no bullsh*t - Collecting Tiki

C cynfulcynner Member Ocean Beach, San Francisco Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1799	C cynfulcynner Posted posted on Thu, Feb 17, 2005 3:35 PM On 2005-02-17 13:57, Trader Woody wrote: Part of the reason for saying this is that I have a great love for museums and the fact that they make such objects available for all to view, regardless of their income. My arguement against many museums is that they hoard too much, far away from the public eye. IMHO, most museums keep large portions of their collections away from the public primarily because they don't have enough exhibit space. When it was still in Golden Gate Park, the Asian Art Museum in SF had enough room to display TEN PERCENT of the collection. Also, some items can't go on public view because they are too delicate. When I got a behind-the-scenes tour of the Baseball Hall of Fame Library a couple of years ago, I saw thousands of photos and documents preserved in climate-controlled vaults that are only available to researchers.

On 2005-02-17 13:57, Trader Woody wrote:
Part of the reason for saying this is that I have a great love for museums and the fact that they make such objects available for all to view, regardless of their income. My arguement against many museums is that they hoard too much, far away from the public eye.

IMHO, most museums keep large portions of their collections away from the public primarily because they don't have enough exhibit space. When it was still in Golden Gate Park, the Asian Art Museum in SF had enough room to display TEN PERCENT of the collection.

Also, some items can't go on public view because they are too delicate. When I got a behind-the-scenes tour of the Baseball Hall of Fame Library a couple of years ago, I saw thousands of photos and documents preserved in climate-controlled vaults that are only available to researchers.

Post #141831 by cynfulcynner on Thu, Feb 17, 2005 3:35 PM