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The gallery or museum metaphor
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This metaphor is used by `Mandia Mentis <http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/expertise/profile.cfm?stref=316430>`_ at `Massey University <http://www.massey.ac.nz/>`_ in New Zealand. She shared her idea in the `Mahara Newsletter January 2018 <https://mahara.org/artefact/artefact.php?artefact=434513&view=36871>`_.
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The **basement** is the common storage space of all the artefacts that the gallery owns or has leased. Artefacts are organized and catalogued to be found later on when they are needed. A **curator** may shuffle artefacts around and add new ones as they come in. There is constant movement as artefacts are acquired, catalogued, brought up to the gallery for an exhibition, or returned to storage when a particular exhibition has finished.
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The different **media** are used as artefacts. They can be text, images, audio, video, sculptures, or a mix of them.
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The **exhibition spaces** can be small or large and are centred around a common theme each. The curator selected the artefacts to be shown carefully for the story that they want to tell. Not all artefacts that the gallery owns on a particular topic are exhibited so as not to overwhelm the viewer. Sometimes only one or two pieces represent a larger body of work.
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The curator provides **insight into the collection** by adding explanatory notes, meta information, and also interpretation to the artefacts for the viewer to be guided through the exhibit and made aware of the differences between the artefacts.
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Some of the exhibits are closed to the general public and require either an **entrance fee** or **prior approval**. In those cases, only authorized persons can enter the exhibit and view the artefacts.
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**Viewers** wander the gallery on their own or in groups and point out what they see or feel, discuss the artefacts and the wider collection, and engage with the curator or even the artists in discussions. They leave feedback or sign a visitor book to voice their opinion. They also overhear other people talking about the artefacts and learn from these interactions.
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Some of the exhibits are **permanent** while others are **temporary** allowing people to come back as often as they like or only during a specified time frame. At any time that they are in the exhibits, they can **leave feedback**, draw their own conclusions, and learn from the artefacts and the interpretations that they have seen.
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The **gallery's management team** wants to keep everyone safe and also gather data which exhibits are the most popular, when people are coming to the gallery and how often, and what it costs to keep the gallery running. The team runs regular reports and makes changes to the gallery as a result of that.
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