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Re: Ghoulish request
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Virginia Marine Science Museum <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Thu, 21 Jul 1994 18:00:18 -0400
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On Wed, 20 Jul 1994, Marc Becker wrote:
 
> Would anyone care to speculate what it means for museum professionals to
> have twice as many answers to the ghoulish request than to any other
> requests on this list?  What is the fascination with these small macabre
> dens of the grotesque?  Is this an untouched corner of material culture with
> which we theoretically disassociate but feel compelled toward?
 
Are you including Santa's Village as a "small macabre den of the
grotesque"?  Couldn't we keep Santa in the attic until Navember?
 
Mark C. Vang
Exhibit Technician
 
Virginia Marine Science Museum  |Please include the name of the intended
717 General Booth Boulevard     |recipient in the subject so that it can be
Virginia Beach, VA 23451        |properly routed @ VMSM. ex. NAME/SUBJECT
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