Tuesday, October 11, 2005
"AN ENGAGING AND ERUDITE ECCENTRIC:" In a subject close to the hearts of a couple of this blog's readers, the Times today covers the new Gretchen Worden Room at the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia. The Mütter (aka, that museum with all the weird medical stuff) is a fascinating example of what in the 19th century would have been called a "Cabinet of Curiosities," featuring a variety of strange and unusual exhibits that might seem to be more Barnum and Bailey than an art museum. Worden and the Mütter also feature prominently in Sarah Vowell's recent Assassination Vacation, which is worth the read or listen.
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