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False alarm...Byron Reed exhibit to be "dismantled"?
Well, I had the following email forwarded to me about an upcoming Lincoln coin club field trip to see the Byron Reed collection here in Omaha. It was the last sentence that caught my attention. << <i>A Very Special NumismaticEvent! Larry Lee, program chairman of the Lincoln Coin Clubhas put together a very special… -
Re: False alarm...Byron Reed exhibit to be "dismantled"?
<< <i>“Collections” of similar things – stamps, coins, fossils, paintings, sculpture, etc. – do not draw the interest and attention of most museum attendees like they once did. They are no longer novel, unusual or exotic. Most people are interested in large scale, integrated exhibits that make broad (sometimes misleading)… -
Re: False alarm...Byron Reed exhibit to be "dismantled"?
“Collections” of similar things – stamps, coins, fossils, paintings, sculpture, etc. – do not draw the interest and attention of most museum attendees like they once did. They are no longer novel, unusual or exotic. Most people are interested in large scale, integrated exhibits that make broad (sometimes misleading)… -
Re: False alarm...Byron Reed exhibit to be "dismantled"?
<< <i> I thought the justification for selling part of the collection several years back was to use the proceeds to fund a permanent display? >> You're right Mark. That was the story then, but that was then and this is now. Hopefully the email was incorrect and as I said, I'll keep everyone filled in on what I find out.… -
Re: False alarm...Byron Reed exhibit to be "dismantled"?
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Re: False alarm...Byron Reed exhibit to be "dismantled"?
Good update. Wonder where Larry Lee got his info, or was it simply misunderstood? -
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Sounds like it will be another great auction! -
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notlogical - is that a jackalope running behind Reed's marker? Omen. -
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