as a museum because while it does present some history about the subjects of slavery and lynching, it is not interpreting this history through the use of objects. The goal of the memorial is to provide a space to reflect and remember the victims of lynching in the United States. The Equal Justice Initiative does also run a museum that provides a deeper exploration of the history touched on at the memorial, and their website does specify the different goals of the memorial and the museum.

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I would define a museum as a place where ideas, objects, specimens, and stories are collected, preserved and researched. They are places of education and reflection that are available to the public, and their ultimate function is to foster curiosity and understanding. I think the Monument to Peace and Justice can be called a museum because even though it is not a collection of physical artifacts or specimens, it's still a space where people  go to understand the past and reflect on its present-day impact. The pillars represent a collection of lives and stories that highlight a part of the nation's past that has been wrongfully censored and yet is vital to our understanding of racism and systemic violence today. The monument directs the audience to face our history of oppression and injustice, and carry that reality into our everyday thoughts and actions.

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Marlett, Brandi,  I would define a museum as a place that encourages someone to learn or reflect on something based on the collection of objects displayed. It's a place of physical or mental interaction that ideally leaves the viewer with something to take away from the experience. With that being said, I think The Monument to Peace and Justice falls under the category of a museum simply because people are interacting with the monument, experiencing and learning about the history of lynching by walking among the columns that represent the victims. 

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Marlett, Brandi,  I would define a museum as a place that encourages someone to learn or reflect on something based on the collection of objects displayed. It's a place of physical or mental interaction that ideally leaves the viewer with something to take away from the experience. With that being said, I think The Monument to Peace and Justice falls under the category of a museum simply because people are interacting with the monument, experiencing and learning about the history of lynching by walking among the columns that represent the victims. 

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My definition of a museum is a place that filled with the meaningful objects in the past which are used to research and study. People can interact with the history in the past through these objects when they enter the museum. I think The Monument to Peace and Justice can be regarded as a museum because it reflects the history about racial injustice. Many sculptures in this museum can make people have a better understanding about that period.

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I would personally define a museum as an organized body of objects and/or information that is available for the public to observe or utilize. The collections of objects and information in a museum are subject to change and it is curated and maintained by a team of professionals, volunteers, and researchers.

According to my definition, The Memorial to Peace and Justice is not a museum because the items weren't specifically curated, rather they were installed. I think the memorial would be better classified as a piece of public art, or as the name suggests, a memorial.

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My definition of a museum is a place that uses items and information to catalog history for public use and future generations. By my definition, The Monument to Peace and Justice is a museum. Mainly because the monuments are showing off history to the public and will be there for future generations.

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My definition of a museum would be an institution that preserves the history, culture, and arts of the Earth with the goal of privately researching the artifacts to better understand them and then connecting this information with the public community.

Under this definition, I would classify the Monument to Peace and Justice as a museum. I believe the purpose of monuments should be to reflect on the history that is being memorialized, and by doing this you are engaging in history the way you would do so at a museum. I know monuments don't technically fit onto the list of types of museums by the Virginia Museum Association, but I think the Monument to Peace and Justice exemplifies the definition of a museum provided by the American Alliance of Museums.

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I would define a museum as "an institution designed to display and advance knowledge or information from varying topics for the benefit of society".

Under this definition, the Monument to Peace and Justice is a museum. The monument is designed to educate someone about a specific topic, which is lynching. While the monument is an artwork, the purpose of the monument is to display knowledge.

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My definition of a museum is a place that houses a collection of disparate objects.  These objects are collected for the purposes of enjoyment, education, conservation and reflection.  It should be open to the public for at least half of the time.  It should be a non-profit and in some shape or form be connected to the community.

In my opinion, the Monument to Peace and Justice is extremely poignant and whoever designed it is brilliant. However, I don't think I would classify it as a museum. The reason why I think the MPJ is not a museum is because it is one giant artifact, not a collection of artifacts. There is no variation in terms of origin or style. It's more like architecture. It has one designer and the pieces are part of the same whole. I see it as a memorial or monument or even a sculpture but not a museum.

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A museum is where the past meets the present. A place in which we can learn and research to further advance our knowledge with items presented in a way to help us interact better in the past and the future. Museums don't have to be past artifacts, however, rather the items presented can have roots to the historical past.
According to my definition of a museum, The Monument to Peace and Justice is a museum as what is being presented can be used to further expand our knowledge over certain topics. Also, the Monument to Peace and Justice shows roots to the past and is a figure of the history of events that have occurred in the United States.

