Sunday, October 25, 2009 through February 10, 2010
Good Library Gallery

"A Cabinet of Curiosities"

Varied items from the museum collection that do not fit its mission statement or that have not yet fit into one of the themed exhibits. They range from the beautiful (quilts, fraktur, decorated boxes) to the odd (portable organ, whiskey bottle, marble roller) and include a few fakes and mistakes. The early English name for a museum, "cabinet of curiosities", referred to a special room in a home that exhibited a miscellany of curious items. Faye Peterson, curator. Mennonite-Amish Museum committee, sponsor. Opening Public Reception Sunday October 25, 2-4pm.

Contact: Ervin Beck, phone (574) 535-8163, email ervinb@goshen.edu