Visitors from Scotland

Stefan Jones and Stephen Harris stopped by at the museum on their way back to Austin from touring the state after the South by Southwest festival. They are from Elgin, Scotland and were very pleased to hear that we pronounce the name of our town "properly."

On the subject of the Scots Elgin readers of the Dustpan might be amused to know that there is a blog out there called "Elginism." Elginism is actually a word in the dictionary (well, large ones) and refers to vandalism of works of art. Lord Elgin removed some sculptures and friezes from the Parthenon on the Greek Acropolis in the early 19th century. They can now be seen in the British Museum and the Greeks and the British have been arguing about who owns them ever since.