Deb Fuller mentioned that she would like to see an exhibit along the lines of the _Motel of the Mysteries_ book (which a lot of people still don't know about, somehow). There was an exhibit shown at the Johnson Museum on the Cornell campus in the early 80s which followed a similar path. The premise was the discovery of a New York City dumpster (I think) at some point in the future. The exhibit interpreted the trash as various types of ritual objects and even included a display case at the end with "museum shop" items -- necklaces made from pop top rings, etc. I think it was a traveling exhibition -- or perhaps the Johnson put it together. And I'll offer another vote for the "Nacirema" article which I read as an anthropology student. Lorraine E. Weiss, Education Director Rensselaer County Historical Society, Troy, NY, [log in to unmask] Visit us at http://www.rchsonline.org ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ museum-l.html. 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).