I can't help it, you guys, but part of me hopes no such exhibit
exists. That sounds too much like a wall-mounted textbook or a classroom
bulletin board.
If I were helping to plan an exhibit like this, I might first try with all
my heart to suspend my compulsion to explain everything, then seek the
creation (no pun intended) of a kick-ass installation designed to spark
interest. Hopefully, some people would catch fire, do some reading (that's
what libraries are for), and end up that much better off for having visited
the museum.
There will always be a few that no exhibit, no matter how bitchin', can
reach. Those poor devils go home later to watch "Who Wants to Marry a
Millionaire?" and don't amount to anything (Natural Selection).
Joel Ayala, Jr/Curatorial Assistant
AZ Dept. of Library, Archives & Public Records/Museum Division
1700 W. Washington St.
Phoenix AZ 85007
Phone: 602.542.4405
Fax: 602.542.4690
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At 06:50 AM 03/15/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>Well ... I've just gotten done wading through the torrent of mail re: the
>Creation/Evolution confab. Such a heated topic, with passionate points of
>view to be found all around.
>
>Unfortunately ... I failed to find an answer to my original question, which
>was I'll admit, buried at the tail end of the New York Times article I
>humbly submitted to "el groupe".
>
>My question was ... and still is ... "does anyone have any good examples of
>museums that have either exhibits or educational programs that clearly and
>effectively communicate the process by which evolution takes place"
>
>Something on the order of "this is how atoms interact ... this is how
>molecules interact ... then on to organic molecules ... the structure of
>DNA ... the action of RNA ... the translation to proteins ... etc, etc.
>ultimately ending at the dynamics of population groups, perhaps. Mixed with
>a healthy dose of mutational effectors perhaps. I don't know, I'm just
>brainstorming here.
>
>Wondering if an educational model such as this exists in any of our world's
>many fine museological establishments. If not ... what a shame!
>
>
>Roy Hemmat
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>
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