SUITCASE MUSEUM
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Quirky enough to become a destination for tourists and locals alike, the Suitcase Museum will combine history, travel, technology and creativity into a museum that supports a variety of agendas throughout the community.
A “CRAZY” IDEA THAT IS PERFECT FOR DENVER
At first the idea of a Suitcase Museum seems nutty on the surface. It’s also totally out of context from many of the ideas that we’ve come up with thus far - and by far the most viable. The Suitcase Museum will quickly become a Denver Institution - in part because of its connection with Denver/s history. With a mission to collect, exhibit, sell and provide suitcases to foster kids, first in Denver, and in the future, nationally. We already have a fully-formed 501c3 and are ready to develop the concept.
DENVER'S HISTORY AT THE CORE OF THE CONCEPT
Huh? What does a suitcase have to do with Denver? It’s a little remembered fact, but Denver is the birth place of the modern suitcase. Originally launched in 1912 as Shwayder Trunk Manufacturing Company, and later re-named Samsonite in the late 1940s. This multi-billion dollar company was headquartered in Denver until 2005. Being home to the modern suitcase, it only makes sense to create a “monument” to celebrate this Denver original. Additionally, this will be a museum not only of history, but will celebrate technology, creativity and our collective memory of the importance of travel in our lives.
WHAT DEFINES MODERN TRAVEL MORE THAN THE SUITCASE?
We’ve discovered is that there is a completely other-worldy aspect of what the suitcase represents as a cultural icon in our collective memory. The Suitcase Museum will use it’s collection to explore numerous concepts of memory, travel, form and function. This museum will explore both the obvious and the abstract ideas about the suitcase.
A “CRAZY” IDEA THAT IS PERFECT FOR DENVER
At first the idea of a Suitcase Museum seems nutty on the surface. It’s also totally out of context from many of the ideas that we’ve come up with thus far - and by far the most viable. The Suitcase Museum will quickly become a Denver Institution - in part because of its connection with Denver/s history. With a mission to collect, exhibit, sell and provide suitcases to foster kids, first in Denver, and in the future, nationally. We already have a fully-formed 501c3 and are ready to develop the concept.
DENVER'S HISTORY AT THE CORE OF THE CONCEPT
Huh? What does a suitcase have to do with Denver? It’s a little remembered fact, but Denver is the birth place of the modern suitcase. Originally launched in 1912 as Shwayder Trunk Manufacturing Company, and later re-named Samsonite in the late 1940s. This multi-billion dollar company was headquartered in Denver until 2005. Being home to the modern suitcase, it only makes sense to create a “monument” to celebrate this Denver original. Additionally, this will be a museum not only of history, but will celebrate technology, creativity and our collective memory of the importance of travel in our lives.
WHAT DEFINES MODERN TRAVEL MORE THAN THE SUITCASE?
We’ve discovered is that there is a completely other-worldy aspect of what the suitcase represents as a cultural icon in our collective memory. The Suitcase Museum will use it’s collection to explore numerous concepts of memory, travel, form and function. This museum will explore both the obvious and the abstract ideas about the suitcase.
Organizer
B-rad K Evans
Organizer
Denver, CO
