tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279702635216618752.post6200327429984339760..comments2022-01-28T11:06:32.229-05:00Comments on MUSINGS: THE CURATED GARDEN: A MUSEUM?Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04477730106254300631noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279702635216618752.post-37964221926741446012015-01-09T21:24:07.444-05:002015-01-09T21:24:07.444-05:00I was actually thinking about you when I posted th...I was actually thinking about you when I posted the link to the restaurant! :) Their menu looks delicious. The gardens definitely offer a multisensorial experience. If you visit them in the spring and summer, the flowers are so fragrant! The Japanese Gardens are also very beautiful as the landscape is more naturalistic with flowing streams and sprawling moss. You definitely feel much closer to nature!Jaime Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13010813681030538386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279702635216618752.post-4080634903422693402015-01-09T21:18:24.153-05:002015-01-09T21:18:24.153-05:00Wow! Thank-you so much for your insight. We really...Wow! Thank-you so much for your insight. We really appreciate your interest and for sharing it with Dr. Benfield. I will be sure to check out his book. I'm very interested in how the experience of museums can be taken outside the traditional institutional walls. We'll be sure to share the "Historical Display" exhibition on our social media. While I cannot visit the gardens in person unfortunately (as I am now back in Toronto for a while), I would love to learn more about them. Perhaps we can have a phone interview and I can feature the story in an upcoming post? If you're interested, please let me know and we can connect. Jaime Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13010813681030538386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279702635216618752.post-38213521087429407132015-01-09T17:33:01.544-05:002015-01-09T17:33:01.544-05:00Jaime, this is a very thought provoking post. We t...Jaime, this is a very thought provoking post. We think you make a good case for considering some public gardens museums. We forwarded your blog post to Dr. Richard W Benfield, Dept of Geography, Central Connecticut State University, as he literally wrote the book on garden tourism, aptly named, Garden Tourism. This is timely in light of our "Historical Display" which happens every year from January 15 - March 15. http://www.butchartgardens.com/activities/experiences/?gotoSection=HistoricalDisplaySection Thank you!The Butchart Gardenshttp://www.butchartgardens.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279702635216618752.post-1846535538310102782015-01-09T16:28:11.379-05:002015-01-09T16:28:11.379-05:00As you can imagine, I of course clicked on the di...As you can imagine, I of course clicked on the dining room restaurant first :) Thank you for this perspective on gardens as curated spaces - it is so interesting to think of the unpredictable nature of gardens, as the "objects" on display are quite different than those in regular museums. Plus, gardens allow for the multisensorial experience which is often difficult to provide in a closer museological space. Irinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17349821578571319491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279702635216618752.post-33429254129158368682015-01-09T13:17:34.569-05:002015-01-09T13:17:34.569-05:00Thanks Katherine and Jenny for sharing your exampl...Thanks Katherine and Jenny for sharing your examples! I really love outdoor spaces that celebrate cultural history. Why can't museums exist outside, after all, we're always talking about experiential engagement!Jaime Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13010813681030538386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279702635216618752.post-77264931561652253402015-01-08T11:42:56.301-05:002015-01-08T11:42:56.301-05:00What a great example! I totally agree that public ...What a great example! I totally agree that public gardens are museums. They're curated and carefully laid out, often reflecting a place's cultural history and artistic communities. The Leo Mol sculpture garden in Winnipeg (my hometown!) is definitely a museum in my books! It reflects both the city's artistic and historical legacies. Thanks for sharing. Jenny Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362186802338955078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279702635216618752.post-24516999415973817112015-01-08T10:32:11.769-05:002015-01-08T10:32:11.769-05:00Thanks for the article Jaime. I have often thought...Thanks for the article Jaime. I have often thought about the Don Valley Trail in Toronto as a Museum Space as well. While not a Curated Garden, the Don Valley Trail is an integral part of Toronto, both past and present. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11911377750924693259noreply@blogger.com