In our collection, we have shrunken heads that used to be displayed but are not anymore because of community controversy. FRor information, contact Eunice Schlichting, Cheif Curator at [log in to unmask] Christina Christina M. Myatt Theatrical Programming Coordinator Putnam Museum 1717 West 12th Street Davenport IA 52804 563.324.1054 ext. 207 (phone) [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: H Baskas <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 07:23:42 -0700 Subject: Radio story ideas needed > Hello list > > I produce the Hidden Treasures Radio Project, which is a series of > radio > features about museums that airs on NPR's All Things Considered and > on > Studio 360. (Last friday's ATC story about the proposed Las Vegas > Mob > Museum was part of that series.) > > Studio 360 - and arts and culture magazine - is doing a theme show > about > DANGER and I'm looking for museums that may have objects or > collections that > are rarely or never displayed because it would be too dangerous to do > so. > > Danger can be widely interpreted - is something considered too > dangerous > because it's a loaded gun? Radioactive? Explosive? Or perhaps > considered > explosive because the information revealed by displaying that object > would > be 'dangerous' or too controversial in a community? > > Please let me know if you have ideas, objects, leads, etc. > > Harriet Baskas > Project Director, Hidden Treasures Radio Project > [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).