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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
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