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  • 1.  What is the best story you have about museum work?

    Posted 03-03-2025 12:45 PM

    Dear All

    What is the best story you have about museum work?  I can be anything about any aspect of museum work. I now that sometimes things do not go was expected but that does not mean what ever happened was bad. Responses welcome.

    Thanks,

    Rachel



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    Rachel Alschuler
    Museum Education/ Visitor Experience
    San Francisco CA
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  • 2.  RE: What is the best story you have about museum work?

    Posted 03-05-2025 12:28 AM

    If I initiate this matter, I would like to narrate my story of  the thrilling moments and excitement for over 3 months while preparing for the exhibition entitled : Body Odyssey: Journey of the Body from the Birth till Death during my tenure as the Curator of the University Museum of Sardar Patel University for the following:

    (1) It was a unique opportunity for me to work the storyline of the exhibition by preparing the text of the audio commentary of the specimens of Human anatomy such as of the conjoined twins, spreading of the cancer in breasts, a gall bladder , 5 months old fetus, etc. Since the exhibition was held under the joint auspices of our University Museum, the Anatomy Dept of Pramukh Swami College and A R College of Pharmacy,  the text of the audio commentary for each exhibit was super-duper. (2) The theme of the exhibition opened the door for us to conduct Touch, Feel and Learn program for the visually blind persons visiting our exhibition and (3) Anand Chapter of the Indian Medical Association gave us   cooperation by waiving case fee for two months for  those visitors of our Museum who showed to the local doctors our certificates that they had visited our exhibition on the Body Odyssey.



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    NANDAN SHASTRI
    Curator
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