From the Director:
It seems all our staff is doing these days is taking field trips to other museums. People! We really need to get a little less focused! How about an actual exhibition once in a while?
The latest addition to the list of our possible reciprocal membership admissions, in honor of the Year of the Rabbit, is the Bunny Museum in L.A. It’s the hoppiest place in the world! As a visitor attests in this post.
Our Membership department was excited to learn about a new institution called The Museum of Obsessions. We hope to arrange reciprocal admission for our members.
The museum’s Membership department is exploring the possibility of a reciprocal museums program. Some of the institutions we are hoping to partner with include the following. We will add more institutions to the list as we continue our research:
We welcome suggestions from the public about other museums for possible inclusion in this program.
Book; ink and colors on paper
Via the Museum of Bad Art
Our sister institution, the Museum of Bad Art (MOBA) has announced the publication of a catalogue of highlights from its collection. It is a remarkable work, and we have obtained an advance copy for display here in our galleries (the publication is also available for purchase in the MoFo Bookstore).
The mission of MOBA, located in Dedham and Somerville, Massachusetts, is “to celebrate the labor of artists whose work would be displayed and appreciated in no other forum.” The centerpiece of their collection, and the first work they acquired, is Lucy in the Field with Flowers (oil on canvas, artist unknown, date unknown), shown below.
While some visitors consider our museum to be similar to MOBA, we subscribe to a completely different philosophy.
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Vatican Museums, Vatican City
Colors on mixed media
A delegation from the Museum of Folly recently returned from a fact-finding mission to Italy, where we were startled to discover these signs in the Vatican Museums. The signs bear an unexpected resemblance to our museum’s own stairway sign (visible in the right sidebar).
This photo of visitors contemplating a passageway into another suite of galleries comes from David Clow – Maryland’s photostream.
Now serving in the Folly Cafe, from the New Belgium Brewery. This comes with Dr. Thom’s personal recommendation!
The museum’s educators are pleased to introduce a new family program called “Fun with History!” As a first assignment, students should listen to this report by Steven Short on PBS Radio station KALW’s CrossCurrents program.
Short’s topic is Chief Marin, for whom Marin County is named. The students should pay particular attention to this assertion:
“Marin was successful with his own people, with the conquistadors, and then with the Americans.”
The assignment: research when the conquistadors and when the “Americans” were in California, then answer these questions:
Have fun with history!
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Shown: Crossing I (1994) by Enrique Chagoya. Acrylic and oil on paper.
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Various places of origin
Album jackets; colors on cardstock
Via the Museum of Bad Album Covers
The Museum of Folly is pleased to present a special exhibition on loan from our sister institution The Museum of Bad Album Covers. We are excited to present this small but exceptional selection from MBAC’s extensive collection.
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Where are you located?
We are in the Civic Center district, between the State Hysterical Society and the city’s new tech history museum, The Museum of Modem Art. There is no mistaking our facade. The main entrance is on Bouvard Avenue near Pecuchet Street.
What are your hours?
The Museum of Folly never closes. A unique feature of our museum is the availability of beds in several galleries as an amenity for overnight visitors.
Is there a coatroom?
Just throw your coats on one of the beds.
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Entry is always free, although there is sometimes a modest charge to exit.
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