Affordances and distributed cognition in museum exhibitions

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Affordances and distributed cognition in museum exhibitions. / Achiam, Marianne; May, Michael; Marandino, Martha.

I: Museum Management and Curatorship, Bind 29, Nr. 5, 2014, s. 461-481.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Achiam, M, May, M & Marandino, M 2014, 'Affordances and distributed cognition in museum exhibitions', Museum Management and Curatorship, bind 29, nr. 5, s. 461-481. https://doi.org/10.1080/09647775.2014.957479

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Achiam, M., May, M., & Marandino, M. (2014). Affordances and distributed cognition in museum exhibitions. Museum Management and Curatorship, 29(5), 461-481. https://doi.org/10.1080/09647775.2014.957479

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Achiam M, May M, Marandino M. Affordances and distributed cognition in museum exhibitions. Museum Management and Curatorship. 2014;29(5):461-481. https://doi.org/10.1080/09647775.2014.957479

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Achiam, Marianne ; May, Michael ; Marandino, Martha. / Affordances and distributed cognition in museum exhibitions. I: Museum Management and Curatorship. 2014 ; Bind 29, Nr. 5. s. 461-481.

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