title: [The prefiguration of a museum of the Hand of Man].
abstract: The author has created a foundation, acknowledged as being of public benefit, whose purpose is to set up a "Museum of the Hand of Man", conceived as a coordination and research center on the hand. An attempt at systematizing a prefiguration of this institution is proposed, with five subsectors: the original of this institution is proposed, with five subsectors: the original hand, the experienced hand, the hand and culture, the hand and society, and the hand as a symbol. In addition, a collection of publications on these various aspects of the hand is projected.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Verdan
mesh_terms: D001154:Art; D003469:Culture; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D009144:Museums; D011642:Publications; D012067:Religion; D012106:Research; D012961:Sociology; D013561:Symbolism