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Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies, 2022 A common forgery technique is to use molds to create a suite of objects. This article introduces a new technique to identify objects made with the same mold through the comparison of 3D models created using structured light scanning (SLS). SLS data, when
Justin Jennings +3 more
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‘Visual Histories’ Science Visualization in Nineteenth-Century Natural History Museums
Museum & Society, 2019 This article attempts to shed light on the complex interdependencies between science, art and popular visual culture in the context of nineteenth-century natural history museums.
Stefanie Jovanovic-Kruspel
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The status of Australian mammals in 1922 - collections and field notes of museum collector Charles Hoy [PDF]
Australian Zoologist, 2001 Charles Hoy, a collector for the US Museum of Natural History, spent three years in Australia (1919-1922) collecting at more than a dozen locations around Australia. He collected over one thousand specimens of mammals of more than 100 species. This paper collates the species collected by location and provides detailed quotes from his field notes and ...
Short, J., Calaby, J.H.
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Anthropology, Museums and the Body: Lessons From an Experimental Teaching Environment
Museum & Society, 2019 With increased interests in solving complex problems through interdisciplinary research—how best can museums use this approach to address critical social issues?
Gwyneira Isaac +9 more
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Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies, 2017 In this critical assessment of the ‘museology of science’ I cherry-pick recent scholarship and practice to unpack the functions of science collections. Some practices (exhibition, engagement, study) have already attracted considerable attention, others ...
Samuel J M M Alberti
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Museum & Society, 2015 Census data reveal that suburban communities are becoming increasingly diverse. Once considered affluent and predictable places, American suburbs are now confronting increasing poverty rates as well as ethnic, racial and linguistic diversity.
Zoila Tazi, Helena Vidal, Karen Stein
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Anais do Museu Paulista: História e Cultura MaterialThe Brazilian anthropologist of German origin, Curt Nimuendajú, is considered a central figure in the history of Brazilian anthropology. His biography is marked by multiple roles: a brilliant ethnographer, an indefatigable recorder of indigenous ...
Peter Schröder
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Museum & Society, 2015 By exploring the distinctive tasks and tools of the ecomuseum paradigm, the essay aims to evaluate the actual and potential role of these institutions within the present context, to investigate their efficiency in operating as progressive tools of ...
Elena Montanari
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Collecting Chinese Art in Hong Kong from 1949 to 1997: Collectors, Museums and the Art Market [PDF]
, 2021 This thesis is a study of Chinese art collecting in Hong Kong during the second half of the 20th century. Through reconstructing the biographies of four representative collectors, who also held other roles as art dealer, adviser, scholar or museum donor, it demonstrates the diversity of collecting practices which thrived in this British colony and ...
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21: Inquiries into Art, History, and the VisualBy 1956, the Philadelphia Museum of Art had acquired a major collection of Indian sculpture from Stella Kramrisch and appointed her as the Curator for Indian art.
Brinda Kumar
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