The New Yorker looks at the recent wave of major museum expansions and construction, and notes the trend towards decreasing space for physical art, while spaces for performance, film screenings and talks have expanded.  The article notes Tate Modern director Frances Morris’s vision of the modern museum moving “from being a museum that people come to and look at, spend time in, to a museum that opens its doors to collaboration, conversation, and participation.â€
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