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A museum is a place of research that allows for the intellectual growth of a society by housing different historical artifacts of many natures, natural specimens, and art. The Monument to Peace and Justice since it is a place for anyone to contemplate on the history of certain events that had taken place in the United States.

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I consider the Museum as a place displaying the past but also looking forward to the future. Museum is given for the purposes of education, research, conservation, sharing culture and ideas. There are many types of museum, the types we are familiar with are art museums, history museums, natural history museums and science museums. Most museums are non-profit and open to the public. Museums are quiet. Items on display are non-touchable, there should be a safe distance between audience and items.

The Monument to Peace and Justice is a museum. Because it is a place for investigating history. This is a place that gave knowledge of history so that the audience could know what happened in history.

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When asked to create our first definition of museum at the beginning of the big idea video this week my response was, "a place where history resides and comes back to life." After going through the module I still heavily agree with that but there is definitely room for addition. So I'd say my current definition is, "an institution where collections that have educational and enjoyment purposes resides for the benefit of the greater community." With this definition I left out the historical aspect just because during this module I learned that not all museums have a historical aspect even though most do.

Based on my definition I would say that The Monument to Peace and Justice is a museum. While it may seem that there is no "collection" I personally see the information it provides us with as a collection of sorts. This collection is educating the public on a time in history that was not acceptable. It is bringing awareness to a prominent issue and advocating for the US to work on its issues and be better than we once were.

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In my definition, a museum is a place where you can be transferred into a new world and begin to truly appreciate the generations before us by walking in their shoes. A museum is also a place where knowledge is admired and research is encouraged creating the perfect educational space to grow as a person.

Based on my definition, I would say that The Monument to Peace and Justice is a museum. I think it gives the opportunity to experience a hardship that most of would never fully understand. It allows us to feel at least a portion of what those memorialized were feeling. Going through a museum, the goal should be leaving knowing more. I feel that when leaving The monument to Peace and Justice you will not just know more but you will actually understand more of what people fight today for.

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In my definition, a museum is a place where works of art, history, and cultural relics are collected and a museum is a place you can learn the history of culture and know new knowledge.

I think the Monument to Peace and Justice is not a museum. According to the definition of a museum, a museum needs to have a somewhat different collection and be in an indoor space. While the Monument to Peace and Justice is open space. The monument itself does not reveal much, but it does serve to educate and reflect upon the public by showing the names of the victims and the history of lynching.

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I consider a museum to be a place where objects of human heritage are put on public display.  It can be an art museum, a science museum, a history museum, a heritage house, a zoo, a botanical garden, a natural history museum, etc.  The Monument to Peace and Justice would be a museum because of its scale, since it is a building, and because it serves as a memorial to people who were lynched.

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My definition of a museum is a place(whether offline or online) that opens to the public and allows its visitors to study the past, which includes history(Humankind or Nature), culture and society. The museums ultimately educate their visitors to make their decisions wisely in the future.

Based on my definition, The Monument to Peace and Justice is a museum to me because it teaches us the history of Black people. Also, it interprets Jim Crow, a racist law(culture and society) to every visitor. People are going to pay more attention to a similar problem if it happens and make the right move in the future.

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My definition of a museum would be a place of learning, discovery and reflection. By my definition, the Monument to Peace and Justice is a museum because it allows people to learn and reflect on American Civil Rights history.

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My definition of a museum is a place where objects are collected and shown both for professionals and the public to study and learn from. A place where human history, knowledge, and creativity are expressed.

Based on my definition, I would say that the Monument to Peace and Justice is a museum. It is a place where objects (in this case, the plaques/engravings) are shown. the monument is a place where people can go to learn and understand human history, much like one would do if they visited a Holocaust museum.

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My Definition for museum is a place where collected all the historical objects for recording country’s culture, history and providing as an educational resources for later generation.

According to me definition of museum, I would say The Monument to Peace and Justice is a museum because this is a place for people to reflect American history about racial inequality. That is one of the most important part of American history and culture which influece present generation as well. Therefore, The Monument to Peace and Justice is where could display the history and use as an education resources.

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I think a museum is a place where collections of numerous things are stored, put on display and analyzed. These collections may include artwork, artifacts, plants, animals, and many other specimen. Museums are places for researchers and scholars as well as the public, with the intent of allowing these groups to learn new things.

