Orhan Pamuk - The habit of collecting, of attachment to things, is an essential human trait. But Wes...

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The habit of collecting, of attachment to things, is an essential human trait. But Western civilization put collecting on a pedestal by inventing museums. Museums are about representing power. It could be the king's power or, later, people's power.

Orhan Pamuk

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Die Gewohnheit des Sammelns und der Bindung an Dinge ist ein wesentlicher menschlicher Zug. Aber die westliche Zivilisation stellte das Sammeln auf ein Podest, indem sie Museen erfand. In Museen geht es darum, Macht zu repräsentieren. Es könnte die Macht des Königs sein oder später die Macht des Volkes.

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