LL Bean's Parker

[Alfred Houde]

"The drywall screws and conduit clamps are a nice touch. How irreverent!"

As a retired Museum Curator, I cringe when I see stuff like this. Additionally, the lack of any historical description label is a real head scratcher.

A few years ago, I was on a visit to an "International Hall of Fame" sports museum. It is literally housed in a former residence, with windows all around. Some of the historical artifacts on display were badly faded from exposure to both the inside lights and sunlight.

I pointed this out to the "Executive Director" and showed him how some of the artifact clothing were originally bright red but are now badly faded and damaged due to the exposure. I also offered advice on how to correct. His response?

"Yeah, we don't have the money for that."