Museums should publish companion handbooks so I can read all about the artifacts and their context the week before visiting.
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I love this idea! The funny thing is that they basically *do*—they’re called “catalogs”—but they’re usually only sold in the museum gift shop, where they don’t help here.
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Yes, I have no idea how to buy catalogs outside the museum store. But also, the ones I’ve seen were more academic than pedagogical
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