Working: How a Museum Curator Decides Which Objects to Put on Display
b'This week, host June Thomas talks to Debra Schmidt Bach, a curator of the New-York Historical Society\\u2019s new exhibition, " \\u2018Turn Every Page\\u2019: Inside the Robert A. Caro Archive.\\u201d They discuss the art of selecting objects that visitors will respond to; how objects like notebooks and a typewriter showcase Caro\\u2019s idiosyncratic writing process; and the particular challenges of maintaining an exhibition that features lots of pieces of paper, a material that needs to rest so that it can be preserved.\\n\\nAfter the interview, June and co-host Karen Han discuss what kind of museum visitors they are, the art of winnowing, and how they find projects that will sustain their interest.\\n\\nIn the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Schmidt Bach reveals her strategy for overcoming \\u201ccurator\\u2019s block\\u201d and shares what she learned from working on the Caro exhibition.\\n\\nSend your questions about creativity and any other feedback to working@slate.com or give us a call at (304) 933-9675.\\n\\xa0\\nPodcast production by Kevin Bendis and Cameron Drews.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'