#cabinets of curiosities

[majnoonathelibrarian]

I am always so hot for cabinets of curiosities.

What can early museums teach us about modern literacy? 💭

Whitney Barlow Robles' latest piece for JSTOR Daily, "The Age of Wonder Meets the Age of Information," takes us back to the cabinets of curiosities from the 16th-18th centuries–perhaps original examples of information overload.

These "cabinets" were rooms outfitted with items like narwhal tusks, ivory carvings, and even (alleged) unicorn horns. Like today's average social media experience, collections like these overwhelmed the senses and raised questions about power, knowledge, and representation.

In this piece, Robles explores how these early museums can help students develop digital and visual literacy today, offering lessons in interdisciplinary thinking and grappling with colonial legacies.

(P.S.: JSTOR's Artstor collection features stunning images of these cabinets!)

[alrauna]

TRACY PORTER (@the_porter_collective)

[timecapsuleprintscie]

Gothic Demon and Woman Dancing in Moonlight, Dark Academia, Occult Poster, Satanic Art, Vintage Print, Witchcraft, Wiccan Home Decor

[katarinanavane]

Tiny curio collections in walnut shells! Debuting at the demon Kitty Designs booth at the Cincinnati World Oddities Expo on Saturday (1/10/25) and coming soon to my Etsy (check link in bio!)

[appleslightning]

All my drarry Cabinet of Curiosities posters🔅 Away childish things by lettered Party Invitations and Falling in Love with Your Sworn Enemy: A Tactical Guide by dustmouth Rookie Moves by peu_a_peu Cut From the Sky by mallstars

[dohrnaira]

Part 1 of the marine cabinet of curiosities

[acecroft]

BEN BARNES as William Thurber in Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities 1.05

[swiftzeldas]

dan stevens + horror

david, the guest (2014)

thomas, apostle (2018)

charlie, the rental (2020)

alo glo man, cabinet of curiosities (2022)

frank, abigail (2024)

mr. könig, cuckoo (2024)

[elixir]

The Viewing directed by Panos Cosmatos — 2022 from Guillermo Del Toros "Cabinet of Curiosities"

[fanofspooky]

Scream King - Dan Stevens

[thatsbelievable]

[it-be-what-it-be]

Catholic Cabinet of Curiosities

@ perse.phon on Instagram:3

[hauntingofthelamb]

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[timecapsuleprintscie]

The Lady and her Cat

[katarinanavane]

Another new batch of walnut curio cabinets! (I keep making more because a bunch have sold! Stocking one at a time in my Etsy, but message me if you're interested in more than one, or a custom one)