At 01:01 AM 11/26/97 -0800, T.Vitale wrote:

>A colleague (retired doctor active at her local hospital) is setting up
>a small display area representing a doctor's examining room from an
>earlier time (about 75-100 years ago).  Many problems are being
>encountered and they are wondering how many "museums" exist in
>hospitals.
>
>Her group is also interested in the names of contact persons within
>hospitals that have dealt with the problems of establishing display
>areas in organizations not dedicated to the preservation of cultural and
>historical materials.

In Nursing homes especially one can find areas put aside for display and
museum purposes. Check out Beth David Home and Hospital in the Bronx
(Allerton Ave and Bronx Park East) and the Hebrew home for the Aged
(Riverdale, Bronx, NYC). The latter, especially, creates a museum or
gallery environment throughout every corridor and public space. The walls
are filled by Andy Warhols, Frank Stellas, etc., etc. and there are
numerous outdoor sculptures including one by Calder, etc. etc.  There are
also spaces and vitrines for antiquities.  If you are unprepared for a
nursing home to be the locale for a major permanent exhibit, it can come as
quite a shock.


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