As others have pointed out, the concept of materiality (which was touched upon by JeeHee Hong) is a concept that
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I remember the box being set in front of me, the anxiety and excitement swelling within. Because our box had
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Objects and Identity: Challenges Facing Museums and Collections in the Digital Age Museums today are struggling to balance their timeless
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During my introduction with the special collection pertaining to George P. Johnson, I had the interesting opportunity to peruse through
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As demonstrated in the material/materiality article by JeeHee Hong, the concept of materiality has been hotly debated for centuries. But
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The Hong reading provides many definitions for materiality and discusses how those definitions have evolved over time. The word “material”
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Material and materiality are defined as both the physical aspect of objects or the potential for elaboration in non-physical matter. The
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In Special Collections, my group examined a unique exhibit titled “Miscellaneous” that was comprised of photos of different people, families,
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Materiality, as described by Steven Conn, offers “the simple pleasure of looking at and the thrill of being in the
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While interrogating materiality and the importance of objects in a museum space, I began thinking about why objects are used
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