Cheryl, The V&A, London has some very interesting permanent exhibition halls containing reproductions and forgeries from what I remember. Best regards Debbie Sequeira Documentation Officer First Garden City Heritage Museum, Letchworth, UK > -----Original Message----- > From: Taryn Rucinski [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 25 May 2000 18:15 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Seeking info on exhibits on forgeries > > Dear Cheryl, > You might want to try British museums that exhibited > Egyptian forgeries (especially from 1890-1920 when > Britain occupied Egypt)I know their was a whole > Egyptian industry that sprang up in reaction to > European demand for anything and everything from the > region. It wouldn't surprise me in the least to find > that someone would take these forgeries and try to > turn them into an exhibit. Hope this helps and Good > Luck! > Taryn Rucinski > > > I am conducting thesis research and am seeking > > information on museums > > and > > galleries that have had exhibitions specifically on > > forgeries in the > > time periods of > > 1890-1920 and 1970-2000. > > > > I have already located a number of museums through > > the listing in the > > Minneapolis Institute of Arts' 1973 exhibit catalog, > > as well as others > > from the book, "Fake? The Art of Deception", edited > > by Mark Jones, 1990, > > but would like to locate others, particularly from > > the earlier part of > > the 20th century. They may be both national and > > international exhibits. > > > > If you know of such events, I'd love to hear about > > them- please let me > > know the name of the > > museum/gallery, approximate date, and generalized > > content if possible. > > This research excludes coins and stamps. > > > > thank you! > > > > Cheryl Maslin > > > > > ========================================================= > > Important Subscriber Information: > > > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . 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). > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. > http://invites.yahoo.com/ > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . 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).