A review by ejdecoster
Tangible Things: Making History Through Objects by Sara Schechner, Ivan Gaskell, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

3.0

By nature, pretty back-patty about Harvard's collections and importance, which makes sense given the origins of the book but got a little eye-roll inducing by the end of the book, as did the author's confidence about how viewers experienced their objects. Also, as with any exhibition catalog-style piece, a lot of what is discussed was ephemeral, and even lavish photography can only capture and represent so much of the experience.
I think this is a decent introduction to material culture and museum studies, potentially of interest to students early in their undergraduate careers.