Indian ExpressRailways to set up museum in memory of 26/11 victimsSifyMumbai: Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday announced the setting up of a museum here in memory of the victims of last year's Mumbai terror Railways to build museum in memory of those killed in 26/11 attackDaily News & AnalysisIndia to build museum in memory of victims of Mumbai attacksXinhuaall 32 news articles »
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Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala - The Associated Press
21 Nov 2009 | 6:09 amMiamiHerald.comMotown caps 50th anniversary with hometown galaThe Associated PressThe high-wattage night is a fundraiser for the Motown Historical Museum — the original site of Motown Records Corp. — and tickets start at $350 apiece. Motown at 50 to celebrateDetroit Free PressMotown celebrates rootsThe Detroit NewsLegends come together to celebrate 50th anniversaryMacomb DailyWXYZ -Michigan Radioall 290 news articles » -
MOCA 30th anniversary gala and Gagosian brunch for Jeff Koons - Los Angeles Times
21 Nov 2009 | 3:19 amLos Angeles TimesMOCA 30th anniversary gala and Gagosian brunch for Jeff KoonsLos Angeles TimesThe party started early for some patrons of the black-tie shindig for the Museum of Contemporary Art, when honorary gala chair Larry Get Out: Latin Flavor, Puppet Mastery, MOCA's 30th, Beer Tasting, SHAGLAist (blog)Back From the BrinkLA Downtown News OnlineArtnet NewsArtnetNewsBlaze -Artforum -Los Angeles Timesall 11 news articles » -
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History is a hit for kids — and parents — of ... - Fort Worth Star Telegram
20 Nov 2009 | 10:55 pmFort Worth Museum of Science and History is a hit for kids — and parents — of Fort Worth Star TelegramAt the new-and-improved Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Dylan Rayburn, 10, jammed down a handle that caused a fountain of water to spew into the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History Opens its DoorsKERACattle Raisers Museum offers interactive fun in Fort WorthWFAAThe fun of learning begins anew at Fort Worth Museum of Science and HistoryFort Worth Star TelegramFort Worth Star Telegram -Fort Worth Star Telegram -Fort Worth Star Telegramall 11 news… -
Museum's Gems Go for a Spin - New York Times
20 Nov 2009 | 9:34 pmNew York TimesMuseum's Gems Go for a SpinNew York TimesMany cameras in the crowd of onlookers were pointed at the MG as it took a spin around a three-acre patch of asphalt behind the Simeone Foundation Museum A Museum That Roars Once a MonthNew York Times (blog)all 2 news articles »
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Still Life: Despite A Lifetime Of Tragedy, Arshile Gorky Made His Ma
21 Nov 2009 | 6:37 amDate : Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:56:46 +0400 STILL LIFE: DESPITE A LIFETIME OF TRAGEDY, ARSHILE GORKY MADE HIS MARK AS A PRE-EMINENT PAINTER OF THE 20TH CENTURY By Ilene Dube CentralJersey.com Nov 20 2009 MUSEUMS often get calls from people claiming to have treasure in their attics, valuable paintings created by great masters. -
Chicagoland
21 Nov 2009 | 4:00 amArt Intuit: 756 N. Milwaukee Ave.: 243-9088. The exhibit Freaks & Flash, curated by Anna Friedman Herlihy and Jan Petry, will be on display through Jan. -
Museums take pick of society's goods
20 Nov 2009 | 4:25 pmMUSEUMS have lined up to take their pick after a learned society quit its historic headquarters after more than 120 years. -
Art and museum calendar
20 Nov 2009 | 4:29 amAinsworth Photography Gallery: Society meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at the gallery. -
2009. 11.20 MUSEUMS & GALLERI...
19 Nov 2009 | 10:07 amBroken Embraces Drama, Romance / 127 / Spanish Spanish director Pedro Almodovar returns with another dangerous love story.
