My Museum

Think about it. Everyday, we use pottery and ceramics and don't think twice about it. We use mugs to fill our cups with morning coffee or tea, we use bowls to eat out oatmeal, drink out soup etc. Our use of ceramics is one of the things that separates us as humans from animals. Using things like cups and bowls and mugs as opposed to eating without the aid of these items makes us civilized. I think that pottery and ceramics in history is a really interesting topic and should be the subject of my museum. With my proposed museum entitled, The Museum of Pottery and Ceramics, I hope to educate the public about ceramics and pottery throughout the world and in our human history. My museum would have an exhibit about primitive ceramics which shows a map of where the art first started and spread, an interactive exhibit/AV room that would show a video about how ceramic pieces and pieces of pottery are made, an area for kids and adults alike to touch clay at its various stages in the firing process, and an up and running ceramics studio taught by professionals in the field. It is palpable that the general public has simply lost touch with the art. My museum would hopefully make people more aware, teach people about ceramics and pottery, remind them of ceramics and pottery as art as well as function, and hopefully inspire them.