Lost in the Museum: Buried Treasures and the Stories They Tell

by Nancy Moses

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Few beyond the insider realize that museums own millions of objects the public never sees. In Lost in the Museum, Nancy Moses takes the reader behind the Oemployees onlyO doors to uncover the stories buried-along with the objects-in the crypts of museums, historical societies, and archives. Weaving the stories of the object, its original owner, and the often idiosyncratic institution where the object resides, the book reveals the darkest secret of...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0759110700

ISBN13:9780759110700

Release Date:November 2007

Publisher:Altamira Press

Length:178 Pages

Weight:2.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.2" x 8.9"

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