from The Journal Gazette
History in the making as homes court tourists
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It goes without saying that a world of difference exists between being relevant and being populist. It will indeed be a sad day when museums and heritage institutions jump onto the touristic bandwagon at the expense of their core responsibilities of "preservation and education". Giving the visitors what they want does not in any sense constitute being relevant. And it might also turn out to be unsustainable after all when the initial rush of pop-culture-excess is over.