The Skinner Museum,
as beautiful as it is, is just the tip of the iceberg. Truly significant material objects live in every academic department, awaiting discovery by students and faculty. There’s real danger in thinking that age reduces relevance, or that the digital will replace the material. We need to have searchable digital archives of these collections and safe repositories and good collecting practices to protect the actual objects. My favorites are the cuneiform tablets because they have survived thousands of years and describe mundane details of commerce! —Theresa Antonellis FP’10
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