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Blog Assignment 2
Chapter 2: Art Museums
Generally when I think of a museum, I think of an art museum.
I loved the Benjamin Ives Gilman quote at the beginning of the chapter stating: “A museum of science is in essence a school; a museum of art is in essence a temple.”
It has been interesting to read about the early museums where pictures were hung very closely and ( Read more... ) -
Blog Assignment 1
I'm taking an Intro to Museum Studies class this semester and I have to write blog posts about our reading assignments. Since I'm not absolutely despising this writing I wanted to post it somewhere and this seemed like a good spot. I think there will be 5 blog assignments and I may or may not post my other assignments here as well.
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Next Board Game Day is Saturday March 19th starting at 4 pm! -
Night out
I'm getting a group together a week from this Saturday to go check out a Kilt Rock group that I saw when I was at a conference at Purdue. They're called Mother Grove and they were a ton of fun when I saw them last time. They will be at a bar in Aurora called Ballydoyle along with a bellydancing troup. If anyone wants to join the fun let me know ( Read more... ) -
Funny Parenting Story
A woman was arguing with her 10-year-old son who wanted to get his ear pierced. He came up with very good explanations for why his mother's concerns. She eventually had to give in to his logic:
Mother: You're right. It's hypocritical. I have no logical case.
Son: So, I'm getting my ear pierced.
M: No, you're not.
S: Why not?
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Next Board Game Day is February 19th starting at 4 pm at our place. We're suggesting people bring some kind of food-type item to share along with any games they'd like to play. Let me know if you need any more info.