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McGowan arranged toys and other common mid-century objects in chrome-plated aquariums from the same era; only a typewritten notecard offered a title or brief explanation. Other items were displayed in “specimen jars” with simple, descriptive labels. #UnknownMuseum This tweet was posted on April 02, 2024.

Unknown Museum’s “resident curator,” Mickey McGowan developed a unique interpretation practice that recalled high school science fair displays. #UnknownMuseum This tweet was posted on April 02, 2024.

A very special thank you to Mickey McGowan for making this exhibition possible. See “Recollections… from the Unknown Museum” on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/4G3SzOmKhc #UnknownMuseum #MickeyMcGowan #BayArea #BayAreaHistory This tweet was posted on November 30, 2023.

When confronted with so many common objects from years past, visitors often asked curator, Mickey McGowan, to see a specific item, and then proceeded to search for it among a multitude of similar things. The thought-provoking process evoked familiarity & comfort. #UnknownMuseum This tweet was posted on November 30, 2023.

McGowan recalled a “special kind of laughter” heard from visitors, “not like you hear at comedy shows, but more like some incredible kind of therapeutic release, which was laughter but also joy and reminiscence–a rekindling.”#UnknownMuseum #MickeyMcGowan This tweet was posted on November 30, 2023.

Many of the assemblages in the Unknown Museum were conceived as conceptual art, inviting people to embark on their own unique “personal scavenger hunt.” #UnknownMuseum #MickeyMcGowan This tweet was posted on November 30, 2023.

A very special thank you to Mickey McGowan for making this exhibition possible. See “Recollections… from the Unknown Museum” on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/4G3SzOmKhc #UnknownMuseum #MickeyMcGowan #BayArea #BayAreaHistory This tweet was posted on October 25, 2023.

Personal cameras trace back to 1900, when Kodak debuted the world’s first affordable camera, the simple Brownie. They also made compact folding Brownies, such as the Vest Pocket Model B that McGowan glued into a copy of Kodak’s "How to Make Good Pictures." #UnknownMuseum This tweet was posted on October 25, 2023.

#UnknownMuseum curator, Mickey McGowan acquired the bulk of objects in the museum, including snapshot photographs and personal cameras, from sources throughout the SF Bay Area. To McGowan, these personal photographs represent diverse individuals, families, & friends, from the Bay This tweet was posted on October 25, 2023.

"The fate of the future, lies hidden in the past." —Mickey McGowan, December 2022 #UnknownMuseum This tweet was posted on October 25, 2023.

A very special thank you to Mickey McGowan for making this exhibition possible. See “Recollections… from the Unknown Museum” on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/4G3SzOmcrE #UnknownMuseum #MickeyMcGowan #BayArea #BayAreaHistory This tweet was posted on September 28, 2023.

Assembled in every room and living space, the #UnknownMuseum’s domestic setting reflected the “original intent” of the items—showcasing the previously commonplace artifacts of American consumerism at home. This tweet was posted on September 28, 2023.