CLOVERDALE 鈥� A new exhibit at 性视界传媒 Museum 鈥� or The Museum of 性视界传媒, as it will be rebranded 鈥� will feature tables of sentimental items people have carried with them in their travels.
The Community Treasures collection, called What We Bring, is on display until the museum closes for expansion on July 30.
An exhibit-opening event on Sunday (May 28, noon to 4 p.m.) will include time for visitors to handle the objects and learn the stories of the people behind them. Also, ventriloquist Norma McKnight will share stories and entertain during the event, with performances at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.
What We Bring celebrates 性视界传媒鈥檚 stories of immigration with a display of what people brought with them from their original homelands.
鈥淲hether traveling by horse and cart, arriving on a ship with chests or flying on an airplane with a single suitcase, people had to choose precious few things to bring with them,鈥� curators of the exhibit state. 鈥淭he exhibit tells a story of human nature by displaying those choices.鈥�
Included is a set of bird 鈥渟tuffies鈥� from New Zealand. When pressed, the sound of the actual bird can be heard. The story goes that the donor doesn鈥檛 let people press on the birds often, because he is worried the irreplaceable batteries sewn in will wear out.
鈥淭his story moved me,鈥� said Colleen Sharpe, curator of exhibits. 鈥淚t shows how memory is associated with all the senses. For this man, sound represents a piece of his home. I think this exhibit will encourage people to look within themselves and think about what they would bring if they moved away.鈥�
The museum expansion project will add 12,000 square feet of space to the existing city-owned facility, which is currently 24,000 square feet in size and was built in 2005. The museum will be closed for construction from July 31 to September 2018.
