The lack of editorial comment, in contrast to didactic labels at museums and educational institutions that routinely tell visitors how to think, feels disarmingly subversive.
"I suppose it can seem idiotic," Coolidge said, "but our approach really is to stumble across something and say: 'What is that? What is it for? How did it get there?' We try not to draw conclusions. A conclusion is the end of the journey. Learning happens along the way."
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