Prosthetic limbs on display: from maker to user

Prosthetic devices have been used in museums to tell clinical, technical and personal stories. Here we reflect on the ways artificial limbs and their users were represented in recent museum projects at the Royal College of Surgeons of England and at National Museums Scotland. We consider how these m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sophie Goggins, Tacye Phillipson, Samuel J M M Alberti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Science Museum, London 2017-11-01
Series:Science Museum Group Journal
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Online Access:http://journal.sciencemuseum.org.uk/browse/issue-08/prosthetic-limbs-on-display/