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Indeed, Mike speaks the truth.  The Franklin's latest continuous exhibit, Amazing Machine, features our automaton.  We had it restored and now run it for special demonstrations.  For visitors who are not able to catch a demonstration, we have an accompanying  video that shows it in motion.  Throughout the exhibit we combined historic artifacts and interactive devices, to great affect.

And Matt also speaks the truth, I used to work at the Historical Electronics Museum and they use some of the historical radio equipment in the collection for special occasions, like Pearl Harbor Day.

The question of whether or not to "consumptively use" artifacts in a collection is a hard one.  Artifact preservation is very important to many of our missions.  However, as those knowledgeable about how these artifacts work get older, artifact preservation must be balanced with knowledge preservation.

Cheers,
Kristin

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Kristin Qualls
Exhibit & Program Developer
The Franklin Institute
222 N. 20th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-448-1135
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On 5/27/08 10:04 AM, "Mike Levad" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
> Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
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> The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia has an amazing automotan that they
> use for demonstrations. It is capable of drawing 4 different fairly complex
> pictures.  I know it was supposed to undergo some significant restoration so
> that it could be put back in working order.  I am not sure if it is done yet
> or not.
>
> Mike
>
>
> Mike Levad
> Lead Exhibit Developer
> 651-789-4735 (direct)
> 651-631-2211 xt.735
> 651-631-0707fax
> Toll free: 800-433-9599
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> www.splitrockstudios.com


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