According to my definition, The Monument of Peace and Justice is a museum because it has a collection seeking to inform people. There is sculpture and artwork, as well as primary sources from people directly involved in racial injustice.

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I think the museum is the place that  shows truth-telling of history and help people to feel the history. People can feel the the life of ancients and find the development of the world.

I believe the Monument to Peach and Justice is  a museum. The museum is not only a building, but also the place that you can feel the history. People can find the history of racism from the Monument to Peach and Justice. It shows the reflection about the racial terrorism.

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ee that is classified as an exhibit with text? -Rebecca Weaver
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To me, a museum is a place that informs. Whether it's through a hands-on up-close approach, or with a more classical boxed-in and glass exhibit approach. A museum is a place that will put a spotlight on objects or ideas that can be learned from.

Based on my definition, I would say the Monument to Peace and Justice is definitely a museum. It will be a place of reflection where knowledge will be attainable. It shares a huge piece of history, and it does so crucially. As the video pointed out, there's no dedicated spaces for reflection on the history of lynching in the U.S., even though we have plenty of statues and monuments to the Confederacy.

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Museums Developed through acts of curiosity by philosophers, Private Collectors both Poor & Wealthy, early scientists& Naturalists from Greek & Roman Eras to 21 Century, partly stemming from acts of Political or Empirical Power Statements, stemming from Individuals & families seeking recognition & rights as they either climb the social latter or were simply born into high social class power & positions. However, 3 other facts play into this consideration of early formation.

First, Individuals or organizations & Institutes recognition to need to document specimens by early concepts of categorization to understand differences & similarities of specimens that should be separated within private or public cabinet collections & Exhibits, deemed important, Special, Unique, or unknown, from those deemed not. Secondly, Imperial governments Seeking the need to collect & document specimens of conquerable territories, in order to understand place & People of a region in order to defeat enemies, & control place & people to claim & incorporate place & people newly as an adjunction territory to their own settlement civilization or empire. Thirdly, in relation to that, the spoiled treasures of war taken by individuals with curiosity, or seeking money, or simply as an act of insult against one’s wartime enemy. So, both relational Adjunct ideas (2 & 3) mentioned hear stem from acts of pillage & plunder, & there for constitute what I like to term as the “Theory of Territory.”

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My definition of museum is that the museum is a place dedicated to sharing information and popularizing knowledge. It collects valuable works of art that are preserved and displayed to the public. It is not a profit-making organization.

Based on my definition of museum. The Monument to Peace and Justice is a museum because It shares information about the history of racism in the past in the United States, so it serves an educational purpose of sharing knowledge, which is consistent with my definition of a museum. In this museum, they carved the names of their past victims in stone tablets to preserve them and show them to the public to remember this history, which is monumental and educational, so I think it's a museum.

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Museum: a place where a specific collection of items is on display in order to learn about the past through exhibits, programs and publications in order to organize your present through research and to make a future by understanding current societal trends, beliefs and cultures.

Taking this definition I would argue that The Monument to Peace and Justice is a museum because the "collection" in question would be the hanging plaques with the names of those who lost their lives due to racial violence. The collection is their names and those names are put on display in order to understand the past and when examining our present we can see how learning about these events is through the dedicated research through the scholars and designers alike. And when you go to this memorial/museum you can apply the information to today and how it reflects the current culture and you can also see why a collection such as this should be on display.

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My definition of a museum: a place that houses and collects physical objects and/or specimens of importance or relevance for the public for the purpose of education, preservation, and research.

Applying my definition to the Monument to Peace and Justice, I believe that it is not a museum. The monument alone is more a work of art than a history museum, but in combination with the organization's nearby Legacy Museum, my opinion changes. The monument's goal of being a site for reflection as opposed to education, doesn't match my definition, along with the question if the columns are 'objects' or part of the architecture. The website states that the monument has text (which serves the purpose of education), but without physical objects to teach about doesn't make the monument a museum. The statues appear to be distanced from the building, and are monuments themselves (example: the statue by Dana King dedicated to women who participated in the Montgomery Bus Boycott). The Peace and Justice Center for the Monument to Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum offers community events and tours. As the two buildings are listed separately, I do not count the monument as part of the museum (or vice versa). The EJI's website supports my claim in the FAQ section where the difference between the two buildings is defined.