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Guggenheim Museum News
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Winners of Art Awards Announced at Guggenheim Museum Ceremony
30 Oct 2009 | 10:00 amWinners of Rob Pruitt’s First Annual Art Awards Announced at Guggenheim Museum Ceremony Top honors went to Mary Heilmann and Connie Butler at Rob Pruitt’s The First Annual Art Awards during a ceremony at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum on Thursday, October 29. Top honors went to Mary Heilmann and Connie Butler at Rob Pruitt’s The First Annual Art Awards during a ceremony at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum on Thursday, October 29. The painter Heilmann, named Artist of the Year, was the subject of a recent, celebrated retrospective that saw the last stop of a nationwide tour at the New… -
Carmen Giménez Named Stephen and Nan Swid Curator of Twentieth-Century Art
27 Oct 2009 | 10:25 amCarmen Giménez Named Stephen and Nan Swid Curator of Twentieth-Century Art Giménez, who has been Curator of Twentieth-Century Art since 1989, will assume her new expanded position immediately. Carmen Giménez, Stephen and Nan Swid Curator of Twentieth-Century Art. Photo: Lina Bertucci Richard Armstrong, Director, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Museum, has announced that Carmen Giménez has been named Stephen and Nan Swid Curator of Twentieth-Century Art, a position formerly held by the late Robert Rosenblum from 1996 to 2006. Giménez, who has been Curator of Twentieth-Century Art… -
Guggenheim Announces Short List for the Hugo Boss Prize 2010
23 Oct 2009 | 7:51 amGuggenheim Announces Short List for the Hugo Boss Prize 2010 Established in 1996 to recognize significant achievement in contemporary art, this biennial award is administered by the foundation and juried by an international panel of museum directors, curators, and critics. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and HUGO BOSS AG have announced the short list for the Hugo Boss Prize 2010. Established in 1996 to recognize significant achievement in contemporary art, this biennial award is administered by the foundation and juried by an international panel of museum directors, curators, and… -
Design It: Shelter Competition Winners Announced
21 Oct 2009 | 11:38 amDesign It: Shelter Competition Winners Announced On the occasion of the Guggenheim Museum's 50th Anniversary, we are pleased to announce the winners of the People's Prize and the Juried Prize for the Design It: Shelter Competition. Over the course of the summer, Design It: Shelter Competition received submissions from people in 68 countries for a total of nearly 600 entries that met competition requirements. On the occasion of the Guggenheim Museum's 50th Anniversary, we are pleased to announce the two winning entries: David Mares's CBS – Cork Block Shelter, which won the People's Prize… -
Guggenheim Launches Kandinsky Forum
15 Oct 2009 | 12:13 pmGuggenheim Launches Kandinsky Forum Guggenheim Forum is an ongoing series that brings together experts from a variety of fields to discuss and debate topics related to major museum exhibitions, with the public invited to comment on the conversation and take part in live chats. Inspired by the exhibition Kandinsky, The Spiritual Re(Turn) examines the role of the spiritual in modern art and considers the possibilities for its reappearance today. “To miss the sacred shadow of the secular is to misunderstand our era,” Mark C. Taylor writes in his opening statement for the latest installment…
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Smithsonian Mag: Around the Mall
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Weekend Events: John Ford, Fortune Telling and a Crash Course in Portraiture
20 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pmFolio from a Falnama (ca.1550s-1560s). Image courtesy of the Sackler gallery. ED. NOTE: Please be aware that, due to Smithsonian Institution Internet outages scheduled for this weekend, some of the links given below may not be functional on Saturday, November 21 and Sunday November 22. Please visit our companion site goSmithsonian.com for updates on Smithsonian events and exhibitions. Friday, November 20: Reel Portraits: Films by John Ford In conjunction with the exhibition, Faces of the Frontier, the National Portrait Gallery is showing several films by legendary director John Ford. Tonight,… -
Moving Beyond Earth Opens at Air and Space
20 Nov 2009 | 7:55 amShuttle astronauts used this trainer to practice the difficult task of replacing the Power Control Unit, the electrical nerve center of the Hubble Space Telescope, on a 2002 servicing mission. Photo by Eric Long This week, the National Air and Space Museum unveiled the first phase of its new permanent exhibit about human spaceflight, “Moving Beyond Earth.” The gallery focuses on the shuttle and space-station era and includes items that were just recently doing their jobs in space, like the Hubble’s Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement, or COSTAR. That piece,… -
Artist Jeanne-Claude Dies
19 Nov 2009 | 9:50 amInstallation artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Photo courtesy of Wolfgang Volz/LAIF/Redux The artist Jeanne-Claude passed away last night at a New York hospital of a brain aneurysm, according to the Associated Press. She was 74. Jeanne-Claude, also known as Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon, was born in Casablanca, Morocco, in 1935. She was the wife and life-long partner of the artist Christo, and their world-famous installations have delighted a generation of followers. The pair’s 1972-1976 epic project, Running Fence—which the Smithsonian American Art Museum calls “the most… -
Search the Smithsonian’s Collections Online!
