I disagree.  I believe that speculation, while fun and interesting, is
misleading and counter-productive for both staff and visitor.  To focus an
area of a small musuem on "what if" would be a mismanagement of time,
effort, and funds.

Carrie Ruffin.

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Lamothe [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 2:43 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Interactive Agriculture Exhibits


To expand the discussion even further, one could ask
"What would life have been like if the county/people had chosen alternative
means for making a living?

> ----------
> From:         Ruffin, Carrie
> Reply To:     Museum discussion list
> Sent:         Monday, November 29, 1999 2:35 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Interactive Agriculture Exhibits
>
> I have always thought that museums that concentrate on agriculture should
> focus on the culture and lifestyle that the particular agricutlure
> creates.
> People are always more interested in the human aspects of a topic than
> just
> the logistics of it.  I would take the time to discuss some of the
> following
> issues...
>
> 1. What was life like for those people who praticed this form of
> agriculture?  How did it change over time and how did this affect people's
> lives?
>
> 2.  How did the county differ from others because this type of agriculture
> was practiced?
>
> 3.  What has survived from this agriculture society and what hasnt?  Why?
>
> In Kenly, North Carolina there is the Kenly Tobacco Musuem.  You should
> contact its curator because they have done a very good job with this type
> of
> museum.
>
> Carrie Ruffin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: VCMHA - Collections [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 2:28 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Interactive Agriculture Exhibits
>
>
> Hello Listers,
> We are in the planning stage of a satellite museum that would focus on
> the agricultural history of our county. We would very much like to make
> the museum a fun learning experience, and wonder if any of you have seen
> or worked in museums that had interactive components dealing with
> agriculture. We've got both horse-drawn and motorized equipment that was
> used with most of the crops grown here, but want to have more than lined
> up equipment and some photographs. Any help would be greatly
> appreciated.
> Thank you!
> Kathy Henri
> Collections Mgr./Asst. Curator
> Ventura County Museum of History & Art
> 100 E. Main St.
> Ventura, California
>
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