Although many people believe that graffiti is vandalism, it is actually art because many museums display graffiti, people are interested in it, and it shows beauty and emotional power. Many people have come to appreciate graffiti as an art form and have opened their eyes to the beauty and emotional power it holds. From the video on CBS News, “Is Graffiti Art or Vandalism,” explains Laura Fanning (museum visitor) at 1:42 “…now I see it more as a comment and a statement of 'I'm leaving my mark'.. . "This quote shows a museum visitor whose perception of graffiti changed when she went to a museum that displayed graffiti. The same message is conveyed in the article “Graffiti Art at the Museum of the City of New York: Writing Was on the Wall, and Some Still Remains” by Ken Johnson. The first page of the article reads: “In 1989, Mr. Wong founded his Museum of American Graffiti on the top floor of a house in the East Village, but real estate complications ended that venture after just six months. In 1994, suffering from AIDS, Mr. Wong donated his collection to the Museum of the City of New York and returned to his hometown of San Francisco, where he died in 1999. The citation in this article informs the reader that the museums will accept the collections of people's graffiti to use in their museums. Museums are usually interested in art, and when a museum accepts the personal collection that someone has donated, it must mean that it is truly art. Not only are museums interested in graffiti as an art form, but many people have come to accept graffiti as art and care about it. As stated above, graffiti can be seen in museums, but it can also be seen in public galleries. and people's homes. From Robin Newton's article,……half of paper……signatures on 18 statues.” Even though many people will look at it and see it as an act of vandalism, if you look beyond it and think that maybe someone was trying to leave their mark on how they feel about the sculptures, then it has a whole new meaning. In the article “Graffiti and Street Art: 3” by Robin Newton we read “… in many countries, writing or painting on public or private property is considered vandalism”. “Vandalism” is displayed in museums around the world, many people have recognized the graffiti and become interested, and finally, many people appreciate it for the beauty and emotions attached to the artwork. Although many people think that graffiti is vandalism, it is actually so because it is displayed in museums/galleries around the world, people are interested and give recognition to it and it shows beauty and emotional power..