Wasn't there a fictional (obviously) story in the 60s 0r 70s about an archaeologist in the future finding a 20th century bathroom, interpreting it as a throne room with a ritual place to wash, etc.? I think I remember studying this in an archaeology class. Bill Maurer Gomez Mill House www.gomez.org -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of David Formanek Sent: Sunday, October 24, 1999 9:39 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: "Motel of Mysteries" exhibit In a message dated 10/21/99 9:47:33 AM, [log in to unmask] writes: >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 r This sounds a lot like the "Civilization of Lhuros" work by a member of the Cornell Art Department faculty that showed in Albany and was probably a travelling show, around 1975, -76 or so. Afraid I have forgotten the artist's name, but the work was stimulating, inventive, and fun. Post-modernist-minded contemporary art historians might mark the exhibit as an important point in late 20th century historicism. (Sorry for the self-referential sentence.) David Formanek Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum USS Constitution Museum Affiliations listed for identification purposes only. Opinions contained in this e-mail are the writer's own. ========================================================= 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). ========================================================= 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).