That would be rather appropriate as well as provocative. I would have to
agree with the sentiment...If the Tulsa Zoo is going to cave and allow
their interpretation to be dictated by religious groups, then they should
at the very least make sure that it is clear they are referring to
non-scientific religious mythology, not something that relates to the
reality of the beautiful creatures their visitors are actually there to see
and learn about.

I would be first in line to see that show.

Mark Janzen
Registrar/Collections Manager
Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art
Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection
Wichita State University
(316)978-5850


                                                                           
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I find humor to be an adequate substitute for intelligence in my life, so
here's something fun.  How about an exhibit of Noah's Ark?  Two by two and
all that.  That might be a good way for a zoo to acknowledge myth.

R

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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Tulsa Zoo and Creationism


> Hello listers,
> Without going into the religious side of the
> discussion, I thought I'd bring this up to you folks.
> The Tulsa Zoo has been ordered by its board to install
> an exhibit on creationism. The zoo has an exhibit on
> evolution, but what really got folks riled was a hindu
> statue of an elephant (Ganesha), and a piece of art
> that says "the earth is our mother." The
> pro-creationism folks say the door was opened by the
> Zoo when they put the info and icons on other
> religions in the Zoo. There is info on the Tulsa World
> and Daily Oklahoman web pages, but you must go through
> the free registration process to read the articles.
> Cheers
>
>
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