Ceres,

We have several rooms of this type interspersed in the chronological
arrangement of our historical Canadian art galleries.  We simply call them
Theme Rooms.

Greg Spurgeon
Head, Art Documentation & Storage
National Gallery of Canada

On Tue, 24 Sep 1996, Ceres Bainbridge wrote:

> I am developing four interactive, browsing or discovery rooms
> randomly scattered throughout our new museum complex in
> Los Angeles. The target audience for these rooms is adult,
> college-educated visitors with an interest in art, but little or
> know training in it. The goal of these rooms is to interpret the
> permanent collections, putting them in a historical context,
> as well as examining materials, techniques, styles and
> motifs. The collection includes illuminated manuscripts,
> Rennaisance Bronzes, assorted sculpture, glass, ceramics,
> French decorative arts, 16th through 19th century European
> paintings, 19th and 20th century photography.
>
> The working title for these rooms is Info Centers or
> Information Centers. I think this is pretty dry, and doesn't
> indicate in any way the educational function of the rooms.
> The problem is that we haven't come up with another title, so
> I'm turning to you all. All suggestions will be considered and
> the final choice will be announced on the list, with the
> originator receiving all the credit.
>
> Right now, some of the titles that have been suggested
> include: Art-itorium, Browsing Room, Art Access Area, View
> Point, Curiosity Corner. None of these are pithy or
> particularly inviting. Some of you were very creative with a
> mathematics title a couple of months ago, so I hope you will
> don your thinking caps and help me out. Thank you.
>
> Ceres Bainbridge
> J. Paul Getty Museum
> Dept. of Education
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