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In the second half of the twentieth century, natural history dioramas went out of fashion and many were dismantled and even demolished. However, their renaissance has started. Some are carefully restored and new dioramas are being constructed with techniques to augment reality.
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Tunnicliffe, S., Scheersoi, A. (2015). Introduction. In: Tunnicliffe, S., Scheersoi, A. (eds) Natural History Dioramas. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9496-1_1
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