I don't think it would necessarily be speculative and it should be weighed
as more than "fun and interesting.". I think it's important to note when/if
a people have and do make choices. The choices a people make help to inform
others about them. It is not as simple as a "what if" question, but I agree
that a small museum with limited resources, possibly operating on a fixed
grant narrative, should remain focused, even if the exhibition only tells
part of the story. - which is not to say it would have to be exhaustive,
just more than what one would expect.
Peter Lamothe
> ----------
> From: Ruffin, Carrie
> Reply To: Museum discussion list
> Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 2:52 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Interactive Agriculture Exhibits
>
> 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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