A History of the World in 100 Objects Exhibition Project
Description
In this assignment, you are tasked with imagining an exhibit in a museum centered on selected artifacts. You will choose, interpret, and link five objects from the book A History of the World in 100 Objects (required for class and available at the bookstore).
This project will require you to think broadly across time, geographic space, and themes to illuminate the ways in which cultural artifacts reflect and inform our understanding of interpersonal dynamics, geopolitics, culture, commerce, and society.
Select five objects and come up with a title for your exhibit: 10 points The objects should be linked in some way, but how you link them is entirely up to you. You should attempt to select objects from at least FOUR different sections of the book. The links could be geographic, cultural, or thematic. Themes could include: politics, diplomacy, gifts, women, race, commerce, violence, development, and so on.
History of interpersonal dynamics, geopolitics, culture, commerce, and society.
Select five objects and come up with a title for your exhibit: 10 points The objects should be linked in some way, but how you link them is entirely up to you. You should attempt to select objects from at least FOUR different sections of the book. The links could be geographic, cultural, or thematic.
Themes could include: politics, diplomacy, gifts, women, race, commerce, violence, development, and so on. This will be assessed on the viability of the links you make and how compelling it is.
Write a 2-3 page description of your exhibit: 35 points This description introduces your exhibit to its target audience. In it, you will tell your reader what the theme of the exhibit is. Explain why it’s important and then link together the items.
How do the objects illuminate something important and unifying about human existence? Imagine this as the introductory placard in a museum. It should give your exhibit’s viewers a guide through the objects as a collective whole.
Write five item descriptions: 30 points (6 points each) These descriptions should be very brief (3 sentences or so). They will provide the date, location, and highlight significant physical features/purposes of the object. It should also provide a tie-in to the larger theme.
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