In certain area of the exhibit, the museum placed sitting areas in front of large works of art so one could sit, rest, and contemplate for long periods of time. This gave the visitors time to think about the work of art they are looking at. To achieve it, the viewer 'must make himself over in the image of the artist, penetrate his intention, think with his thoughts, feel with his feelings (Duncan, p.432). It allowed the viewers to imagine that …show more content…
431). This gave the visitors the highest degree of contemplation to receive enlightenment and self-fulfillment. The beneficial outcome that museum rituals are supposed to produce can sound very like claims made for traditional, religious rituals (Duncan, p.429). This is due to the self-fulfillment and satisfaction visitors achieve after they take a passage through an art museum. It is seen as transformative, it confers or renews identity or purifies or restores order in the self, or to the world through sacrifice, ordeal, or enlightenment (Duncan, p.