Difference between revisions of "Keys to Understanding Russia and Vermont"
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| + | [[File:Key smallI dodge0 SM sharpwiki.jpg|thumb|Very Small Plastic Key. Inscribed: "Affection". Exhibited St. Petersburg, Russia, Summer, 2011.]] | ||
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[[file:Key bunch flower exchange dodge.jpg|thumb|Some of the keys from the Main Street Museum collection that will be exhibited in St. Petersburg, Russia this summer.]] | [[file:Key bunch flower exchange dodge.jpg|thumb|Some of the keys from the Main Street Museum collection that will be exhibited in St. Petersburg, Russia this summer.]] | ||
| − | We all have Keys. | + | ===The Original Call for Entries |
| + | '''We all have Keys.''' | ||
Keys in our pockets. Keys in a
drawer in our rooms. Keys in an old coat that
we haven’t worn in years. They may
open doors—somewhere.
Some open locks that are long gone. Some start cars that have been sold—cars that have been crushed and turned into new cars. We don’t remember the locks, but we may remember the car, the lover’s apartment, the best friend’s borrowed bike. The trigger to our
memories can be a key. | Keys in our pockets. Keys in a
drawer in our rooms. Keys in an old coat that
we haven’t worn in years. They may
open doors—somewhere.
Some open locks that are long gone. Some start cars that have been sold—cars that have been crushed and turned into new cars. We don’t remember the locks, but we may remember the car, the lover’s apartment, the best friend’s borrowed bike. The trigger to our
memories can be a key. | ||
Now is the time to do something with the
keys, and with the stories behind them. | Now is the time to do something with the
keys, and with the stories behind them. | ||
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[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mainstreetmuseum/ Our Poster can be downloaded Here!] | [http://www.flickr.com/photos/mainstreetmuseum/ Our Poster can be downloaded Here!] | ||
| − | [[ | + | ==Keys in the Collection of The Main Street Museum== |
| + | *Keys to the Old Fire Station | ||
| + | **Keys to the Old Fire Station after its Renovation | ||
| + | *Keys from Russia | ||
| + | *Keys from Janet Van Fleet's Daughter | ||
| + | *[[Keys from the Stolen Community Car]] | ||
| + | *Tiny Keys | ||
| + | *Unknown Keys | ||
[[category:Keys]] | [[category:Keys]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:04, 21 January 2020
===The Original Call for Entries We all have Keys. Keys in our pockets. Keys in a drawer in our rooms. Keys in an old coat that we haven’t worn in years. They may open doors—somewhere. Some open locks that are long gone. Some start cars that have been sold—cars that have been crushed and turned into new cars. We don’t remember the locks, but we may remember the car, the lover’s apartment, the best friend’s borrowed bike. The trigger to our memories can be a key. Now is the time to do something with the keys, and with the stories behind them. Main Street Museum invites you to bring us your keys. An exhibition is scheduled at the Anna Akhmatova Museum in the Sheremetev Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia. We will exhibit these keys in May, 2011 alongside other Russian cultural artifacts. Ordinary or rare, they all will have some story to tell. Then we will accession them into the permanent collection and exhibit them in a special exhibition in Vermont during the summer months. To be a part of this, simply bring us your old keys, and we will record their stories. These need not be specific—“keys of mystery” are sometimes the best of all! (And you are welcome to submit keys anonymously.) — Большое спасибо, from the Main Street Museum!
Our Poster can be downloaded Here!
Keys in the Collection of The Main Street Museum
- Keys to the Old Fire Station
- Keys to the Old Fire Station after its Renovation
- Keys from Russia
- Keys from Janet Van Fleet's Daughter
- Keys from the Stolen Community Car
- Tiny Keys
- Unknown Keys
