Moving the museum's ethnographic collections: a conservation approach

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The protection of items in the ethnographic items in the collection of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania during a move is described. The collection was being moved from a basement to a state-of-the-art storage facility which would protect the items from environmental damage.

Methods, Management, Museums, Collections and collecting, Ethnology, Cultural anthropology, Museum conservation methods, university of Pennsylvania. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

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Setting the record straight: the contorted history of the Museum's Theseus mosaic

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The sections dealing with everyday life in the Museum's newly installed Roman World Gallery that uses a third-century mosaic to exemplify a typical Roman floor is discussed. The current status of the mosaic which, led to reexamination by the Tunisian Department of Antiquities is examined.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Forecasts and trends, History, Market trend/market analysis, Mosaics

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Etruscan sandals: fancy footwear from the sixth century B.C

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The exhibition of Etruscan sandals at the University of Pennsylvania's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is described.

Footwear, Exhibitions, Antiquities, Etruscans, University of Pennsylvania. Museum of Archaelogy and Anthropology

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