As a  History teacher and working a historical sight, how can we not fully
teach what the area was all about w/o not mentioning it. Knowing we have
always taught subjects, especially social studies and have not always
presented  all views, this creates a bias in the students minds. A great
example which occurs in a few days is Columbus day, we all have learn he
sailed to America in 1492,but we dont tell students how he demoralized the
individuals he met or the fact he created a slave trade.----- Original
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From: "Julie Moore" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: Skipping History


> And then there are visitors (individual and group) to art museums who call
> ahead and ask us to remove (!!) or cover up any nudes on view.  All of us
> have these stories.
>
> Julia Muney Moore
> Director of Exhibitions and Artist Services
> Indianapolis Art Center
> 820 E. 67th St.
> Indianapolis, IN  46220
> (317) 255-2464 x233
> FAX (317) 254-0486
> email <[log in to unmask]>
> website <http://www.indplsartcenter.org>
>
>
> > I'm just interested
> >to
> > > know if others have ever faced this type of request, and what their
> >thoughts
> > > are on the notion of skipping over parts of history to suit the
visitor,
> > > specifically in a docent-lend tour situation.
> >
> >Okay, this would really irk me. You can't cut out a section of a region's
> >heritage just because you don't agree with it. Presumably your exhibit
does
> >not
> >advocate tobacco use but shows how it helped shape the Eastern Shore to
> >what it
> >is today.
> >
> >If you leave that part of the exhibit out, are you going to cover it up
or
> >put
> >guards on it to keep the students from looking at it when they aren't
with
> >the
> >docent? Imagine how disappointed the kids will be if they catch a sneak
> >peak at
> >the banned section expecting mass nudity and all they get are a bunch of
> >tobacco farmers and barges. :)
> >
>
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