Enola Gay Exhibit

Museum curators are prone to criticism due to the pressures of audiences to exhibit a subject in a determined attitude.  The Enola Gay exhibit is especially controversial because of its implications during World War II.  It is important to consider the perspective of the museum, but more importantly the curator.  The museum holds its focus on aviation, so it would seem appropriate to exhibit and display solely the information pertaining to the mechanics of the B-29.  However, the devastation that it caused plays a major role in the mechanics of the machine as a weapon.  Besides holding duties to the museum and its priorities, the curator also holds loyalties to the veterans of the war, being a retired U.S. Marine.  This puts the curator in a compromising situation between the loyalties to the war veterans and museum and the responsibility the United States owns because of the Enola Gay.  If a plane had achieved incredible feats, it would undoubtedly be added to the exhibit.  It is wrong to withhold information because of sensitivities to certain groups of people, or because of guilt.  Doing this only creates a lack of knowledge that prevents society from understanding the true nature of history.