Daily Archives: November 21, 2009
Bush Builds a Library
Designs for the new George W. Bush library and presidential conference center were unveiled last month. The architect is the Dean of the Yale School of Architecture, Robert A.M. Stern. Of Stern’s proposed design, I write: Is it a … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, Culture, Museums
Newspapers and Museums: The Same Dilemma
I’m personally allergic to historical reenactments and most forms of interactive history telling. I think all too many museums and historical sites grasp at straws, technically and aesthetically, when they try to recreate the way history is told. But … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Museums, Preservation
