Hi everyone,

I need to make amends for some of the comments I made yesterday in
regards to museum ed. I threw a hissy and could have done it in a
more adult manner. I really appreciate the discussion on this thread.

I become very frustrated with an "Ivory Tower" perspective from
Museum Staff and many of the comments that have been made by
Katherine and the Jills have certainly been a boost to my faith in my
fellow museum professionals.

Thank you and Mia Maxima Culpa,

Cecelia
--- Katherine Walker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > I have to agree with Jill Keehner - I was a curator and am now an
> educator - all museum's should be focused on object or collection
> based learning.  Just to be contrary, there wouldn't be a museum
> without visitors either!  The relationship between our collections,
> whether they be art, history or science - and the visitor is what
> makes the museum experience!
>
> And it definitely goes for art, too!
>
> I also want to comment on the concept of helping the visitor
> understand what a museum is and does - it should be part of the
> experience, perhaps not the focues but certainly, the visitor
> should leave knowing what a museum is and a better process of the
> scholarship that occurs in the museum.  For example, we try to
> teach people how a curator looks at art as part of the process of
> helping them build a relationship with the pieces in our museum.
>
> Kathrine Schlageck
> Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University
>
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