19 Nov 2009 | 8:02 amDetail of Robert Rauschenberg's Rabbit Chow (1977). Image courtesy of the American Art Museum. When you walk into any given Smithsonian museum, you are at the total mercy of the curators, who, due to space constraints, can only present a teensy smattering of all the cool stuff available at their disposal at any given time. And believe me, there’s nothing more disappointing than going to a museum only to find that the one object that you absolutely HAD to see is no longer on view. For those of you unable to make it out to DC—and those who want to dive deeper into the… -
Baby Catfish Born at National Zoo
18 Nov 2009 | 1:16 pmCatfish, as seen in nature, are not the prettiest creatures. Their coloration is bland, their texture is on the slimy side and instead of a normal mouth they have this big suction cup thingy that’s somewhat reminiscent of what you see on the underside of novelty plush animals that motorists stick on their car windows. Personally, I almost always prefer to see catfish like this: Image courtesy of Flickr user alykat. Coloration: a nice, warm, earthy tone. Texture: crispy on the outside, flaky on the inside. And the only mouth I need to worry about is my own. Indeed, the catfish po’…
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Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition
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Meeting an Apollo Astronaut
19 Nov 2009 | 9:17 amIf you've followed our postings for a while now, you know that I get to work on our space and science exhibitions. Beyond: Visions of Planetary Landscapes (which opened this past weekend in Santa Barbara) has beautiful photographs of the planets and moons. NASA | ART: 50 Years of Exploration is a wondrous selection of artworks from NASA's art program. In development is Suited for Space featuring the photographs of Mark Avino and based on the book by Space History curator Amanda Young. I've worked with scientists from the National Air and Space Museum and NASA, but until last… -
From the Field: A Review of Beloved Daughters Exhibition
13 Nov 2009 | 7:59 amI’ve just returned from the Western Museums Association annual conference in sandy, sunny San Diego. Two experiences there reminded me that museum exhibitions are powerful forces in educating the public and, perhaps, even making our world a better place. The first was a keynote lecture by Bob Welch, non-fiction writer and columnist for The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR). Witty and profound, Welch’s comments were inspiring. He described the journey he took in researching his latest book about the first American nurse killed in Europe after D-Day, a Polish immigrant named Frances Slanger. -
A Lunch-time Encounter with Michelle Obama
5 Nov 2009 | 1:02 pmYou never know who you'll meet around the National Mall. SITES registrar Juana Dahlan had a chance encounter with Michelle Obama while picking up some lunch at the Department of Energy today. Gotta love it. -
African American Art Show Closes
2 Nov 2009 | 8:19 amSo goes another popular SITES exhibition, Ancestry and Innovation: African American Art from the American Folk Art Museum, ended its national tour in mid-October at the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, South Carolina. Like most exhibitions that include fine art, the exhibition run was only two years--a measure to safeguard the collections from light, temperature, and humidity exposure. You know the rules, but parting is still such sweet sorrow. The objects have now safely made their way back to the American Folk Art Museum in New York. But people are still talking about the collection of… -
Time TESTED!
