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From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Laurel Weller
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 9:29 AM
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Who has exhibit drawers?
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia's Mütter Museum has The Chevalier
Jackson collection in drawers. These are over 2000 objects that were
removed from people's throats. We just completed some new interpretive
labels and a book identifying each object.
-Laurel
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Laurel K. Weller
Museum Educator
Mütter Museum
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Phone: 215-563-3737 x203
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-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa Oliver [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 10:33 PM
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Who has exhibit drawers?
Hi All,
Dear Ms Oliver, at the Ohio Historical Center, we recently opened a "visible storage" setting to show part of our archaeological collection, which included drawers and tower cases, among other elements. We implemented both a formative and a remedial evaluation, which demonstrated regarding the interaction between visitors and drawers:
a) Visitors did not necessarily open them, unless indicated, as also others reported;
b) once they opened them, visitors, both adults and children, were exited by the possibility to explore and have a closer look at the objects, even though they could wonder why such beautiful artifacts were displayed in a drawer rather than in case (the drawers elicited more the feeling of "storage.")
c)Visitors were concerned with technical issues typical of the drawers, i.e., if they open and close in the right way.
Giuseppe Monaco
Pino
Evaluation Analyst
Ohio Historical Society
1982 Velma Avenue,
Columbus, OH, 43211
(614) 297-2609
http://www.ohiohistory.org
I am a graduate student who is doing my thesis on the good, the bad, and the
ugly of museum exhibit drawers. These are the types of drawers that
visitors can open up and see objects underneath glass. They are often
called discovery drawers. I would appreciate your help in finding museums
that have such drawers.
Thank you,
Lisa Marie Oliver
UW Museology Graduate Program
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