Sylvia,
Cheekwood Museum is in the process of planning our permanent collection
reinstallation.  It will be our second placement of the collection in
thematic arrangement.  We find that this format maximizes our collection
which like many museums, has its share of chronological gaps.  The thematic
format also lends itself to our building, a 1930 mansion that was originally
a private home.

If you would like more information about our program you may email me at
[log in to unmask]

Good luck with your project.

Celia Walker, Senior Curator
Cheekwood Museum of Art

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Willis <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, June 07, 1999 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: identity of art objects in exhibits


>Sylvia:
>
>Approximately two years ago I visited the High Museum of Art in Atlanta and
>was impressed with how they installed their permanent collection, which was
>arranged thematically rather than chronologically.  It was, I thought,
>refreshing and thought provoking, and the museum had a collection strong
and
>comprehensive enough to pull it off.  I have no idea how many other "big"
>institutions do this (aside from temporary exhibitions, of course), but I
>wish it would happen more often!  Wouldn't it be great to see an
institution
>like the Met or the Art Institute of Chicago shuffle their collection once
>in a while?
>
>Good luck - (and great picasso quote)
>
>Mike
>
>Mike Willis
>Curator of Education
>ExhibitsUSA
>phone. 1-800-473-3872 ext. 214
>fax. 816-421-3918
>email. [log in to unmask]
>
>--------------
>to whomever this may interest,
>
>my name is sylvia and i am writing a paper on how individual art works are
>used in exhibitions to form a unity with a special focus of
re-installations
>of museum collections, and how changing the context/environment for an art
>work affects its identity.
>
>if there is someone who has an opinion about this or just some ideas i
would
>love to hear from you.
>
>it would also be great if there is someone who knows about a museum that
>changes the installation of their permanent collection.
>
>"even if there was only one truth there would still be thousands of ways to
>tell it" - picasso
>
>sylvia
>
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