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Tom,
You hit the nail on the head. A virtual experience absolutely cannot
replace the power of the artifact, particularly when placed in context,
such as at a living history site or a historic house museum. Furthermore,
I believe you made a good point regarding home-bound visitors - something
I hadn't even considered.
The other thing that occurs to me regarding
exhibits on-line is, this affords the museum to tell the story from
another perspective, and to provide a more educational twist to it than is
sometimes afforded during a regular visit, for whatever reason. (Huge
crowds comes to mind. One of the museums I worked for frequently saw
multiple thousands of school children per day. And this figure does not
account for ticket purchases at the gate. I do not exaggerate.)
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village provide us with two good examples
of this: I recommend the Living Under Enslavement Link and the
Colonial Family experience on their SmartFun OnLine page
<http://www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/index.html>. This doesn't make
the on-site exhibit obsolete in any way. Its educational function is
complete in and of itself, but it also serves as an orientation and a
springboard for a better in-person visit. I'd be interested to hear what
others think of this online experience.
Cheers,
Rob
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