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About the Museum |
The museum will be open to the public the first three weekends in May, 2012, as part of Silicon Valley Open Studios. Contact the museum for further information.
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"A living drollery..."
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 photos by Judith Hoffman |
| zy'-mo-glyph'-ic, adj. [Gr. zyme leaven + Gr. glyphe carving] 1. Of, or pertaining to, images of fermentation, specifically the solid residue of creative fermentation on natural objects. 2. The collection and arrangement of objects, primarily either natural or weathered by natural forces, for poetic effect |
Q: What hours are you open?
A: The museum is not generally open to the public except during events. However, you may contact the museum to arrange a weekend appointment.
Q: Do you allow photography?
A: Yes, in fact photography is encouraged. The museum maintains a number of Flickr galleries for selected photographs taken by visitors.
Q: How did you find such a perfect word to describe your stuff?
A: I made it up.
Q: What about those snails that do the "assemblage art"? Did you make those up too?
A: No.
Q: Is any of this for sale?
A: As with any museum, the collections and exhibits are not for sale, but there is a museum shop! You can purchase prints, books, and souvenir merchandise.
Q: But why don't you sell the stuff you make?
A: Much of it is fragile and not very archival, and much of it is of personal significance to me and would be hard to part with. So the museum idea works better.
Q: Do you show other people's works in the museum or just your own?
A: For the Zymoglyphic galleries, it is just me (unless you count those snails as people). The Curiosity Cabinet shows a selection of objects in the museum's collections that other people have made, as well as natural curiosities.
Q: Do you get your ideas from dreams?
A: No. I just put stuff together and see what happens. Sometimes I have dreams about a terrarium with some primordial ooze in it that is actually alive. Other times I will dream about art works that, in the dream, other people have made. I think, "Wow! I wish I had thought of that!". Which, of course, I did.
Q: Hey, I've got a whole garage full of weird stuff! Maybe I should start my own museum! Any tips??
A: Yes! The museum staff has compiled a handy booklet for patrons in just your situation! You can download it here (PDF). Should your museum develop an online presence, please inform the museum staff and you can be added to the list of affiliated institutions.