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At this point my working definition of museum is: a space that exhibits objects or ideas with a mission to enrich, benefit or increase the knowledge of the public and give a space to reflect on the objects or ideas presented. A museum may also house, acquire, preserve or research a collection of items.

Based on my definition, The Monument to Peace and Justice is a museum. The website for the memorial states that "The Memorial for Peace and Justice was conceived with the hope of creating a sober, meaningful site where people can gather and reflect on America’s history of racial inequality." (https://museumandmemorial.eji.org/memorial) The memorial to me is akin to an art installation with the overall mission to create a space for people to reflect on events in our country's history. The website also states that there are writings displayed throughout the memorial and that there is a "reflection space" for visitors.

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My definition of a museum is a place that collects, researches, and exhibits things of value and is open to the public.

Based on this definition The Monument to Peace and Justice is a museum because the staff that created this place did research on lynching sites, soil, and public markers to make this memorial as accurate as possible to reflect on history. This place tells the history of these people.

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The Monument to Peace & Justice, is as it states, a monument. A monument: usually has a story honoring a person, place, or event. In this case no different than the Holocaust & War Museums, or parks with Monument Statues of any kind & form, which may include Any Statues of influential people or places, changing concepts about life, or oppressive places & rulers, Cemeteries, or plack’s & carvings of various forms to honor diseased people, Grandparents, War Heroes, National or global changing events or National Parks & their attributes. It comes down to how one chooses to interpret the meaning of “Peace & Justice”: (For Aspects of National pride, National formation, or revolutionary movements), (Human Justice), or symbolically by means of land & spirit that lives on with aspects of descendants, & finally Aesthetically Pleasing to the eye & curiosity of one’s sole.

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My Defonition- "Any public or Private non profit or profitable archival preservation institution, organization, or monuments honoring, Collecting, & exhibiting both tangible or intangible specimens or specimen aspects of (Natural History, Cultural History, Historical Events & Timelines, Artforms, or People), Through Different mediums of either physical or virtual, oral (spoken only) or object specimens, or monuments placed inside, outside, or as architectural buildings themselves deemed unique, special, & important to any & all Publics & any & all Institutions educational curiosity to understand the world."

I will add as Well 5 examples of Profitable museums. They can be Gem Shows, Gun Shows, Car Shows, or any Auction, & your local Corner Antique store every one ignores, they are all basically Pawn Shops & Garage Sales often with a historical emphasis on a wide range of Specimens for sale. Bord on a weekend go walking around for a look in curiosity, then if curios about something that catches your eye, ask the table host, shop owner, or vehicle owner to give a few minutes about the specimen’s history. However, Sometimes the objects history is lost or not wanted to be talked about because some may have unique interesting specimens that may violate law, be worth grands of dollars more than one can perchas, or be taken & sold for profit without permission or knowledge from the original owner, or unclear in its authentication, or its history altered for one to project hype for a certain profitable gain.

All these things can also be true for the Aesthetic pleasure of Private Collectors private home collections that may or may not have personal family history & value, or are found & collected by both non purchase or purchase means. We all either do it or have friends & family that do or have done it. Either found from your home property or ranch, natural places we visited or hiked, or purchased from other collectors. However, sometimes private home collectors have their collections reviewed by museums & maintain museum relationships for partnered curation or advice for approved home curation methods. However, in this case Private home Collections may choose to sell or not sell whole collections or individual specimens with in.This stems from the original Antiquities Collectors of historical eras that brought the first museums to light as traveling muses in hosted large Architectural buildings such as manner houses or World Fairs.  Where this is considered beneficial & not viewed as negative nowadays is when Museums & research Facilities are lacking the budget dollars to research a certain area during certain times & known private collectors can contribute in forming collaborative research if they so desire.

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I would define a museum as an institution meant to facilitate research and learning about a certain subject or series of subjects.

By that definition, I believe the memorial could be considered a museum. By engraving the names of individual victims into the stones, they become artifacts that provide a history. It is a location meant to encourage reflection and understanding of the past and therefore provides a source of education.

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A museum is a place of learning and entertainment for those who go and visit museums and research for those who help to operate it.
Though you can learn about lynching and slavery at the memorial, I do not think I would call it a museum necessarily. Definitely more of a memorial and a place to reflect and remember. I am also sure they did a lot of research in making the museum but I do not think they do that now, maybe even more of an art exhibit.

