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I second! Levity is under-represented in museums, I think.
Shannon
Shannon Harris
Exhibition Design
North Carolina Museum of Art
On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Erich Rose <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Considering it is at the NEWSeum, I think it sounds great. Wouldn't it be
> great fun to do a totally stupid science or extreme geek kinda thing? A
> little levity/tounge-in-cheek thing can go a long way to opening the door
> to new visitors.
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> Erich Rose
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> > I guess I should be saying I immediately regret my decision then. Ha ha.
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> > Isaac Westfield
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> > On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 1:24 PM, Jonah Cohen <
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> >> I wish Isaac was correct so that I could say "I immediately regret this
> >> decision!"
> >>
> >> But while the Onion is indeed satire, the AV Club is not, and the
> >> stories there are very real. Here's the story from the Newseum's own
> >> website:
> >> http://www.newseum.org/news/2013/06/anchorman-the-exhibit.html
> >>
> >> Stay classy,
> >> Jonah Cohen
> >> Outreach & Public Programs Manager
> >> The Children's Museum
> >>
> >> "Why?!? Because it's science, that's why!"
> >> -Dr. Clayton Forrester
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> >> This story is from the 'A.V. Club', which is part of The Onion. The
> >> Onion
> >> is a satire news agency, so this story is actually just a joke.
> >>
> >> Isaac Westfield
> >> UNC-Chapel Hill
> >> Department of Marine Sciences
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> >> On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 1:07 PM, Jonah Cohen
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> http://www.avclub.com/articles/anchormans-ron-burgundy-to-be-enshrined-i
> >>> n-a-museu,98618/
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Scotch, scotch, scotch!
> >>>
> >>> Jonah Cohen
> >>>
> >>> Outreach & Public Programs Manager
> >>>
> >>> The Children's Museum
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "An honest fool is alright. But a dishonest fool is terrible!"
> >>>
> >>> -Richard Feynman
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