26 Oct 2009 | 11:22 amSITES' crates meet the test of time. Sometimes we're asked why our shipping crates need to be built to such exacting standards. Our usual response is that we've learned over many years how to best protect loaned objects as they travel. In addition to keeping exhibits safe over the course of many shipments, now we can add long-term storage to the list of unintended, yet valuable assets that our crates can provide. Recently, our colleagues at the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art asked us to track down tour details from an exhibition SITES circulated in 1960, featuring works by esteemed…
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Stax Museum
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Stax Music Academy Winter Concert with CANDI STATON December 5th!!
18 Nov 2009 | 9:16 amWhen the Stax Music Academy students take to the stage on Saturday, December 5, 2009 at Germantown Performing Arts Center in Memphis to salute some of the most popular female singers in American history, they will be joined by one of the most internationally renowned soul and gospel singers in the industry, Candi StatonThe concert – “HEY SISTA, SOUL SISTA: A Salute to the Divas of Soul, Jazz, Pop, & R&B” – features all ensembles of the Stax Music Academy performing songs by the likes of Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Diana Ross, Patti LaBelle, Chaka Kahn, and numerous others,… -
Oh, Yeah. There is STILL LIFE in Soul at the Stax Museum
13 Nov 2009 | 10:35 amWilliam Bell with the Stax Music Academy band.Eddie Floyd with the Stax Music Academy band.Bettye Crutcher & Harvey Scales.Last Friday night, November 6th, the Stax Museum had a shindig to beat all shindigs. It was the opening reception for our newest exhibit, "STILL LIFE IN SOUL: Contemporary Music Photography by Jacob Blickenstaff," but it was also a Stax Family Reunion and free party for Stax Museum members, and it was a blast!It was also very powerful and moving in many ways. One of the reasons we chose to host this exhibit of Jacob's wonderful photographs is to emphasize the fact… -
STAX MUSEUM OPENING RECEPTION FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH!
29 Sep 2009 | 12:02 pmSTAX MUSEUM OF AMERICAN SOUL MUSIC TO HOST“STILL LIFE IN SOUL: Contemporary Music Photography by Jacob Blickenstaff”November 6, 2009 – April 30, 2010 The Stax Museum of American Soul Music announces a new exhibition, “STILL LIFE IN SOUL,” opening November 6th, 2009. The exhibit explores the current life, activity, and resurgence in popularity of soul music through portrait, performance, and documentary photography made since 2005 by music photographer Jacob Blickenstaff.Opening Reception and PartyFriday, November 6, 2009 - 7-10 p.m.Food, Cocktails, Former Stax Records Artists, Jacob… -
O My Soul! Big Star box set now available at the Stax Museum
20 Sep 2009 | 12:01 pmWhile Stax is best known for the classic soul music that it churned out in the '60s and '70s, there were also a few rock and roll bands and artists that recorded for Stax and its sister labels. One of the most celebrated and critically acclaimed bands from that era is the subject of an impressive new CD box set, which is now available at the Stax Museum Online Shop.Big Star inspired a fevered allegiance among fans of power pop, giving rise to a cult of believers who spent decades spreading the gospel. Their enthusiasm turned this obscure Memphis pop band – one that got little airplay, sold… -
Stax Museum Honors Isaac Hayes' Birthday with First Hayes Signature Shirt
20 Aug 2009 | 1:10 pmFIRST EVER ISAAC HAYES T-SHIRT.Entertainment icon Isaac Hayes was born in Covington, Tennessee, on August 20, 1942. Today, on what would have been the late Stax Records legend’s 67th birthday, the Stax Museum of American Soul Music is introducing the new Isaac Hayes Signature T-Shirt for men and women.With United States exclusivity rights from Mr. Hayes’ family and his estate granted to the Stax Museum for use of his image and name on merchandise, this new t-shirt is the first in what will become the Isaac Hayes Collection, sold at the Stax Museum, through the museum’s web store, and at…
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Creation Museum News