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A museum is a place that serves the public for education, entertainment, or socially. That collects, researches, and exhibits objects and or ideas in a collection formula where people can explore at there own pace.

The Memorial for Peace and Justice would fit into my definition of a museum. From what I saw, it was a mix between a historical and art museum. While I am unsure if there were any artifacts or objects that had to deal with racial discrimination, there were plenty of statures. All the statues, pictures, and information walls convey something about the injustice black people have faced, which fits into my definition with the idea. Obviously they had to research and commission these pieces to exhibit to the public so anyone can learn what has happened and continues to happen.

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A museum to me is a place that cares and preserves artifacts. Any artifacts in a museum can have that historical, scientific, or cultural significance. I feel it's important to preserve those artifacts to help people study the secrets of the past and hopefully help solve secrets to help the future.

I would say that the Monument to Peace and Justice would classify as a museum because it unlocks secrets of the past. What I mean is that this gives people a better understanding to lynching then just reading about it in a textbook. History is full of dark and horrible moments, but it shouldn't mean that we should stuff the problems of the past down and forget them. I support this monument because it teaches and reminds people of some of the atrocities the U.S. committed. Even though it's dark and hard to talk about, it needs to be taught.

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A museum is a place with a curation of artifacts or physical materials that are meant to convey certain visions or ideas to the public. It is a place not necessarily of concerte answers, but where we find ourselves asking and considering new questions.

I would classify The Monument to Peace and Justice as a museum because they are using materials, mainly the columns, to commemorate all the victims of lynching. With this physical representation of racial terrorism, a museum goer would be forced to question our history of slavery and racial injustice. Ultimately this is done to bring us closer to a vision of peace and justice, as the name of the museum suggests.

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A museum is a place where one can get an education on the past, present, and future of different ideas.
Using this definition The Monument to Peace and Justice is a museum because it broadens the knowledge of a time that is taught with a very strict bias. This Monument and their project as a whole helps shine a light on a dark time, making sure the whole story is told, and holding people accountable to be a force for change.

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My definition of a museum is a site where a curated collection of stories or objects is offered to be interpreted by those who care to view them.

Using that definition I believe the Monument to Peace and Justice to be a museum. It is, for the most part, a collection of stories rather than objects but it offers the public an opportunity to view and interact with the past. It may go beyond what many museums strive to do though in terms of taking on an active role in community building. The organization's website however does differentiate between the monument and the separate museum so they may disagree with me.

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A museum to me is a place, either virtually or physically, where people can go to immerse themselves in, engage with, and learn from historical and present artifacts, ideas, and physical and non-physical collections. I think the primary focus of a museum is to be a pathway to the public for various things: learning opportunities, resources, and social interaction to name a few.

I fully believe the Monument to Peace and Justice is a museum. It is, most definitely, a pathway to the public to learn about the vile history and effects of slavery and how it has carried over into our present. It makes use of historical and present ideas, as well as a physical collection of art, designs, and sculptures. It also encourages patrons to engage with the monument and in turn immerse themselves in history. To me, it's very similar in function to that of an art museum.

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A museum is primarily a repository for historically, culturally, or scientifically important objects. Museums also facilitate interactions between the public and these objects in an effort to make accessible the knowledge we derive from them. Museums are meant to be places of learning, both by providing an educational opportunity for members of the public and by coordinating the study of significant artifacts, documents, pieces of art, objects from nature, etc.

This is the definition that I came up with before really delving into Module 2. Having done so now, I think I would add that the objects housed in a museum ought to be held in the public trust. An issue that comes up often when dealing with museum collections and other types of collections is that, when an object is treated as a monetary asset, it may be sold or otherwise change hands without the preservation of its provenance or significance (e.g. if the buyer simply isn’t interested in that stuff).

By the above definition, I wouldn’t consider the Monument to Peace and Justice a museum because it doesn’t serve as a repository of objects. Its columns are symbolic and the names carved into them do serve as representative cases of past racial injustice, but I don’t think either fit into the definition of “object,” in the sense of what a museum houses. I believe the term “monument” is perfectly applicable here but I don’t believe the term “museum” is equally applicable.

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I define a museum as a place that does research and educates the public on different matters.

By that definition, I would say that The Monument to Peace and Justice is a museum. It should be classified as a museum because of the research that went into creating such a place and it took a lot of research. It also now stands and serves to educate the public on a matter of the past. Therefore, it should be classified as a museum.

