Dear Ms. Hammond  11/16/2007

The American Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia, has a 
fascinating permanent exhibit dealing with the Swedish novelist, 
journalist, and early women's rights activist, Frederika Bremer, who 
reported on American life. There is also a Nobel Prize room that, of 
course, honors Nobel Prize winners in Literature. 
http://www.americanswedish.org/frames.htm The museum has also had 
wonderful exhibits on children's literature and illustrators.

Karen Reeds
Guest Curator,
Come into a New World: Linnaeus & America Exhibition, 
American Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia  215--389-1776




>Dear Ms. Hammond --
>
>A few months ago -- perhaps vver the summer months
>--there was a long exchange of information about
>exhibits devoted to authors and historic homes
>connected with literary figures on Museum-L.  I don't
>recall who posted the original query but replies
>filtered in for weeks.  I was amazed at the number of
>Museum-L members who worked in museums or historic
>sites with literary associations.
>
>  >>
>Regards,
>
>Judy Turner
>Whitefish Bay, WI
>
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On 
Behalf Of Jennifer Hammond
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 4:00 PM
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Searching for Exhibitions about Literature

Dear Colleagues,

As Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum plans its next 
exhibition with a genre fiction component, I am in search of other 
museums that have done exhibitions or projects based on literature. I 
have found many exhibitions on book arts, illustration, or specific 
authors (and of course there are many historic sites related to 
authors) and I am happy to have references to anything that people 
consider particularly well-done. What I am most interested in, 
though, are projects that cast the net a little more widely and 
especially those that deal with the texts themselves as primary 
sources.

Thanks so much!

Jennifer Hammond
Program Manager, Education

Experience Music Project
Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame
t: (206) 262-3256   f: (206) 262-3663
330 Sixth Avenue North   Suite 200   Seattle WA 98109
<http://empsfm.org/>empsfm.org


Current Exhibitions
American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music
October 13, 2007 - September 7, 2008 

Sound and Vision: Artists Tell Their Stories
February 28, 2007 (permanent collection)

Upcoming Exhibitions
Innersphere:  Sculptural Works by Rik Allen
November 17, 2007 - April 25, 2008

-- 
Karen Reeds, PhD, FLS
Guest Curator
Come into a New World: Linnaeus & America
Exhibition, February 15-July 1, 2007
American Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia  215--389-1776
http://www.americanswedish.org/
http://www.americanswedish.org/linnaeus.htm

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