Our Museum of Us: Book of Questions

By Mark Standley

Sometimes our stuff possesses us, as much as we possess it. As we accumulate treasures and objects over the course our lives, we come to value the stories and experiences they reflect, but don't take time to curate things in our "Museum of Me." Stories, experiences and values are lost when the objects are misplaced in time, locked away in storage units, or discarded at the end of one's life. This book proposes familes engage in the process of curation, which includes listening to elders' stories about their things, making digital stories to archive the values these items hold for their owner(s) and keep these digital stories for generations to come. In short create an "Our Musuem of Us."Questions are at the heart of inquiry and learning. We offer these questions to help guide families in creating their "Our Museum of Us." Families will record important stories around valued possessions otherwise disguising itself as "old stuff." We encourage you to talk with each other, listen and record these wonderful stories attached to priceless articles in your family's Museum. Most of all we hope you will help elders move from a "Museum of Me" to an "Our Museum of Us" together with love and respect. These questions are just the beginning. In the spirit of "the question is the answer," we encourage your curiosity and ethical actions towards curating your family's collections with God's peace and integrity at the end of one's life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B085RT6XGT
• ISBN13: 9798624270831
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 34 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.0" x 8.0"