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didactic panels museums make a big deal out of things. their whole purpose is to draw public attention to particular things. one of the surefire tools used by museums in the act of establishing and communicating the importance and significance of a thing is the so-called didactic panel. whether made of clear lucite like the one above or printed on paper, the didactic panel typically hangs as near the thing as possible. why not give some attention to the didactic panel itself—the very thing designed to contextualize other things? next time you're at a museum, spend some time contemplating these ever-present, often verbose, things.
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