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Let’s Imagine a New Museum Staff Structure

By: Martina Tanga  
Open Access
|Jul 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jcms.197 | Journal eISSN: 1364-0429
Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 3, 2020
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Accepted on: Jun 14, 2021
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Published on: Jul 5, 2021
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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