Norman Ferguson suggested <<Why not have a MCG members trawl of celebrities
that we would like to see in a museum?>>
He then suggested some tv cooks and Vanessa Feltz. What I want to ask,
Norman, is, is this because once they are in a museum we can safely
assume that no-one will ever see them again?
I mean, I think a lot of female museum workers would like to go and see
George Clooney in their own museum as soon as possible, but I don't
think that's what you're suggesting. (And of course some male museum
workers would like to see George Clooney too, I don't mean to be
discriminatory.)
If we were to put Aynsley Harriot in a museum, that might be followed by
his being available on the web in a multimedia application, which
probably isn't what Norman wants either.
We will probably now get a crotchety message from Ian Morrison saying
that he hasn't heard of Aynsley Harriott, Vanessa Feltz, OR George Clooney.
Helen
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On Tue, 20 Apr 1999, Norman Ferguson wrote:
>
> I am envious of any institution that manages to appear on the web. And as for
> the font size, I just sit closer to the screen!
>
> (Anyone with a spare 10 seconds should have a look at Glasgow Museums "website"
> http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/html/council/tbindex.htm . Very good for finding out
> what phone numbers to phone, but , er.. that's it. Not likely to be a contender
> for any website awards just yet. Speaking of which, following the debate on the
> Website awards - is there any support out there for setting up a MCG Website
> Award for UK sites?
>
> Back to the MGC site. I was slightly disappointed to read on the site that the
> celebrities were able to pick items that "should be in museums". It would have
> been more interesting to get them all to name objects that were in museums. (If
> for no other reason than to see if some of them actually ever visited museums.)
>
> I think this idea could be taken in a slightly different direction. Why not
> have a MCG members trawl of celebrities that we would like to see in a museum?
> I can think of a few who might improve matters by being placed in Inca cases.
> (The Damien Hirst approach would work fine too.)
>
> This might open up cans of worms, but I would kick off with :
> Ainsley Harriott, (or indeed any cookery programme chef);
> Kilroy, Vanessa, (or anyone else who hosts these daytime TV audience
> participation shows for that matter);
> and for Scottish members especially - the Crankies! (An easy target I admit,
> but worth it for the grief they still cause us)
>
> I was about to include that chap who goes into peoples house in "Through the
> Keyhole" and who makes pasta sauces now but I think he holds some position to do
> with museums now and so I thought better of it.
>
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> Norman Ferguson
> Asst Collections Manager (Documentation)
> Glasgow Museums
> Art Gallery & Museum
> Kelvingrove
> Glasgow G3 8AG
>
> Tel: 0141 287 2641
> Fax: 0141 287 2690
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>
> "Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
> Groucho Marx
>
> (If I have lifted this quote from your signature Ian, Imitation is the sincerest
> form of _ etc)
>
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