A Handmade Planet

Vocabulary

collection - a group of objects that are kept together; a collection can be unified by a theme, material, culture or owner

craftsman - a worker who practices a trade, an art or a manual skill

curator - person in a museum who is in charge of a collection, caring for and cataloging specific objects, researching the collection and collaborating with other museum staff people and exhibition designer to create exhibitions

designer - one who creates and often executes a plan for a project

folk art - a work of art made by a person who is part of an ongoing cultural community as a manner of carrying on a tradition

founder - one who establishes something

interdependent - in the midst of relying upon each other for support

international - reaching beyond national boundaries

handmade - made by hand or a hand process

journey - traveling from one place to another, a trip

museum - an institution devoted to the acquisition, preservation, study and exhibition of works of artistic, historical or scientific value

peace - a state of tranquility, quiet, free from disturbances, mutual concord between governments

symbol - something that stands for something else, an object having cultural significance

universal - present or occurring everywhere




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