Ugh! I don't mind that some CNN hack has phoned in 1500 words about how he didn't enjoy his holidays, but why does the museum sector so often take rubbish like this as an excuse for orgies of self-flagellation? And why are 'curators' everybody's whipping boy?
Danny
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Sent: 03 September 2013 11:16
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Maurice Davies has written a blog in response to the article entitled Stupid curators
http://www.museumsassociation.org/maurice-davies-blog/28082013-stupid-curators-why-we-should-listen-to-the-public
Rebecca Atkinson
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From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mike Ellis
Sent: 03 September 2013 11:14
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Subject: Why I hate museums
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/22/travel/opinion-why-i-hate-museums/
This is a great piece. Great as in - you'll hate it :-)
Comments are good too:
"I suspect Mr. Durston is a product of our modern fast paced society, where 24 hour information falls like rain in short bullet statements, devoid of nuance and meaning; where Honey Boo-Boo and her ilk reign supreme over a court comprised of uneducated and unwilling fops.
Perhaps he is more suited to watching a youtube video of someone's genitals being struck by a soccer ball."
..IMO it's useful to read stuff as obviously provocative as this as it forces us to think about things in different ways.
..or maybe it'll just make us cross...
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