Folks-
I like that the anniversaries
of the Civil War and the Freedom Riders are not only overlapping but also –
at least in numerical terms that seem to capture and hold imaginations – terribly
significant: 150 and 50, respectively. I’m liking the idea that
there might be some form of connecting piece – from Civil War to Civil
Rights – that might somehow shift the focus away from Warapalooza –
someone came up with that and it had me rolling – and towards the broader
questions of equality, citizenship, service, civic and political engagement,
and sacrifices made in the name of democracy. Seems to me there’s
no corner of our States that couldn’t find some connection to both and,
although it might look different than originally proposed, could capture those
big themes that run through all MoMS exhibitions in real, emotive, and
face-slapping, breath-taking kinds of ways. I’m not sure what
that does for the “homefront” piece, how one is supposed to exhibit
around that with a troubling, but timely, theme like this, but it seems like a
good time to try and imagine it.
All the Best,
Ryan
Ryan Lewis
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Subject: Re: New MoMS exhibition
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Hi all,
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