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Christmas Feast
19 Nov 2009 | 4:00 amPlan to join us for an amazing feast as the Creation Museum celebrates the birth of our savior. This Christmas we are offering not one but TWO opportunities for you to include the Creation Museum in your Christmas plans! The evening will begin in one of our lovely dining rooms as you enjoy a delicious, catered dinner featuring Carved Top Round of Beef, Creative Signature Chicken, and gourmet dessert. Don’t forget your coats as afterward, you’ll want bundle up to enjoy our dramatic outdoor Live Nativity and tour our amazing Garden of Lights. The cost for the dinner this year is only… -
Musical Concert with Benny Prasad
18 Nov 2009 | 7:00 amDr. Benny Prasad says, “If I could be made useful, any one in this world can. If my dreams can come true, yours can too. My sin and shame has been exchanged for righteousness and new life by the Almighty God who died to set me free. For those with no hope, there is more to life than what today holds. I thank God that I did not end my life but rather chose to live through shame and failure so that today I’m able to be a blessing to the World. Remember, you are never too bad or sinful for God to redeem and transform.” You can hear this acclaimed Indian Musician at the Creation… -
World’s Strongest Juggler
17 Nov 2009 | 7:00 amThanksgiving weekend you can join us for an exciting time with world-renowned juggler Bob Whitcomb. Bob earned his title as the World’s Strongest Juggler by juggling a world record 3-16 pound bowling balls for 62 catches! His show has taken him on three European tours, two performances at the White House, the Pentagon and now the Creation Museum! Families and guests of all ages will thrill as he mixes comedy and juggling with music and audience involvement that is sure to delight everyone. For more than thirty years, Juggler Bob has entertained audiences internationally and even won top… -
Photography Workshops for 2010
16 Nov 2009 | 12:31 pmAfter the success of our photography workshops this year we have scheduled a full slate of programs for 2010. These workshops are led by award winning photographers Martin and Deb Minnard who serve on staff at the Creation Museum. The Minnards bring more than fifty years combined experience in general, wedding, portrait, commercial and aerial photography to their teaching task. Deb applies her art background to her photography. Marty is accomplished in commercial and aerial photography. For ten years they operated their own full service studio in Michigan which they left behind to come and… -
Planetarium Maintenance
13 Nov 2009 | 11:42 amAfter nearly two and a half years and many thousands of shows it is time for some maintenance in the Planetarium. The Creation Museum’s Stargazer’s Planetarium will be down for maintenance on Wednesday, November 18. If you’re planning to visit, don’t worry. Our feature presentation The Created Cosmos is available on DVD and we’ll be playing this version in the Museum. Showings will be available throughout the day on a first come, first served basis. Please consult a Daily Schedule or Guest Services representative upon arrival for more information.
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Museum of Science News
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Connect the Dots: A Museum Educator Designs a Special Tour for Your Next Visit
4 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pmMike Alexander, director of visitor programs, knows a thing or two about the Museum — he's been here for over 30 years! So he was happy to design an Exhibit Halls tour for our visitors. Follow Mike as he connects the dots between our Museum exhibits and some of the key scientific discoveries that led to our current understanding of physics and chemistry. The Big Bang "Everything around us — people, peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches, and rock — is obviously made of different substances," says Mike. But where did these substances come from? How did it all begin? Astronomers… -
Museum President Ioannis Miaoulis Marks 40th Anniversary of Moon Landing With Call to Action
19 Jul 2009 | 5:00 pmToday is the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, and in a recent Washington Times op-ed, