In our collection, we have shrunken heads that used to be displayed but are
not anymore because of community controversy.  FRor information, contact
Eunice Schlichting, Cheif Curator at [log in to unmask]

Christina
Christina M. Myatt
Theatrical Programming Coordinator
Putnam Museum
1717 West 12th Street
Davenport IA 52804
563.324.1054 ext. 207 (phone)
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-----Original Message-----
From: H Baskas <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 07:23:42 -0700
Subject: Radio story ideas needed

> Hello list
>
> I produce the Hidden Treasures Radio Project, which is a series of
> radio
> features about museums that airs on NPR's All Things Considered and
> on
> Studio 360.  (Last friday's ATC story about the proposed Las Vegas
> Mob
> Museum was part of that series.)
>
> Studio 360 - and arts and culture magazine - is doing a theme show
> about
> DANGER and I'm looking for museums that may have objects or
> collections that
> are rarely or never displayed because it would be too dangerous to do
> so.
>
> Danger can be widely interpreted - is something considered too
> dangerous
> because it's a loaded gun? Radioactive? Explosive?  Or perhaps
> considered
> explosive because the information revealed by displaying that object
> would
> be 'dangerous' or too controversial in a community?
>
> Please let me know if you have ideas, objects, leads, etc.
>
> Harriet Baskas
> Project Director, Hidden Treasures Radio Project
> [log in to unmask]
>
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