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Keni

Anything to do with the holocaust (various museums with exhibits), war, violence, apartheid, human bodies (in various stages of dissection).

Just some general concepts

Andy

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Andy Bentley
Ichthyology Collection Manager
University of Kansas
Natural History Museum & Biodiversity Research Center
Dyche Hall
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561
USA

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-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Keni Sturgeon
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 4:21 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Controversial Exhibits and Videos

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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