It's clear that a lot of time and care went into making these items, and it's a shame that these skills are no longer as common.
When we have the industry, that is able to create in 10 minutes, what people were creating in months, there's no desire to work on it manually. No one has the time these days, nor the will.
I agree, museums are the best place to preserve cultural heritage and I hope other will follow this example.
Life was very simple in those times, people knew to appreciate little things and maybe were happier than people these days. It was a very different world.