Museum Part 2

The Museum saga continues. The director quit toward the end of May. He left the building the day he gave his notice. Who would work to keep the museum going - opening the doors, paying the bills, etc. Yes, I raised my hand and became the Interim Director. It will be two months on Tuesday.  We have been busy writing procedures and fixing some things that were not addressed. In addition I had to come up with an exhibit for display at the end of June.

The title of the exhibit is Evolution of Communication - from cave drawings to smart phones. It took a while to think it out and then to find artifacts that fit the title. Here are pictures from the exhibit. I did not include pictures of the tin can phones or the evolution of radios. I included period clothing with each communication period.

This section included a 1918 dress, a switchboard and the candlestick phone.

 The dial appeared on the phone in the 20s and so you see a flapper dress.The first models did not include letters nor symbols.

 The touch-tone phones appeared in 1963, with President Kennedy using one at the World's Fair. These phones did not dominate until the 80's. The dress below is an evening dress used in the 60's to attend the theater and the opera.

The mannequin has a WWII WAC uniform. The jacket is not quite on because it is a male mannequin. We ere doing a "Caitlyn Jenner." The radio is a 1934 Majestic table model.

The oldest typewriter is from 1909 and the youngest is the IBM Selectric.

Now I am challenged to think of an exhibit for September. October and November are set. Life goes on. Inow live in the past.