I think the most effective exhibit I have seen was where the museum had a sample of different types of material that people could touch next to a sample they couldn’t. Wood, leather, etc that people could see the effects of how our collective oils build up over time. Also, recently at the Atlanta Botanical Garden by a sculpture I saw a sign that asked not to touch or climb, but encouraged them to dream or imagine. Sorry I can’t remember the exact language, but I’d try to reach out to someone there. It was good, though!

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> On Jun 29, 2018, at 3:01 PM, Milissa Brooks-Ojibway <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I'm looking to steal someone's well-worded "Do Not Touch" label that succinctly explains why touching an artifact is bad, preferably something that addresses the human tendency to think "My [underline and italics here] hands are clean."
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