tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254410590157839056.post5804165053994838882..comments2024-03-08T07:05:03.941+13:00Comments on Best of 3: Going back to gallery land - presentation at NDF2012Courtney Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15634389572794209243noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254410590157839056.post-25725481185929817082012-12-07T09:53:52.615+13:002012-12-07T09:53:52.615+13:00Aaron - thank you so much.
Yesterday, I watched o...Aaron - thank you so much.<br /><br />Yesterday, I watched one of our educators sit a class of intermediate-aged girls in a circle, and talk to them about how pieces of jewellery can hold memories and emotions, and how these can be passed down and between people, and change over time. Then this broadened out into a discussion of what body adornment can be - from lockets to hats to things that are dangerous to wear. But it was that personal and emotional link that started it all. If we can make that personal connection, we can use that as a way of introducing all sorts of facts and new information and new perspectives ...<br /><br />(Plus, I would always rather hear someone speak with evident passion than with evident objectivity. I don't think one excludes the other - but I think one draws people in easily, and the other is a harder row to hoe.) Courtney Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634389572794209243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254410590157839056.post-39196506709838240012012-12-07T09:17:47.026+13:002012-12-07T09:17:47.026+13:00Your talk was one of the highlights of NDF2012, be...Your talk was one of the highlights of NDF2012, beautiful and moving. It made me feel good about the way I sometimes get really excited/sad/joyous about the stuff I am teaching kids in our wee museum--I'm not sentimental dammit, I'm PASSIONATE! Objectivity/impartiality is important when imparting the facts about an object but emotion has a huge role when telling the story of that object. So thank you, again, for being so open.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254410590157839056.post-1206715715749760492012-12-01T13:01:31.061+13:002012-12-01T13:01:31.061+13:00Nina, Suse --
The things you say here just reinfo...Nina, Suse --<br /><br />The things you say here just reinforce for me the way I felt at NDF this year. I don't think we realise quite how lucky we are to be part of this community; I do think we'll look back in our old age and marvel at the openness, the support, the curiosity. The way we all learn from and teach each other. It's remarkable. Courtney Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634389572794209243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254410590157839056.post-3779807023239026292012-12-01T11:25:53.026+13:002012-12-01T11:25:53.026+13:00Courtney, I was moved then and I still am. I think...Courtney, I was moved then and I still am. I think sometimes people choose teachers whom they wish to emulate and learn from, and it strikes me that you are going to be one of mine. suse cairnshttp://museumgeek.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254410590157839056.post-26456317265737789182012-12-01T09:59:45.603+13:002012-12-01T09:59:45.603+13:00Thank you for sharing this, Courtney. It's bea...Thank you for sharing this, Courtney. It's beautiful and scary when you take a risk. Good luck and let me know if I can ever help.Nina Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723930679606298550noreply@blogger.com