Controversial exhibit:  The recent Madam Toussaud's Nativity exhibit with 
the Beckham's, Bush, Jackson, etc.

Video: This may not be what you were wanting but, The Philbrook, in Tulsa, 
OK, was featured on the A & E channel's American Castles like 3-4 years ago. 
  You can probably look on their website to see if its available.

Heather Marie Wells

>From: Keni Sturgeon <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Controversial Exhibits and Videos
>Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 14:20:55 -0800
>
>Hello all,
>
>I have two separate and slightly related questions.  I have been teaching 
>an introduction to museums course for the past three years.  One of the 
>assignments I have students do is research and present on a Controversial 
>Exhibit or an ethical dilemma.  This works well when my enrollment is down, 
>but the course is gaining in popularity and I'm running out of 
>controversial exhibits.  I'm wondering what exhibits members of the list 
>could suggest.  They are covering "Enola Gay", "Sensation", and "Old Glory, 
>the American Flag in Contemporary Art" as well as some controversial 
>exhibit topics, such as sex, Mapplethorpe, and displaying nudes.  What 
>other exhibits come to mind?
>
>Second, I am looking for suggestions for museum videos.  Not videos with 
>museums, or videos by museums about their collections/exhibits, but videos 
>about a museum.  I have one from The Heard Museum, which is great, and I 
>have some recordings from the PBS series "Great Museums" (some episodes are 
>helpful, others not so much).  Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks,
>Keni Sturgeon
>Jensen Arctic Museum
>Western Oregon University
>Monmouth, OR 97361
>
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