Fall 2007 Westmuse

Additional illustrations for the article Objects of War, Disaster, and Religion in Museums by Steve Henrikson:

A former housing development became a sea of devastation as the eye of Hurricane Katrina swept over Slidell, Louisiana on the morning of August 29, 2005. Such wholesale destruction by wind and water mocks the notion of museum preservation, except at the level of individual, recoverable objects. Photo by Hugh Talman, Smithsonian Institution.
 

A group of personal items recovered from victims of the 1918 Princess Sophia disaster in southeast Alaska. Unclaimed by family members, the objects were eventually transferred to the Alaska State Museum collection.
Alaska State Museum, Juneau III-O-533

Andrew Gamble (left) and Sonny Enloe, Clan leaders of the Tlingit Kaagwaantaan clan, at a clan ceremony in Sitka in 2004. They wear regalia loaned by the University of Pennsylvania Museum and the Alaska State Museum at a 2004 ceremony in Sitka. Photo by Steve Henrikson, Alaska State Museum
 

The Frog Hat of the Kiks.ádi clan, Sitka Tlingit. A 1982 agreement with the Alaska State Museum ensures ceremonial access to the hat by clan members, while the museum remains responsible for its long-term preservation. Alaska State Museum, Juneau II-B-1840.

Bone and Hair Relics of Fr. Magin Catalá in Pocket Watch Case Reliquary, de Saisset Museum collection A.15.8. Photo Courtesy Jean MacDougall
 

One Cajun household inundated by the waters of Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita in Houma, Louisiana, September 2005. Photo by Hugh Talman,
Smithsonian Institution.

Japanese flags, inscribed with well-wishes and prayers by family members, were carried into battle by Japanese forces during WWII. captured in 1943 by American forces on Attu Island, Alaska. Credit line: Alaska State Museum 2003-24-4


 

Coffin Fragment--a Relic of Father Magin Catalá housed in the de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University. The museum has adopted special guidelines to allow religious access to relics in collection.
Credit line: de Saisset Museum collection A.O.201. Photo Courtesy Jean MacDougall
 

Additional Illustrations for the article Share the Moment of Discovery by Joanna Fisher:

The Giant Marimba encourages the entire family to play together with unusual circular shape, different heights and mallets for all. Copyright Discovery Gateway 2007.

 

Multiple levels of information help father and daughter engage in play together at the Plinko wall. Copyright Discovery Gateway 2007.

At Discovery Gateway, intuitive interactives help adults feel welcome playing alongside their children. Copyright Discovery Gateway 2007.