Technology and planning help museums manage outdated exhibitions
CLAIRE BROWNING, Curator of Karoo Palaeontology, Iziko Museums of South Africa HEINZ RUTHER, Professor (em) of Geomatics , Principal Investigator of the Zamani Research Group , UCT, University of Cape Town STEPHEN WESSELS, PhD candidate, University of Cape Town WENDY BLACK, Curator of Archaeology, Iziko Museums of South Africa MUSEUM exhibitions are all about the “Wow!”, “What?” and “Why?” as they showcase beauty and wonder, spark curiosity, and share some of the important lessons museum scientists have learnt through detailed study of these objects. But what happens when exhibitions no longer reflect our current understanding of how life on Earth…