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Hello All-
 
We are putting together an exhibit revolving around Pathology Labs and the work they do.  As part of this we are looking at using microscopes for visitors to try without staff supervision.  Does anyone have experience using unsupervised microscopes in an exhibit, and if so what have you done to effectively allow visitors to use them without breaking them into thousands of tiny bits?  Are actual microscopes worth the maintenance and upkeep trouble?  Or should we replace them with images on an LCD screen?
 
Any reply and/or insights would be greatly appreciated!
 
Thanks!
 
Brian Hostetler
Exhibits and Programs Coordinator
The YouZeum 
Columbia, MO
www.youzeum.org


 
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