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Some Observations on the Function of a Scientific Exhibit
Author(s) -
Shapiro Harry L.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
curator: the museum journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.312
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2151-6952
pISSN - 0011-3069
DOI - 10.1111/j.2151-6952.1961.tb01556.x
Subject(s) - theme (computing) , function (biology) , natural (archaeology) , epistemology , history , aesthetics , literature , sociology , philosophy , art , computer science , biology , world wide web , archaeology , evolutionary biology
The following observations on the function of a scientific exhibit and the nature of the public for which it is designed were delivered at the opening of the Hall of the Biology of Man in The American Museum of Natural History on March 20, 1961. I hope the reader will bear in mind that the theme of my comments might under different circumstances have been enlarged, although I think I have given the essence of what I had to say. And I hope that no reader will assume for a minute that, in touching on the ideas I have, I am suggesting they are the only ones to engage the careful consideration of an exhibit planner. As a final explanation, I have kept the text as it was spoken to an audience and have made no alterations to convert it into a “written” piece for publication.