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The Language of Museums
By Sarah Franke, Principal, MuseumBabel
Our modern definition of the museum is clear - museums are not just warehouses for stuff. They are fundamentally social institutions. And there is nothing more social than language. It’s the building block of human relationships and our primary channel of learning and exchange.
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New England Museums Now, Volume 2, Number 2, Fall 2015
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