Hi Collin, AASLH (the American Association for State and Local History) has three good resources for you. Technical Leaflet # 91, "Designing Your Exhibits: Seven Ways to Look at an Artifact," (1976) by University of Minnesota, Duluth, Professor Emeritus Fred Schroeder is available for purchase for $5.00 at www.aaslh.org Video #473VT is "Interpreting History Through Three-Dimensional Objects," by Byron Price is available for purchase for $19.95 or may be borrowed free of charge for members through the website. Video #477VT is "Learning History With Artifacts," by Barbara Carson. It is also $19.95 to buy or members can borrow it for just the cost of the return postage. Good luck with your project~ ____________________________________________ Kendra Dillard Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology University of California, Berkeley E-mail: [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Collin Keel Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 7:06 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Intepretation of Museum Objects Hello, I am working on paper re: the interpretation of objects in museums--specifically archaeological artifacts with limited provenience. I have read Susan Pearce's "Museums Objects and Collections" and have a working knowledge of Panofsky, Fleming, Prown, Elliott and Pearce's models for object study. I have also read Karp and Lavine's "Exhibiting Cultures." Can anyone recommend additional models, or sources for object study/object interpretation? Can anyone recommend sources for the ethics concerned with museum object interpretation? Thank you ================================================== ======= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).