Francesca Madden

You forget this was a massive natural disaster that affected a very highly populated area," said Francesca Madden, the Field's project manager for the show.

You forget this was a massive natural disaster that affected a very highly populated area," said Francesca Madden, the Field's project manager for the show.

The fact that even the most delicate objects are still unbroken after 2,000 years makes the exhibit that much more remarkable, according to Francesca Madden, project manager for the Field Museum.
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The exhibition was put together over two years, according to Madden.She also pointed out that the artifacts are more fragile now that they are exposed, and said that it is always difficult to transport items that need such special care.

"We try to stick to the notion that these are human stories that we are telling in the exhibit," said Francesca Madden, the project manager who directed the installation of exhibit artifacts last week.
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"Having their keys with them has a certain poignancy for me," said Madden, "as it suggests their identification with their homes and their expectations that day of having safely locked their doors so that they could return and find everything intact."