Some people claim that museums and art galleries are not needed today, because everyone can see historical objects or art works by computer. Do you agree or disagree?

In the modern era, with the development of technology in three-dimensions printing, some people believe the historical objects or arts are able to be seen and interacted by computer in lieu of museums and art galleries. In my opinion, I firmly agree with the given viewpoint, and I will give evidence which elaborate on my ideas. On the one hand, the technology possibly alter the role of museums, since its possibility to store historical pictures. It easily searches the internet for images of famous arts or historical objects, which are stored in websites or Google Photos. Furthermore, the 3D technology supports researchers in interacting with the objects naturally. Some scientists provide the 3D forms of ancient arts and objects, which can be downloaded in official websites. For instance, computers are able to copy the Mona Lisa to make the fake one which 98% of it looks like the real. As a result, the technology can replace museums or galleries in specific circumstances such as online forms of art or fake museums for events. On the other hand, museums play a vital role for international archeologists to observe the artifacts. Namely, the ancient objects have their specific materials, some cases have legends or historical background behind them. For example, most of the copper drums in Vietnam were made by pure copper, metal and other unique materials, which scientists can’t solve why dwellers could make it with old techniques. So, viewing real objects help scientists understand the context of those artifacts. In conclusion, I totally agree with the viewpoint that contemporary technology is capable of altering the galleries and museums. I believe that the development of blockchain technology will support the copyright of art and the uniqueness of old things