The Ulster Museum, Belfast, Northern Ireland put on an exhibition called
Icons. It concerned images and objects with a great deal of meaning to the
Northern Irish communities. We were very keen to get feedback from our
visitors much of which we knew may be very controversial. We invited people
to write their comments on postcards and then posted these on a board. We
then chose some of the more interesting or inquisitive comments to reply to.

The comment board elicited a lot of response. Comments from both sides of
the community declared that the exhibit was biased towards the opposite
side, people suggested their own Icons and many thought that the board was
the best bit of the exhibition.

The postcards had the advantage that many people could read them at the
same time and as others were making their comments. Also any inappropriate
comments could be easily removed.


Anne Abernethy
Acting Registrar
Ulster Museum
Botanic Gardens
Belfast
BT9 5AB
Tel     +44 (0)28 9038 3090
Fax     +44 (0)28 9038 3003

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