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I define a museum as a public service to educate communities about the past and present of diverse cultures and topics.

I believe that the Monument to Peace and Justice is a museum. It should be classified as a museum as it is a collection of works (the various columns) placed as an exhibition to educate the public. The topic of the exhibition is one that has been shunned by educational systems, especially in the surrounding area of the exhibition which makes its development all the more powerful, before due to its horrific nature but it is finally getting more of the respect that it deserves. History is most often taught from the victors' point of view, it is important that we diversify the perspectives presented and teach from the victims' point of view.

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I define a museum as a place that collects, preserves, and exhibits cultural heritage in an effort to share and encourage education, research, curiosity, reflection and inspiration.

I do consider the National Memorial for Peace and Justice is a museum. Located near a former slave auction warehouse, this space is a place of remembrance and reflection. This memorial and museum aim to preserve the past and share a story with current and future generations, so it is also educational.

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My definition of a museum is a public resource that functions to conserve, educate, interpret, and exhibit collections of objects that are used to deliver ideas in various subject matter.

I would personally consider the Memorial to Peace and Justice a museum because it's a public resource that serves to educate and preserve a horrific part of history so that it isn't forgotten about. I think museums such as these are important because so often the way history is told is influenced by certain people, groups or institutions so spaces like these confront people with difficult truths and a window into the harsh realities.

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My definition of a museum is a place that has collections/exhibitions to inform and educate the public about art, science, or history.

I think that the Memorial to Peace and Justice is a museum because it educates the public about a part of our country's history. The exhibition of the hanging rectangles stating each county that had lynching, showcases the dark past of this country. Through the exhibition the public audience visiting this museum are shown the history and are educated about what had happened in the United States in the past.

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My definition of a a museum is a place where their are valuable pieces of history that can be seen by the public. That can help the public learn about the past and in some cases educate them for the future.

I do think that the Memorial to Peace and Justice is a museum because it is a place that allows people to walk around and learn about the lynching, slavery, and racism that was happening around the country. I also think this is a museum because it shows a big part of our countries history and even though it shines a bad light on us, it is something that needs to known/heard. This is also a place that is open to the public and is there to educate people on the past, which is why I believe the Memorial to Peace and Justice is a museum.

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My definition of a museum is a place of learning that holds/presents a collection of items for people to look at/read/hear about.

I think that Memorial to Peace and Justice is a museum because it is a site for people to learn about the past through many pieces of art. These works are meant to teach the public about (and emphasize) specific events in history especially as the article says, “visitors [are led] on a journey from slavery, through lynching and racial terror.” I would say it is a museum because while they may not be explicitly labeled as exhibits, the institution holds pieces such as steel monuments with engraved names, a memorial square and other sculptures that have a purpose to present information and also educate. This institution is open to the public and it communicates evidence of the past in an influential way and for all these reasons, I believe the Memorial to Peace and Justice is a museum.

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I would say my definition of a museum is a place where history, art, or science is displayed for the public. These places can work to educate, inspire, and/or cause reflection in the viewer.

I definitely think that The Monument to Peace and Justice is a museum because while it is a monument, I also think it is very informative and displays history for the viewer in a format that includes narratives and art. After reading about the monument on their website, it seems as though they have it set up so that while walking through, it takes you through the history of violence against African Americans in the United States. It also mentioned that there is a use of text and narrative to help lead the viewers through the monument. It ends with an art piece by Hank Willis Thomas talking about the current racially charged police brutality. In the readings one of the authors talked about how museums are starting to use narratives in their displaying of collections, and I think this monument is an example of that.

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I would say my definition of a museum is to educate and expand one's perspective and develop an appreciation for the history/art/collections that are enshrined in this space.

In my opinion, I would say that the Monument is a museum, while it does not have exhibits or text to read, it helps people understand the past and giving them a new perspective on the treatment of enslaved persons in the United States/New World. Ultimately, it up to the individual in that setting to discern whether it constitutes as a museum for themselves.

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My definition of a Museum is an instituion housing objects of past significance relative to the era from which they came to be, and giving the public access to learn, inspire, and reflect.

Based on my definition I would say The Monument of Peace and Justice is a Museum. In the readings for Module one we learn about the different types of Museums, and History is a big one, Think of the Holocaust Museum. The Monument of Peace and Justice Museum is teaching us and future generations the history of the racial injustices of America, to which is still continuing to this day.

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