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Aura Of Authenticity: The Impact Of Original Objects In The Museum Guest Experience, Alyssa Frijey
Aura Of Authenticity: The Impact Of Original Objects In The Museum Guest Experience, Alyssa Frijey
Museum Studies Theses
The purpose of this thesis is to defend the maintenance of original object-based collections in museums with the argument that they provide profound, unique, and irreplaceable experiences for museum guests. Authenticity of an artifact carries with it an aura of importance which is a highly valuable means of connection within museums. Such meaning is the direct result of the manner in which human beings interpret material culture. Keeping in mind that this value can only be fully experienced through that which is original, it is crucial that original objects should be maintained in these institutions.
Becoming Artifacts: Medieval Seals, Passports And The Future Of Digital Identity, Mawaki Chango
Becoming Artifacts: Medieval Seals, Passports And The Future Of Digital Identity, Mawaki Chango
School of Information Studies - Dissertations
What does a digital identity token have to do with medieval seals? Is the history of passports of any use for enabling the discovery of Internet users' identity when crossing virtual domain boundaries during their digital browsing and transactions? The agility of the Internet architecture and its simplicity of use have been the engines of its growth and success with the users worldwide. As it turns out, there lies also its crux. In effect, Internet industry participants have argued that the critical problem business is faced with on the Internet is the absence of an identity layer from the core …