Dear Ellen
Oh boy thats a doozy. From what I know about any institution that preserves history from a historical society to a veterans museum.
Thanks,
Rachel
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Rachel Alschuler
Museum Education/ Visitor Experience
San Francisco CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-09-2024 09:13 AM
From: Ellen Endslow
Subject: Question
A Board member at an institution where I worked asked, while on an orientation tour, if the historical clothing in the storage area was real.
Ellen E. Endslow
Director of Collections/Curator
Chester County History Center
225 N. High Street
West Chester, PA 19380
610-692-4066 x257
Original Message:
Sent: 10/8/2024 2:14:00 PM
From: Caroline Goldthorpe
Subject: RE: Question
When I curated the exhibit of Victorian Dress at the Met, my mother-in-law asked me who had made the dresses for me...
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Caroline Goldthorpe
Director, Museum Studies
Northwestern University
Santa Fe
Original Message:
Sent: 10-07-2024 01:02 PM
From: Rachel Alschuler
Subject: Question
Dear All
I want to know what is the most unexpected thing you have ever herd a visitor say to another in a museum. Many years a go I was in Boston and had a chance during the trip to go to the MFA (Museum of Fine Arts) and I heard two young women in the photography gallery say why is this here? I was a bit stunned to here this and wonder if I miss heard them. I have an undergrad degree in art with a photography miner, so to here this when I know that a lot of the people pictures on the wall in that gallery fought to get them there and get photography respect. I look forward to all responces.
Thanks,
Rachel
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Rachel Alschuler
Museum Education/ Visitor Experience
San Francisco CA
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