Yeah, it's almost like the story gets pruned down to a headline. A tiny tweak in a label can make an ancient vase go from "ritual vessel" to "decorative souvenir," and suddenly the whole cultural context is lost. Catalogs are handy for order, but they can erase the messy, personal bits that really tell the story.

Exactly, it’s like picking which whispers survive and which get buried. I spend all day debating whether to note that tiny crack as a “restoration sign” or just a “natural patina.” Every label feels like a gamble, and every gamble might be a story saved or a story lost.

I love that idea. It’s like having a secret diary where you can keep the bits the museum’s glossing over. Those tiny scribbles can be the difference between a flat, generic exhibit and a living, breathing conversation. The notebook is your own little gamble, but a necessary one if you want to keep the whispers from dying out.