Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Finding Mystery Boxes

By Mai Vang, Curator
 
I envy my inventory assistants. They get to handle each and every mysterious object in the collection. In my rush to leave my office to some meeting or other, I glanced at a box and rushed straight back to photograph it.

What treasures are inside of it? Where did it come from? How old is it? Although I believe Jason has learned its secret, the answers allude me, for now.

What mysterious boxes have you found in your attic? Tell us your stories.

On the left is the mystery box that Jason is inventorying.
On the right is a piece of textile that Mary has finished up and started wrapping.

Inventory: Wall to Wall

By Mai Vang, Curator

Minnesota Discovery Center received a grant through the Arts and cultural Heritage Fund in October 2010 to conduct a wall-to-wall inventory of the object collection. We have an estimated 10,000 + number of objects in the collection that includes everything from the mundane household item to large equipment to artworks.

Our goal: To inventory 10,000 objects by 2013.

Next step: Identify preservation and storage needs to properly care for these historical objects.

By April 27, 2011, Mary Erickson and Jason Scorich have inventoried 3,000 objects! Great job!