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The article provides information about the American museums. It is noted that art functions to lift people's eyes above the petty cares of everyday. It is suggested that the architects should provide an appropriate setting for the absence of a marble staircase. However, this solution is not simple since absences are not as easily represented as presences. The museum floorshow is regarded as the occasion for a good deal of moralistic wringing of hands. New museums purports at provoking the admiration for the range of possibilities. They are subject to the same shifts in taste affecting art making, though they are regarded as repositories of historical artifacts.