"George Garner" <[log in to unmask]> schrieb:
Just in the beginning a nice story: It had been thhe wellknown Theodor
Herzl who lit on the lights on his christmas tree, calling the tree
("Baum") "Chanukkabaum". This happened on a 24th of Dec., the day, we
have Christmas eve.
We use "Christmas," but personally I'm not thrilled with it.
Christmas is not a thrill. It is a symbol of hope for all mankind. So,
if you do need hope at all, nobody can urge you to feel different during
these upcoming days.
Although
Christmas might "sell" better than "Happy Holidays,"
We should not take use words like "what sells better" in this context.
Christmas does not "sell". For the one understanding it, it has nothing
to do with commercial thinking or marketing.
Christmas sells to
a particular audience.
Why not interest other audiences?
How is someone who doesn't celebrate Christmas
supposed to understand that your museum's programs and exhibitions do
not focus exclusively on Christmas?
It depends on the title of the exhibition and the exhibition is made.
Would that person feel welcome, or
encouraged to attend?
Why not? It depends again on the way the exhibition is made. Christians
are not a secluded secret clan.
I'd be really curious to hear from museums that have changed program
titles to "Happy Holidays" and what impact that had on their audiences.
Best,
George Garner
George Garner
Director of Exhibitions
Center for History
808 West Washington, South Bend, IN 46601
www.centerforhistory.org // (574) 235-9664
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Celebrate Ethnic Heritage Month in November at the Center for History
with a tour of our historic houses, including the Worker's Home, and a
visit to our exhibition /International Trees/.
Kimberly Kenney, Curator wrote:
> Hello all,
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> My Director has asked me to ask the List what your
> official position is at your museum regarding this
> festive time of year.
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> We have traditionally called our programs "Holiday"
> events this time of year -- Holiday Open House,
> Holiday Tea, Holiday Hearth Cooked Dinner, etc. We
> are fully decorated with about 30 Christmas trees in
> our historic room settings and throughout our "Street
> of Shops" (a life sized indoor town). We do have an
> outreach program exploring the origins of Holiday
> Traditions, including Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, but most
> of our events in house focus around the Christmas
> decorations, visiting with Santa, and that kind of
> thing.
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> We are wondering if other museums use the word
> "Christmas" in their events, or if you choose to say
> "Holidays."
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> Thank you for your input!
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> Kim
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> Kimberly A. Kenney, Curator
> Wm. McKinley Presidential Library & Museum
> 800 McKinley Monument Dr. NW
> Canton OH 44708 * 330-455-7043
> * NEW EXHIBIT: "Hearth & Home" now open and on view through April
2006.
> * SPECIAL EVENT: Join us for our annual Holiday Open House on
December 2. Members are free, $5 for guests.
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> "Let us ever remember that our interests are in concord, not conflict;
and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of
war." -- 25th United States President William McKinley
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