The Maple Milk Incident

A Permanent Public Record

The principal object of the Collection, depicted at approximately life scale.
Accession No. CCC.2001.001.

This is the public record of a single event. It is maintained by one curator, in one register, at one address, and concerns one bottle of milk. The Collection regrets nothing about the scale of this undertaking.

About the Collection

The Concord Curatorial Collection was established to remember, accurately and indefinitely, an incident that took place on the afternoon of the 9th of November, 2001, at the Cumberland Farms on N. Main Street in Concord, New Hampshire. The Collection holds one object of primary significance, several objects it does not physically possess, and a considerable quantity of feeling.

Admission is free. The Collection is open at all hours and is never staffed. There is no gift shop, though the matter has been formally considered and formally declined.¹

Galleries

Gallery I

The Incident — the event itself, recorded in the curator's own hand, with damages enumerated.

Gallery II

Provenance — the custody of this record, a statement on the curator, conservation notes, and the wider holdings of the Collection.

Gallery III

Reading Room — materials consulted, coverage received, and a register of recent notable visitors.

Gallery IV

Visit — hours, directions, admission, and the full catalogue of objects on display.

Appendix

Frequently Asked Questions — questions, asked frequently.