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Beyond the Four-Legged Chicken

By Rebecca A. Buck

This article originally appeared in the July/August 2010 edition of Museum magazine. A History of Museum Registration In 1881, an important moment occurred in the history of registration. The new U.S. National Museum building (now the Arts …

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