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Category Archives: Objects and their Stories

Stories about Stories

Today’s blog is from guest blogger, Martin Kim, who manages the Native Goods store at ASM. Martin is well known for entrancing visitors, museum staff, and students with engaging stories related to the objects for sale in the shop. When you purchase an object, you also go home with its story.  More about the museum [...]

An Object’s Stories

We surround ourselves with objects—some practical, some sentimental, others purely aesthetical. What do these objects mean to us? What do they say about who we are and the lives we live? I teach a University class that trains students to lead the field trip programs in the Paths of Life exhibit. The guides are called [...]

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