> But any good museum should welcome the question.
>
> -Heidi

Beautifully put, Heidi.

Every act of Natural or Heritage Interpretation involves these factors as
well as the personal passion of the presenters/curators and institutional
marketing values.   No artefact was ever made to be a museum piece.   The
whole notion of preservation is abstract, subjective and cosmic.   For a
good read, try David Lowenthal's "The Past Is A Foreign Country".

As with everything, diversity is the name of the game.   However, as a
public institution (museum) you should be able (and accountable) to know why
you made your choices and be able to communicate that effectively as part of
the interpretive experience.   Of course this goal is only as good as the
people carrying it out.

cp in bc

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