The Introduction from "Sensible Objects" made an interesting point that different cultures have different ways to organize and even experience sensory perception. I think this is true and that last week's museum visit helped illustrate the impact of senses in how we perceive, since the Asian peoples hall incorporated sound into the displays. While it may not change how we culturally perceive the sense of hearing, I think incorporating other sensory experiences help the displays feel less static and more engaging.

The Ames article was interesting in thinking of museums acting as galleries, and the influence that anthropologists and curators have on the commercial value of contemporary pieces. The article also made me think of Brian Jungen, an artist who did a large series of pieces that look like native masks but are actually made out of sneakers.