The Curators
February 21st, 2010 | Published in Collecting & listmaking, Grocery lists, In the media, Milk Eggs Vodka — the book, The GLC
While not specifically mentioned in this Chicago Tribune article, this here Grocery List Collection is featured in the video linked at the end of the article.
The economic downturn has taken its toll on traditional museums with cutbacks and closings, but one corner of the collecting world is flourishing.
Virtual museums, just a few years ago seen as a curiosity, are gaining legitimacy as collectors open online galleries to share their passions.
Cereal box covers. Matchbook designs. Grocery lists. Record album covers. Motel signs. Prison escape tools. Toothpaste. Stewardess uniforms.
Whatever the obsession, the Internet has provided a limitless digital curio cabinet for sophisticated and novice collectors alike…
The Museum of Online Museums, a Web site created by Chicago design firm Coudal Partners, does its best to track online museums and serve as a gateway. The firm has collected about 1,200 links and puts up about 150 to 200 links at a time on its Web site, rotating the galleries quarterly. The firm has produced a video about online museums called “The Curators” due out this spring.
Last summer I was interviewed by Coudal Partners for that upcoming Museum of Online Museums documentary. Check out this preview clip:
Awesome! I love how the YouTube video ID starts with “aSS.” Perfect.
Oh, and here’s a bonus grocery joke.
And this highly refined individual with impeccable taste is looking for a special someone.
That is all.
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