I am a recent graduate of the public history graduate program at Rutgers University. I currently serve as the digital media coordinator for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities, where I wrangle bloggers and tackle our social media platforms.
In the last two years I've created an oral history database using StoriesMatter for the Salem County Historical Society, collected data on school group attendance for the education department at Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and I've digitized the Balch Institute Ethnic Images in Advertising Collection at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. I volunteer at the Alice Paul Institute in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey and the Digital Center at HSP.
In my spare time I am often silly and irreverent.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
My father requested photos of the Spousal Unit and I for a semi-serious family thing. So for the last week I’ve been digging through old vacation pics trying to find images where we look vaguely human and mostly happy. I stumbled on this image tonight. Pretty sure I’ve posted it before, but Mr. Bunny tells the truth, I do love museums. Why not let that love out?
This particular photo was taken last summer in Singapore by the lovely Spousal Unit. It will not be sent along to my father. He’ll just have to get on Tumblr or Facebook if he wants to see my frolicking with inanimate objects.
Some Singapore “stuff”
The first three photos indicate the kinds of objects in the “the groups who made these objects no longer exist” gallery. The rest are objects found in the larger museum. I believe the gallery text was a response to actual accusations of thievery or an attempt to be proactive. Also, I am horrified that I cannot remember where the first two objects came from. This is why I take shots of the info, but as you can see, the gallery was fairly dark… and I have a pretty crappy camera!
Found inside the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore. I know what my reaction is to this, but I’m curious as to what other, more experienced people think. Thoughts?
And I really do.
Life After Death an installation by Justin Lee at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore
One of the National Museum of Singapore’s eleven treasures. I hope to see all of them this week. Not too much to ask, really.
