tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post4114559015952235295..comments2023-10-27T15:05:50.775-04:00Comments on ArchivesInfo: "What Kind of Museum are We?" Peabody Essex Museum Tries to Mix Diverse Cultural Itemsarchivesinfohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11173735671172866919noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-58517656619057584412011-05-02T11:38:12.642-04:002011-05-02T11:38:12.642-04:00I'm so happy to hear that there is more inform...I'm so happy to hear that there is more information in the catalog and I love the connection to the painting. I look forward to the day when more archival materials and books are included in art exhibits. Mixing media is a great way to increase the value of an exhibit and to make it more interesting to broader audiences, IMHO.archivesinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173735671172866919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-62750519680604746732011-04-29T16:08:56.621-04:002011-04-29T16:08:56.621-04:00The book is located right next to the Koedijk pain...The book is located right next to the Koedijk painting of the Barber-Surgeon. If you look at the painting itself, you can see an image of a book on the back wall of the room. The book in the case is a copy of the same edition of that very book, found and purchased by the Van Otterloos to complement the painting. More information about the book is available in the interactive component located next to the painting and book, and also online here: http://pem.org/sites/barber/ Click on the book hotspot for more info!Integrated Systemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326071120855371015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-91495372807943088912011-04-29T14:47:19.398-04:002011-04-29T14:47:19.398-04:00Femke Dierck's lively essay in the exhibition ...Femke Dierck's lively essay in the exhibition catalog includes a greatly expanded history of the development of the Van Otterloos' collection and correspondence between the Van Otterloos and their advisors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-9840237418556956052011-04-27T20:00:56.659-04:002011-04-27T20:00:56.659-04:00A friend just told me that the book in the exhibit...A friend just told me that the book in the exhibit is featured in one of the paintings. That is very interesting and appropriately placed, but the Van Otterloos apparently have 10,000 Dutch art history books (http://blogs.artinfo.com/lacmonfire/tag/peabody-essex-museum/)...it would have been great to see some more in the exhibit, I think. The absence of archival documents also jumped out at me. Surely there is correspondence from the 17th century related to these works or even correspondence about the Van Otterloos acquisition efforts? Their work to put together this collection is an extremely interesting aspect of this story.. <br />I did like the exhibit very much. It was interesting and memorable, but I would like to see museums would push the envelope a bit more and think beyond just adding some technology to the mix (albeit another interesting aspect of this exhibit.)archivesinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173735671172866919noreply@blogger.com