1. Why does Carol Duncan believe the art museum is a ritual setting? Duncan noted that the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston depicts similar architecture of a Greek temple. This resemblance is visible in the Erechtheion, located in Athens, which illustrates this comparison. The Erechtheion is built with Ionic orders, which are one of the three main orders used in classical Greek architecture. The Ionic is especially famous for its “scrolls” which decorate the top of the column. You see the same style of columns supporting the architrave of the Boston Museum. The front staircase leading to the entrance, located just behind the columns, is also visible. Indeed, for most of their history, they were designed to look like them. Greek temples and Renaissance palaces that house public art collections suggest secular values, but not religious beliefs. Museums are considered secular institutions, where “secular truth has become authoritative truth.” All secular places have rituality behind their purpose. The aim or objective of every museum is to provide a view...