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Exhibiting fandom: A museological perspective
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2014 Fandom and the collecting of objects are interwoven phenomena. The insights of museum studies may be brought to bear on the study of fan objects to provide a better understanding of fan collections and fan collecting.
Dorus Hoebink +2 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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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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Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.We present here (1)⊂MIP‐216(Zr), a new hybrid material composed of an FeII spin crossover complex (1) loaded in the pores of a new hydrophobic metal–organic framework (MIP‐216(Zr), that presents a high affinity toward acetic acid and acts as a highly sensitive colorimetric sensor of acetic acid vapor due to a spin state switching of the encapsulated ...
Emmelyne Cuza +8 more
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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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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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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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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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Museum & Society, 2020 This article concerns efforts to increase the accessibility of art through digital collections on the web. Features for display and comparison used by the platform of the Swedish artist Ivar Arosenius and by web projects such as Europeana and Google Art &
Karin Wagner
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