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  1. Burgundian Cabinet: Tree Rings

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    The process of dating the wood in a Renaissance cabinet is explored to demonstrate the authenticity of an artifact in this exhibition video. Playing on touch screens installed in an exhibition in…

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    • Burgundian Cabinet: The Tack

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      An exhibition video reveals the science behind the authentication of a J. Paul Getty cabinet believed to have been a fake. This case study of the research into the authenticity of the cabinet presents…

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      • Forces of Nature

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        The simulators, 3-D models, images, animations, data, and diagrams in this Web site help audiences understand the science behind the earth’s most violent natural events. Drawing on the rich resources…

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        • Family History Search

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          Visitors discover how Americans use the National Archives to seek the truth about their families in this interactive installation. There are two paths to exploring this interactive: in one scenario…

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          • Face to Face: Stories from the Aftermath of Infamy

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            First-person stories connect the experiences of Japanese Americans following the attack on Pearl Harbor with the experiences of Arab and Muslim Americans following the events of September 11, 2001. What…

          • What Makes Coffee Good

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            This Web site follows the bean from the farmer’s field to the barista’s cup, unfolding the processes and diverse personalities behind Starbucks’ coffee. On this site visitors learn where coffee is…

          • Becoming an American

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            Visitors are challenged to guess the identities of famous American immigrants in an interactive that reveals their identity through the process of examining their immigration and naturalization records. After…

          • Autopsy Table

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            A medical examiner’s table becomes the screen for a group-based interactive autopsy. Visitors control the autopsy table presentation on a small satellite screen attached to the table. Each step of…

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            • Anne Frank the Writer: An Unfinished Story

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              Anne Frank’s ideas, spirit, and creative process come into focus through narration, animation, glimpses from her life, and her own handwriting in this online exhibition. Opening on what would have…

            • Storytelling with Sound

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              Through four interactive music stands surrounding images of Walt, playful creative activities reveal the various ways Disney employed sound and music in his animated features. Following his pioneering…

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              • Shifting Boundaries

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                A large-scale animated history of shifting boundaries in the southwest sets the stage for in-depth exploration of New Mexico’s political, cultural, and geographical landscapes. This large-scale,…

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                • Recording History

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                  Artifacts in a display case are liberated for discovery in this interactive station that illustrates the diverse writing systems for recording knowledge in the early Americas. Artifacts of the Mayans…

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