The Case for Museums | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios

The powerful and privileged have hoarded precious artifacts in museums for centuries, and it's only recently that these treasures were made available to the rest of us. What purpose did museums serve? And why does every city have one today? To support our channel, visit:   / artassignment  . Thanks to our Grandmaster of the Arts Indianapolis Homes Realty, and all of our patrons, especially Lynn Gordon, Patrick Hanna, and Constance Urist. Subscribe for new episodes of The Art Assignment every other Thursday! -- Follow us elsewhere for the full Art Assignment experience: Tumblr: http://theartassignment.com Response Tumblr: http://all.theartassignment.com Twitter:   / artassignment   Instagram:   / theartassignment   Facebook:   / theartassignment   and don't forget Reddit!:   / theartassignment