Eww! We recently removed mummified parts (a hand, and a leg) in our Egyptian Gallery in part because of the smell. The child-size body parts drew a variety of reactions from children, including tears. Becky Fitzgerald Registrar Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art > -----Original Message----- > From: Debora Shipman [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 11:20 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Unforgettable exhibit > > The other is at the Witte Museum in Austin, where you can smell the > mummies > hand. Those of involved in the museum seminar were driven to great > discussions on this one. > > I am very glad you and your colleagues enjoyed our exhibit Mummies! > Unwrapping the Past, however, the Witte Museum is actually located in San > Antonio, not Austin. > > The curatorial offices are located right next to the Mummy exhibit and all > day long I hear the delighted shouts of children (and a few adults) "Yuck, > smell that hand!" Ironically, the hand lost its smell a long time ago. > Funny the way everyone convinces each other how stinky it is. > > In addition, the Witte currently has the first gallery of a multi-gallery > exhibit open titled Stories From the Attic: Treasures from San Antonio's > History. This exhibit highlights rare, unusual, and often unseen parts of > our collection, and includes the interesting stories behind some of our > collection pieces. We have two more galleries to go, and believe me, lots > of interesting things to display (the museum was founded in1926!). > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > ----------------------- > Deborah Shipman > Curatorial Assistant > Witte Museum > [log in to unmask] > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should > read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).