5 Case Activity: The Curator’s Other Problem

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You Are the ExpertUnit Nine: The Curator’s Other ProblemRemember: 1) Use your own words; 2) do not exceed the word limit; and 3) provide short parenthetical citations consisting only of page numbers from the text to document specific points.The SituationYou did not enjoy your job at the survey company, and now you are back at your old job of museum curator. A Japanese auto manufacturer recently opened a facility in your city, and the museum’s upper management decided to do a series of exhibitions concerning Japan. One of those managers had recently toured Japan as part of a group, and the itinerary was one temple and shrine after another. So that manager’s impression of Japan is that religion is a deep component of the cultural fabric.Your TaskYour job is to write a preliminary plan for an exhibition on Japanese religion. Note the term “preliminary.” You need not and should not get into specifics about which objects to acquire, where to put them, and so forth. Instead, your report will1. list 4 main ideas about religious culture in Japan;2. offer 3-4 sentences explaining why each of those ideas is important and should be included in the exhibition; and3. offer a title for the exhibition that conveys what you regard as the essence of, or most important point about, religious culture in Japan; and explain why your title is appropriate Your report is limited to 400 words. Be sure to include citations to course materials indicating where you found the information on which your exhibition plan/report is based.