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Re: Exhibiting weapons
From:
"William W. Harle, Jr." <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Sat, 17 Feb 2001 09:53:00 -0600
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This response seems more appropriate for a forum on gun control. What does
the philosophical question about who kills, guns or people, have anything to
do with museums? And about the original response suggesting ". . . The
display is about the object, not its use or historical context", it seems to
me that, at least for historical museums, the historical context is
everything ". . . The display is about . . ."

W. Harle

----- Original Message -----
From: Cheryl Maslin <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 10:03 PM
Subject: Re: Exhibiting weapons


> ."..The display is about the object, not its use or historical
> context. Remember, guns don't kill people, people kill people. And
> without
> the people who used those weapons in your exhibit, that larger scenario
> is
> almost a moot point. Allow the objects to speak for themselves."
>
>
> It seems to me that a far more accurate perception is, "people use guns
> to kill people."
>
>
> -C
>
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