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Finding the Right Words: Improving Collection Access at The Block

The Block Museum’s collection of more than 6,000 works is fully digitized and accessible through our eMuseum platform, but that doesn’t always mean it’s easy to find what you’re looking for. Search tools rely on structured metadata—keywords that help surface an object when a user types in terms like “diaspora” or “activism.” Without consistent, descriptive […]

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