tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post2551385330534266574..comments2024-03-29T10:10:40.315-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: First draft of American Writers Museum is highly promisingNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-86239055989238393782017-05-17T16:19:27.609-05:002017-05-17T16:19:27.609-05:00A problem with the Casa di Dante is that it's ...A problem with the Casa di Dante is that it's called the house of Dante but obviously isn't, having being built in 1911. Perhaps they should change the name. If, when again in Florence you tire of inspecting all the great art in the Uffize, the Acadamia, the Bargello, etc, the Museo Galaleo is worth a look. In addition to some quite beautiful historical scientific devices they have the great Italian's fingers on display.<br /> <br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-56475392172366546792017-05-17T13:34:04.240-05:002017-05-17T13:34:04.240-05:00You know, it's entirely possible the Illinois ...You know, it's entirely possible the Illinois Holocaust Museum, Casa di Dante, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and now the American Writers Museum don't (or don't yet) live up to what they're trying to do. But what it appears you want them to do might not be what they're trying to do. Museums are reductive by nature and design, but that doesn't therefore mean they fail. An artifact Hall of Fame is not going to fully replicate the vibrant disruptive force of your generation, just as the Field Museum doesn't really bring us back to when dinosaurs lived or ancient Egypt was in full bloom. An education center on the Holocaust is going to have aspects geared to school kids as well as adults. Museums in Florence might cater to tourists who know next to nothing of Dante before scholars. Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634642987617262810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-23114598351829164422017-05-17T11:06:52.114-05:002017-05-17T11:06:52.114-05:00I didn't fall for it again. I remembered disti...I didn't fall for it again. I remembered distinctly how fraudulent it was. But after 20 years, and for four bucks, I thought I would take another gander since I was standing right there.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-66578673182833708322017-05-17T09:39:28.806-05:002017-05-17T09:39:28.806-05:00I've visited Florence a number of times and av...I've visited Florence a number of times and avoided the Casa di Dante based on a complaint about it in one of your long ago columns. Am surprised that you fell for it again.<br /><br />You should by all means go to Florence, John. Much to see and do. For a taste of the great poet, instead have a meal at Sasso di Dante, a quite good restaurant next to the Duomo.<br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-87242456002087544292017-05-17T09:23:23.578-05:002017-05-17T09:23:23.578-05:00The Illinois Holocaust Museum is not bad. What it ...The Illinois Holocaust Museum is not bad. What it is is an institution catering to fifth graders. I am not a fifth grader. I don't particularly blame them -- you have to put the feed where the chickens can get at it. But I found it unsettling in some nameless way.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-1375813415074094242017-05-17T08:20:00.759-05:002017-05-17T08:20:00.759-05:00* I'd* I'd Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-11246113767572810532017-05-17T08:15:54.824-05:002017-05-17T08:15:54.824-05:00Love the adroit and efficient put-downs of Casa di...Love the adroit and efficient put-downs of Casa di Dante and the Illinois Holocaust Museum. Now I have to go see them to confirm they're as bad as all that.<br /><br />Johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-25708927386964300872017-05-17T08:10:23.934-05:002017-05-17T08:10:23.934-05:00I'm glad to hear it shows promise. My book clu...I'm glad to hear it shows promise. My book club made a donation to it back in 2013, but it's all but forgotten about it. Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.com