Cabinet of Curiosities

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Here’s a shot of Washington Street in Columbus and my entry in #ReframeColumbus that is a reproduction of a Declan Haun’s image from 1973. (at Downtown Columbus)

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To see Declan Haun’s 1973 image of Washington Street, head over to reframecolumbus.tumblr.com or search the hashtag #Reframe2B

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Reframe Columbus is a photography exhibit of Columbus, then and now. The Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives and the Bartholomew County Public Library have teamed up to bring this participatory exhibit. Grab this map with Declan Haun’s photos from 1973 and see if you can recreate them. Submit them on the Reframe Columbus tumblr page or send them to [email protected]

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Detail of Indian textile.

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The offices of Irwin Management Co. at 301 Washington Street in Columbus, Indiana. I wish I could have seen it back in the day....

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Tiny snow mountains. (at Columbus Visitor Center)

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Submission from some super Goosebumps fans in Columbus, IN. They’re competing in a social media contest to meet RL Stine. Check out this link & this instagram!

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Vintage label. (at Bartholomew County Public Library)

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Ever wonder why Sarah’s computer sticker reads “PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH”? Art and Architecture Conservator Richard McCoy joins us to discuss when it’s appropriate to touch art, when it’s not, and why. 

Oh! And he gives us an extra credit assignment to go out and find something you can’t touch but desperately want to, post it with #theartassignment and tell us why. 

Follow Richard McCoy: richardmccoy.tumblr.com, @RichardMcCoy

To learn more about the conservation of contemporary art: http://www.incca.org/

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What fun it was to help out in an episode of The Art Assignment!

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Day 5: DePauw University's Prindle Institute by Lake/Flato Architects (2007). (So I'm not in Columbus today but happy to find this gem.) (at Prindle Institute)

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Day 4: Columbus Learning Center by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (2004). (at Columbus Learning Center)

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Day 3: St. Peter's Lutheran Church poking up behind Columbus Signature Academy - both by Gunnar Birkerts.

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Day 2: Columbus, Indiana's other City Hall (Charles F. Sparrell, 1895). (Please @hadleyfruits do this building justice with some of your photo magic.) (at Downtown Columbus)

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Day 1: Rainy fall day with Eilel Saarinen's First Christian Church from outside I.M. Pei's Bartholomew County Public Library. Love Columbus. (at Bartholomew County Public Library)

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Textile selected by Alexander Girard for Cummins Office Building. (Now in basement of former Irwin Union Bank.) #tourday #docomomo @indianalandmarks (at Irwin Conference Center)

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Perfect fall day to pick apples with the family. (at Tuttle Orchards)

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Detail of relief on obelisk. (at Highland Cemetery)

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Detail of a pheasant (at Harvard Museum of Natural History)