What's the point of museums?

What's the point of museums?

Up next

How do we adapt to the cold?

Where is the coldest place you have ever been? Did you enjoy the experience? Some people don't seem to mind the cold, whereas other people seem to feel it much more strongly and keep themselves wrapped up in as many layers as possible. But why do we feel it in different ways? Phi ...  Show more

Should we pay more for chocolate?

How often do you eat chocolate? It's one of the most loved sweet treats in Europe, but a new EU law could make chocolate more expensive. A business owner, who has small cocoa farms in these places, shares their thoughts and concerns about the new law. We also hear from chocolate ...  Show more

Recommended Episodes

108. Why Do Fewer People Visit Museums Than in the Past? How to Solve It?
IELTS Writing Podcast

Fewer people today visit museums than in the past. Why is this? What can be done to encourage more people to visit museums in the future?   There are fewer visitors to museums than there were in the past.   an endless stream/a wide choice of entertainment the pre-Internet era wat ...  Show more

Review of 2022
Learning English from the News

Beth and Neil look back at your favourite news stories and vocabulary of the year. 

المتاحف.. الخزينة الثقافية
1949

‏تستعرض الحلقة قصص المتاحف السعودية ودورها في مد الجسور بين الماضي والحاضر، وخطط المستقبل لتطوير القطاع المتحفي في المملكة.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Invention Classic: The Museum
Invention

We all love a good museum, but how long have we had them? In this episode of Invention, Robert and Joe discuss just what a museum actually is and when the concept seems to have entered human civilization. (7/1/2019) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnet ...  Show more