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Historia Crítica, 2018 Whose Artifacts? Whose Stories? explores uses of public history to tell stories of women’s relationship with science and technology at the Canada Science and Technology Museum, one of Canada’s national museum.
Anna Adamek, Emily Gann
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On the species of the genus Mistaria Lehtinen, 1967 studied by Roewer (1955) from Africa (Araneae, Agelenidae) [PDF]
African Invertebrates, 2019 Eleven species of the spider family Agelenidae Koch, 1837 are reviewed based on the type material and transferred from the genus Agelena Walckenaer, 1805 to Mistaria Lehtinen 1967. These species occur in various African countries as indicated and include:
Grace M. Kioko +4 more
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Holidaying behind the Iron Curtain: The material culture of tourism in Cold War Eastern Europe
Matkailututkimus, 2022 During the Twentieth Century, foreign travel underwent a process of democratisation. Increasingly, through the development of package holidays to ever more far-flung destinations, leisure tourism for the first time allowed ordinary people to experience ...
Carys Wilkins
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Museums & Society 2034: Trends and Potential Futures [PDF]
, 2008 What challenges will society and museums face in the next quarter-century? How will the demographic profile of America change between now and 2034? How will energy and infrastructure costs affect the sustainability of museums? What will Web 3.0 -- or 5.0
James Chung, Susie Wilkening
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Pak Biawak, a necrobot, embodies an unusual fusion of biology and robotics. Designed to repurpose natural structures after death, it challenges conventional boundaries between nature and engineering. Its movements are precise yet unsettling, raising questions about sustainability, ethics, and the untapped potential of biointegrated machines.
Leo Foulds +2 more
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Lifelong learning in museums: a critical appraisal [PDF]
, 2001 Museums are generally considered storehouses of treasure but recent government policy focuses on issues of social inclusion, life skills and employment.
Candlin, Fiona, O'Brien, Margaret
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Reconsidering "the love of art" : evaluating the potential of art museum outreach [PDF]
, 2013 Art museums have long been identified as bastions of social and cultural exclusion. This conclusion was best evidenced by the large-scale 1967 French study by Bourdieu and Darbel demonstrating the exclusionary nature of “The Love of Art.” However, in ...
Bennett T. +15 more
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Grip and Grasp: Lizard Claw Inspired Robotic Manipulators
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Our study identifies the most effective lizard claw shape for use as an end effector in a bioinspired robotic manipulator. By examining key geometric features and combining them into comparative indices, the Crotaphytus collaris claw is found to be the best fit.
Hyeon Lee +4 more
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Trendswatch 2013: Back to the Future [PDF]
, 2014 TrendsWatch 2013 highlights six trends that CFM's staff and advisors believe are highly significant to museums and their communities, based on our scanning and analysis over the past year.
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