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Re: Controversial Exhibits and Videos
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Cheryl Kramer <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Fri, 4 Feb 2005 16:44:50 -0500
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I do not know if this really fits the bill, but I have my Museology 
students think about memorials and we look at the Simon Wiesenthal 
Center, the Civil Rights Institute, the Hiroshima Memorial Peace Park 
and the proposals for the World Trade Center Memorial.  These are not 
controversial exhibitions, but they bring up a number of topics for 
discussions on ethics that are related.

Best,
Cheryl


On Thursday, Feb 3, 2005, at 17:20 America/New_York, Keni Sturgeon 
wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I have two separate and slightly related questions.  I have been 
> teaching an introduction to museums course for the past three years.  
> One of the assignments I have students do is research and present on a 
> Controversial Exhibit or an ethical dilemma.  This works well when my 
> enrollment is down, but the course is gaining in popularity and I'm 
> running out of controversial exhibits.  I'm wondering what exhibits 
> members of the list could suggest.  They are covering "Enola Gay", 
> "Sensation", and "Old Glory, the American Flag in Contemporary Art" as 
> well as some controversial exhibit topics, such as sex, Mapplethorpe, 
> and displaying nudes.  What other exhibits come to mind?
>
> Second, I am looking for suggestions for museum videos.  Not videos 
> with museums, or videos by museums about their collections/exhibits, 
> but videos about a museum.  I have one from The Heard Museum, which is 
> great, and I have some recordings from the PBS series "Great Museums" 
> (some episodes are helpful, others not so much).  Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Keni Sturgeon
> Jensen Arctic Museum
> Western Oregon University
> Monmouth, OR 97361
>
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Ithaca College
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