tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2931042383463966050.post6224642089409064034..comments2024-03-28T11:15:57.026-04:00Comments on The Uncataloged Museum: Click! from Oklahoma CityLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833927749919826650noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2931042383463966050.post-33046934006600714852010-09-30T16:09:10.233-04:002010-09-30T16:09:10.233-04:00Laura---Oh interesting....we chose to break that i...Laura---Oh interesting....we chose to break that invisible rule to see what happened! And in the museum, I think different labeling would have absolutely helped...as I recall, almost no labeling in the booths, just the screen, one stool and a box of kleenex. Not too many tools to work with to make sense of it all.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833927749919826650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2931042383463966050.post-91379625622641544282010-09-30T15:07:30.448-04:002010-09-30T15:07:30.448-04:00It never occurred to me that one could walk up to ...It never occurred to me that one could walk up to the chairs! Now I wish I had. Yes, it read like a cemetery (particularly the DDay beaches) and we walk up to graves all the time. But there certainly were perceptual barriers. (I even hesitated to sit on the wall on the other side of the reflecting pool)<br /><br />Also, re: the booths in the museum... I saw them more as a place to leave a memory than to share one. Admittedly, I did not have a great deal of time, but they did not invite me in. Maybe multiple stools would have helped. Or different labeling. I think it was the heavy sense of privacy that was really off-putting. Should a place like that museum become a little less hushed over time, as folks heal a bit?Laura Robertsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2931042383463966050.post-10492811695957393622010-09-28T10:06:16.876-04:002010-09-28T10:06:16.876-04:00Thanks all three of you! Connie for the thoughtfu...Thanks all three of you! Connie for the thoughtful visit together; Leslie, I had such a nice visit to the art museum and happy to post about it; and rcuadra, yes, fascinating about the barriers/non-barriers in other places. When we were there, I thought about the Vietnam War memorial, where physical engagement with the memorial is built right in, as you walk along, and can touch, take rubbings, etc. I think also some intriguing issues raised about what's sacred ground--very different in different cultures. Much to think about!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833927749919826650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2931042383463966050.post-49323720695079150362010-09-27T20:15:16.898-04:002010-09-27T20:15:16.898-04:00Your reference to the conceptual barrier that prev...Your reference to the conceptual barrier that prevented people from walking on the lawn among memorial chairs is something that I have seen played out over and over again at museums and other public places. The lawn at the Getty Center garden is so well manicured that unless visitors see someone is walking or sitting on it, they often think it's off limits. But few question the appropriateness of playing in a public fountain at the Universal CityWalk in LA or the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway in Boston. Certainly a memorial setting would make people more reticient, but it would be useful for museums to think about what they're doing (or not doing) that might be creating these kinds of behavioral barriers.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16081300412027262346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2931042383463966050.post-39923414535151953882010-09-27T17:51:57.034-04:002010-09-27T17:51:57.034-04:00Thanks for including the Oklahoma City Museum of A...Thanks for including the Oklahoma City Museum of Art in your blog! We love bloggers! -- LeslieLeslie 5.0https://www.blogger.com/profile/15668146291280758341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2931042383463966050.post-30683265836486947572010-09-27T17:33:58.529-04:002010-09-27T17:33:58.529-04:00Thanks Linda! It was fun seeing you in Oklahoma an...Thanks Linda! It was fun seeing you in Oklahoma and touring the memorial together. Great posts about that site and the art museum.Love the idea about "Click" postings.Conny Grafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619864498968284111noreply@blogger.com