Reflections on our Cabinet of Wonder

We reached an agreement to pursue the cabinet of wonder project through a wiki website. The idea is to create a virtual MJT and some people will concentrate on making or collecting objects while others concentrate on interpretation. This solution offers good opportunities for everyone. The people who are searching for a tangible project can focus on making or finding objects that elicit wonder and uploading those objects to the site. People who are more interested in writing can focus their efforts on interpretation. The wiki will allow for a fluid collaborative process and ideally everyone will do a little making and a little interpreting. Most important everyone will experiment with an open collaborative structure that has the potential to reach a wide audience.

Some questions to think about.

What to include in the cabinet of wonder?

How do we identify objects for the collection?

How do we edit the collection?

What are we trying to say with the collection?

What is the nature of the relationship between text and object in the collection?
Are there new opportunities for teaching and learning with a group creative project such as our wiki cabinet of wonder?

Side notes.

Those folks might also pursue an exhibition of the objects (time permitting) in the craft department showcase or a suitcase presentation.

Some students might work on documenting the collection with a blurb book—perhaps for donation to special collections.