Lisa Roberts wrote: In other words, if history is all revisionist, as
          one poster wrote, and is always being rewritten according to
          the view from the present, then let's TELL THAT TO THE
          VISITOR!  That's what's going on here.  Instead of just
          presenting an interpretation, we need to be upfront about
          the basis--the context, if you will--for that
          interpretation.
 
Thank you Lisa for stating my point.  Every exhibit presents a
          point-of-view, whether implicitly or explicitly.  Museums
          need to tell the public what an exhibit's (or
          the exhibit's creators) point-of-view is based on.  The
          public may not agree, that's ok, but at least they should
          understand the exhibit is not supposed to display the one
          ultimate truth.
 
          Mandy Murphy (personal views only, not representative of
          NPS)
          [log in to unmask] National Park Service
          Archeological Assistance Division
          Washington DC