tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post3584296804856691641..comments2024-03-26T22:50:08.674-05:00Comments on Barbara Brackman's <br> MATERIAL CULTURE: Finding a MuseumUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-83865849905750744082012-07-14T18:20:40.510-05:002012-07-14T18:20:40.510-05:00Really good post, BB. Thanks for it.Really good post, BB. Thanks for it.julie silberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365491774077183759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-64799139403976080032012-05-31T13:23:54.150-05:002012-05-31T13:23:54.150-05:00What great information, Barbara! You've answer...What great information, Barbara! You've answered just about every question people ask when they are thinking about donating a quilt to the museum's collection. We're going to link to your blog post in this week's eNewsletter.Rocky Mountain Quilt Museumhttp://www.rmqm.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-14458340601142039922012-05-29T16:44:22.501-05:002012-05-29T16:44:22.501-05:00A wonderful ending to the saga of the stranger'...A wonderful ending to the saga of the stranger's crazy quilt. It's like a straggly stray pet appeared on your doorstep and you found it a loving home!suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885011551892500020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-38823567617214190932012-05-29T16:10:27.476-05:002012-05-29T16:10:27.476-05:00Great post, Barbara!
I've donated several qu...Great post, Barbara! <br /><br />I've donated several quilts over the last few years, and one of them went to the International Quilt Study Center Museum in Lincoln. I blogged about that quilt here:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/7878tp2<br /><br />I agree with all your points, especially what you say about trying to control what happens to the quilt after it is donated. With the IQSC donation, I felt like I didn't have to worry about its future. It's the perfect home and the quilt belongs to them now, so they can do whatever they like...but I have a feeling they'll hold on to it for a while. :)Bill Volckeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-57138501090623676982012-05-29T09:34:47.192-05:002012-05-29T09:34:47.192-05:00I need to go to our local museums and see what typ...I need to go to our local museums and see what types of quilts they might have in the rooms, would be fun to see. I am close enough to go to boston and sturbridge, so will have to do those sometime this summer. I have been there, but not to look for quilts;)<br /><br />DebbieWoolenSailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621977477193550261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-787299717297937562012-05-29T08:31:19.793-05:002012-05-29T08:31:19.793-05:00All excellent advice! I am an officer of my local...All excellent advice! I am an officer of my local historical society and cannot tell you how often we have donors angry that we don't permanently display or deaccession their donated pieces. With limited funding in place for small museums, we have to be certain of the appropriateness of items we keep and display. Do they speak to the focus of the collection? Can we afford to store and properly display them?Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00443276914204027757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-40001450361405514552012-05-29T07:46:15.211-05:002012-05-29T07:46:15.211-05:00Museums don't like to commit themselves to per...Museums don't like to commit themselves to permanent decisions. We can't control the future.Barbara Brackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948219446078848778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-6761557269369668272012-05-29T07:03:04.607-05:002012-05-29T07:03:04.607-05:00good advise on choosing a museum. I have my great ...good advise on choosing a museum. I have my great grandmothers quilt that was made for my grandmother-then given to my mom and now I have it. I have no heirs so was searching out more of the history of the quilt which I have now, and found a local museum.<br /> I was so pleased until I asked the question if it could be sold-and her answer was once you donate it to us-it becomes our property and we can then sell it if we choose to.<br /> everything else about the museum was perfect except for that. I talked with someone else in the same museum and she said she doubted it would be sold since it has local history. however now I am undecided.<br /> The quilt is mostly indigos and it was tied with bright colored yarns, so it is not an elaborate quilt with hand quilting but depicts that time period.kathyinozarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01644138355524729156noreply@blogger.com