tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post1567466665839246626..comments2023-07-27T11:49:18.867+12:00Comments on Art, Life, TV, Etc.: Cabinet of curiositiesCheryl Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05831267597649352995noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-82677859200025794982008-07-30T07:59:00.000+12:002008-07-30T07:59:00.000+12:00In the mood of things 'institutional, I have a sec...In the mood of things 'institutional, I have a section in my travel guide (Frommers New Zealand) called Museum Mania - in the Wairarapa section. Like Taranaki, it has a great range of small, quirky, disparate museums - most, for some reason focussing on the pioneer lifestyle. Maybe they still feel like pioneers in the Wairarapa, though judging by the number of capuucinos and lattes I saw being Adrienne Rewihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187339453802536156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-69041671055984719422008-07-03T20:26:00.000+12:002008-07-03T20:26:00.000+12:00One of the exceptions to this institutional blandi...One of the exceptions to this institutional blanding out is the museum that centres around its founder/s and consequently becomes a museum of itself. My favourite for its sheer weirdness is Quex House, near Birchington in Kent. It is Major Powell-Cotton's collection of stuffed animals, weapons and much else. Cotton, who died around 1939 virtually invented the diorama used by museums of natural Laurie Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16324479044544427139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-71210009819130852512008-07-03T18:53:00.000+12:002008-07-03T18:53:00.000+12:00Fred's Place sounds excellent -- I'm sorry I misse...Fred's Place sounds excellent -- I'm sorry I missed it! What IS it about Taranaki?Cheryl Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05831267597649352995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-57234840878569920092008-07-03T14:41:00.000+12:002008-07-03T14:41:00.000+12:00You can add GLAMs (Galleries, Libraries, Archives ...You can add GLAMs (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) to the list of collective nouns - it's getting a workout in policy docs these days.<BR/><BR/>On the topic of Taranaki brilliance: Fred's Place in Ngaere (now sadly defunct) touted itself as a junk shop but all the good stuff was resolutely not for sale, and displayed inside chickenwire cages. Again, we thought of Ronnie when we Courtney Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634389572794209243noreply@blogger.com