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What does it mean?
The speaker suggests that exclusive cultural institutions require significant wealth for access.
In plain terms
You need lots of money to get into the Met museum.
What can you take from it?
High culture often excludes those without wealth.

Where it applies

  • education
  • museum visit
  • social commentary

Putting it to work

  • advocate for free access
  • critique class barriers

Questions to consider

  • Who should art belong to?
  • How do we make culture accessible?

Another view

It ignores recent efforts to make museums more accessible.

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