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by jsilence 4398 days ago
On a trip to Hsipaw in Myanmar we visited the "Shan Palace" where the cousin of the deceased Shan Prince narrated his absolutely fascinating story of how he met his austrian wife in Colorado in the nineteen thirtees, took her back to Burma where she only upon arrival in Yangon realized that she fell in love with a real prince.

This seventy-ish years old lady is telling the story in the original house, in front of the original pictures, to every visitor who knocks at the door. She is kindly asking for donations and is patiently answering any questions.

It was an amazing offline real life human encounter experience.

What I am trying to say is that maybe it might be worth to not spend the money on some new technology, but to employ one or two enthusiasts for the exibitions to give guided tours and actually talk to the visitors and tell stories about the things that are at display.

Just an idea.