The German "begreifen", which means understand,is derived from "greifen",
which means "to take with the hands".
The tactile abilities are very important for the human beeing.
I understand your sorrows about the unintended destruction by visitors.
But I think: A good museum should have also objects with signs "please
touch".
Hans-Peter Oswald
http://www.domainregistry.de/museum-domain.html
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Betreff: [MUSEUM-L] Please Don't Touch
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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