In an arguably perverse retro move, museum curators are returning to the origins of museums with "Cabinet of Curiousity" installations. Let the wonder begin:Philip Hoare's January 13, 2014 article in The Guardian: Museum and gallery curators reopen the cabinet of curiosities concept Stuffed pelicans, bell-jarred oddities and unicorn horns: the wunderkammer – or 'cabinet of curiosities' – is a macabre, colonial throwback. So why is it back in vogue?
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