User:Tnmaddie/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_Brooks_Museum_of_Art

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because art is one of my passions. The Brookes Museum of Art is a prominent part of the city of Memphis, specifically Midtown Memphis. Upon first looking at the article, my first impression was that it is very short.

Evaluate the article
The article, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, has a good lead section which gives the reader an overview of the general facts surrounding the museum including its history, location, and purpose. The lead section, however, does not explicitly refer to one of the main headings, “Permanent collection.” The content is stated in a clear, neutral tone with good grammar and is relevant to the topic. Although there isn’t much content, the article has important facts about the museum’s history, structure, and even information about the permanent collections the museum has.

The article is enhanced by several pictures of the museum as well as a map image showing its location. In addition, the Brooks Museum website is linked, making the article more credible in my opinion. The article references several sources, although in the last section labeled “Permanent Collection” the information has no source attributed to it. In addition, the article has been edited as recently as January 2021 since its creation in April 2007, however, most of these edits have been adding urls, not edits to the content itself. The last person to write on the talk page discussed changing some links in January 2018. Because of this, some of the information, especially about the permanent collections at Brookes Museum could be out of date.

The article is rated “Stub- Class,” due to the shortness of the article, as editors believe more information could be added. In addition, it is a part of the WikiProject Tennessee. Although rated somewhat low, I believe the article has many strengths including clear language which discusses important aspects of the museum, images, and links to other Wikipedia pages. The article could be improved by adding more information about how the Brooks Museum of Art is involved in the city of Memphis and more current news about the museum and its happenings. In addition, some of the information in the article has no source, so making sure the information can be tracked to a reliable source would help improve the article’s credibility. I would say that the article is well- developed, but underdeveloped, and could definitely use some work.