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48 | Celica Fitz and Anna Matter www.jrfm.eu 2017, 3/2, 37–51 Fig. 3: Exhibition view on the Panels: Religion, A transparent Exhibit, Esther, Markus, Photography by Nikolas Magin © SinnRäume scenes of meaning-making in such an exhibit, specifically that on a panel titled “insights into the exhibit” (Einblick in die Ausstellung): Museum exhibits create knowledge and convey that it is true and irrefutable. this is done by the curators: they select the things that you are allowed to see. things that do not fit into the concept remain in storage. That is: objects are put together into groups that conform to the message of the exhibit, not with objects that conform to the context in which the object was used. This has more to do with the intentions of the curators than with the actual origin of the respective object. To the left you see a piece of art. Unfortunately, the postcards that stood next to it cannot be included in our exhibit. and it was part of our exhibition concept that when we showed you these specific objects, we would present you with this specific text. (Explanatory text on the panel “a transparent exhibition”, SinnRäume) a goal of SinnRäume was to encourage visitors to reflect critically not only on the representability of religion in an exhibition but also on museum practice in general (fig. 3). the exhibition also shows how meanings and definitions are created and how they can change. this is reflected in the design of the object descriptions in the showcases. the loan objects came from the homes of our interviewees. the respective descrip- tions include standard data on size and origin, but this information is augmented by statements on the sub- jective meaning of the ob- jects and in one case on the process by which a mem- ber of our project team col- lected contextual data on that specific object.