4/5 Alicia McNamara G. 7 months ago on Google • 163 reviews
Very
small
and
a
bit
confusing.
Not
much
you
can
do
about
the
small
part.
But,
the
space
does
not
do
the
subject
justice.
The
gaps
outweigh
the
substance.
The
areas
of
the
museum
were
divided
into
parts
of
the
country.
The
information
was
not
really
clear
on
the
info
cards.
Some
had
no
info
at
all.
I
would
have
liked
to
have
seen
more
information
explaining
the
art,
the
differences
in
culture,
the
symbolism
rather
than
who
donated
it.
They
really
did
seem
to
shy
away
from
anything
to
do
with
those
issues.
They
did
mention
several
times
that
there
were
commercial
items
and
then
real
symbolic
items
(
which
were
not
there).
As
if
the
real
items
were
too
sacred
to
be
seen
by
our
eyes.
The
Field
Museum
embraced
that
at
one
of
their
recent
exhibits,
which
acknowledged
the
items
had
a
soul
of
their
own.
As
is
typical
of
museums
these
days,
they
had
a
political
statement
-
theirs
was
on
women
stolen
for
slavery.
A
worthy
subject
that
needs
to
be
brought
to
the
attention
of
the
public.
But,
I
personally
prefer
museums
limit
their
preaching
to
our
historical
mistakes
so
we
don’t
make
them
again.
The
gift
shop
was
pretty
sad.
I
had
wanted
info
about
the
areas
the
tribes
were
in.
But
just
a
map.
Slim
pickings,
my
friend
said.
I
had
hoped
for
sage,
but
was
informed
they
wouldn’t
sell
‘their’
medicines.
We
had
a
lively
discussion
about
that.
Came
away
feeling
excluded.
I
had
no
right
to
learn
about
that
culture,
study
my
own.
Thought
that
was
why
I
came
there….
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