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Smile for the camera! After receiving loaned objects at the museum, our registrars photograph objects for condition reports, one step in documenting each object's condition. Look out for more sneak peeks of our upcoming exhibition featuring Japanese beckoning cats, Maneki Neko. This image was posted on January 18, 2018.

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