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
> >
> >
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