A Thing Of The Past
The Porcelain Box
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I owe my existence to a French porcelain bonbon box.
A Thing Of The Past
The Papier-Mâché Mask
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We can intuitively interact with the history of an artform even when we aren’t explicitly aware of that history.
A Thing Of The Past
The Persian Rug
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Still in her concentration camp uniform, Olga found her Persian rug.
A Thing Of The Past
The Government Pen
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As a child, I thought it was extremely cool that working for the U.S. government meant that you could get a pen that said “U.S. Government.”
A Thing Of The Past
The Second Skeleton
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Museums construct knowledge by constructing objects—literally.