1. Why does Carol Duncan believe the art museum is a ritual environment? Duncan noted that the Boston Museum of Fine Arts depicts similar Greek temple architecture. This similarity can be seen in the Erechtheion, located in Athens, which exemplifies this comparison. The Erechtheion is built with Ionic orders, which is one of the three main orders used in classical Greek architecture. The Ionian is especially famous for its "revolts" that decorate the upper part of the column. You see the same style of the columns that support the architrave of the Boston Museum. Also visible is the front staircase leading to the entrance, which is located just behind the columns. In fact, for much of their history they were designed to look like them. Greek temples and Renaissance palaces housing public art collections suggest secular values, but not religious beliefs. Museums are considered secular institutions, where “secular truth becomes authoritative truth”. All secular places have a ritual behind their purpose. The purpose or focus of every museum is to have the view...