Considering the glass case: Material encounters between museums, visitors and religious objects

This article considers the often overlooked, or looked through, museum display case. Glass cases provide physical barriers between museum exhibits and visitors. Their efficacy is what keeps them hidden. But when the case obstructs a visitor-object interaction, their presence becomes strikingly obvio...

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Main Author: Berns, Steph (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. [2016]
In: Journal of material culture
Year: 2016, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 153-168
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

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