Read a label without surrendering your eyes
Work from physical observation to the museum's claims and stated uncertainty.
Evidence Room field guide
A method for reading museum evidence
Three connected guides help you distinguish what you can observe, what the label identifies and what interpretation adds.
Follow provenance as a sequence
Separate ancient setting, excavation, ownership, transfer and modern display.
Read reconstructions critically
Models, joins, restorations and gallery arrangements all make arguments.
A useful limit
Uncertainty is evidence too.
“Probably,” “attributed to,” a wide date range and an unknown findspot are not label failures. They show where the museum's claim stops.