perhaps this is off topic for you, but I immediately thought of the use of nemonic devices and memory in Medieval learning and spiritual practices. Memory was fundamental to the Middle Ages See Mary Carruthers's The Book of Memory. Also The Craft of Thought is good. 
On Mar 21, 2011, at 4:58 PM, lucysperlin wrote:

> If you haven’t already, check out a book titled ‘The Past Is A Foreign Country’ by David Lowenthal.  It deals with our memory of and perceptions of the past in numerous ways and will probably trigger many ideas for you.  It is one of the best books I’ve ever read (though the ideas are so thick and so rich that I can usually absorb and contemplate only small sections at one time).
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> Lucy Sperlin
> Butte County Historical Society
> Oroville, California
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> To celebrate its centennial in 2013, our museum is organizing an exhibition on the theme of “memory.”  We’re looking at various aspects of memory, including personal vs. collective memory; the evocative power of the five senses; false memories; age and forgetting; mediation of memory through popular culture; and memorializing people and events.  The show will include a few objects from our own collection, but the majority will be loans of both contemporary and historical works.  I would love to hear from listers who can suggest possibilities from their own institutions’ collections that we might want to know about.  Thanks!
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> Marie Via
> Director of Exhibitions
> Memorial Art Gallery
> 500 University Ave.
> Rochester, NY  14607
> 585-276-9003
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> Wine and Spirit: Rituals, Remedies and Revelry
> January 30–April 10, 2011 in the Grand Gallery
>  
> John Asbery and Friends: Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror
> April 1 - June 12, 2011 in the Lockhart Gallery
> June 2, 2011 7:00 PM Berg Lecture: A conversation with John Ashbery
>  
> Creative Workshop Children's Show
> March 12 - April 9, 2011 in the Lucy Burne Gallery
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