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Hayley McCoy
@MuseumMcCoy
Collections, Registration, Archives, Libraries | UNI History B.A., IUPUI Museum Studies Master's Candidate | CR to CF to IN | Reading Fanatic
Indianapolis, IN Katılım Ağustos 2017
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Controversial opinion: deaccessioning is super necessary and helps us have stronger, more relevant collections. Not everything is history - sometimes we make bad collecting decisions.
Craig Middleton@_museumguy
Deaccessioning need not have stigma... we remove staff & money from our organisations all the time yet we worry more about the implications of removing objects from our collections? 🤷🏻♂️ if we don’t tackle deaccesioning we will have bigger problems later. daily.jstor.org/how-museums-ti…
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"A generation which ignores history has no past and no future."
(The east facade of Notre-Dame, 1860)
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This morning we should all stand in awe of the medieval stonemasons who designed and built a cathedral that could withstand the most devastating of fires. What modern building could survive this? These people knew their stuff.
Can we now stop using 'medieval' as a pejorative?
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I see a lot of people saying “it’s just a building.” But history matters. Tradition and faith matter. We’re not wrong to be enchanted by its beauty, and we’re not wrong to grieve its destruction.
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Purdue U. Archives@PurdueArchives
While visiting "Apollo in the Archives," members of #Purdue aerospace engineering honor society Sigma Gamma Tau found an unfinished calculus problem. With pencils (not calculators) they finished #NeilArmstrong’s homework 71 years later! #MoonLandingMonday bit.ly/MoonLandingMon…
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Volunteers jump in to clean up African-American museum. Proud of our students who step up to support the community that supports them.
bit.ly/2PjXpQZ
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These are some of the latest images from the Notre Dame fire in Paris
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Ironically, this is my current read... sad day in history today
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It's National Library Week! Here are some ways to join in and a list of the week's celebrations: ala.org/conferenceseve… #NationalLibraryWeek #LibrariesTransform #libraries
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1 in 3 librarian teams have been banned from their local bar's trivia night
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Journey into an experience filled with color, fashion, and discoveries. #ColorofStyle is now open at the @IndianaMuseum! ow.ly/G2fO30nXXCm #Indy
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@Maggaroo34 Should be finishing today but I think I’m nearing 40 😬😂
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At what point should one stop looking at increasingly interesting sources and just start writing the damn paper? Asking for a friend.
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Our faculty member Holly Cusack-McVeigh and her team of grad students are aiding the FBI in important repatriation work! Check out the story below!
IU Indianapolis@IUIndianapolis
Yesterday, the @FBI recognized anthropology and museum studies faculty Holly Cusack-McVeigh and IUPUI museum studies grad students for aiding in the recovery and repatriation of 631 stolen Chinese artifacts. MORE: cnn.it/2BZdrdf
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The Eiteljorg Museum's newest exhibit installation is well under way. A Sense of Beauty: Showcasing the Power and Beauty in Native Art opens next Saturday, March 8. Many of the pieces on display have rarely or never been seen before. Make plans to experience this special exhibit!
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