tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post6583696273065799596..comments2024-03-28T12:19:54.572+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: War Games: A temporary exhibition at The Historic Dockyard, ChathamRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-6433571008331957512015-08-15T20:40:13.301+01:002015-08-15T20:40:13.301+01:00Bob,
Definitely charm rather than luck!
I wonder...Bob,<br /><br />Definitely charm rather than luck!<br /><br />I wonder if the Imperial War Museum - or possibly the National Army Museum - might be interested in such an exhibition. I would hope so ... but I'm not sure how we could go about persuading them to do so.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-46163322420396807222015-08-15T20:13:01.620+01:002015-08-15T20:13:01.620+01:00Bob,
Maybe I was just lucky with the photographs ...Bob,<br /><br />Maybe I was just lucky with the photographs or it was innate charm. I think a museum exhibit about wargames would be interesting,- but not in the Museum of Childhood. I think for what we are interested in the Imperial War Museum would be a better venue.<br /><br />TrebTrebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-23591596045141141422015-08-15T17:34:02.323+01:002015-08-15T17:34:02.323+01:00Trebian,
I read your original blog entry, and was...Trebian,<br /><br />I read your original blog entry, and was interested to see that you were allowed to photograph individual exhibits whereas I faced a blanket ban. (Luckily I was able to persuade a senior member of the museum's staff to allow me to take some general photographs of the exhibition.)<br /><br />You are right about it being an exhibition of war TOYS rather than war GAMES, although there are quite a few boxed games on show. I certainly enjoyed my time looking around the exhibits (and forty minutes was about the time I spent looking), but I felt that it could have been enhanced by the inclusion of some 'proper' wargames as well.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-38097673942774380802015-08-15T09:50:34.697+01:002015-08-15T09:50:34.697+01:00I saw that at the Bethnal Green location when it w...I saw that at the Bethnal Green location when it was originally curated, and put up a blog posting with more pictures than you took, Bob: http://wargaming4grownups.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/war-games-exhibition-bethnal-green.html<br /><br />I reckoned then it was a worthwhile 40 minutes, but no more. It's really about war toys rather than wargames (they've got a Johnny 7 on display) but I was impressed by the lack of judgemental attitude in it. It isn't pro-war, anti-war or pacifist. It just shows what toys have been made and puts them in context. The original V&A site had some background material from the curators about what they were trying to achieve and I think they did what they set out to do.<br /><br />You can always ask for more, but the fact that it was done at all is important.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-82865860013062338422015-08-14T16:58:06.290+01:002015-08-14T16:58:06.290+01:00A.W. Kitchen (Tony),
I would probably have scored...A.W. Kitchen (Tony),<br /><br />I would probably have scored it slightly higher ... but not a lot.<br /><br />I felt that it could have been a bit more informative and informed. I wonder if any wargamers - rather than academics and/or museum curators - were actually involved in developing the exhibit. Somehow I doubt it.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-62929767299018401002015-08-14T15:13:03.108+01:002015-08-14T15:13:03.108+01:00Saw this exhibit when it was at Carlisle Museum - ...Saw this exhibit when it was at Carlisle Museum - Hmmm ,interesting but not much to it only 5/10 , TonyThe Good Soldier Svjekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749564052124659180noreply@blogger.com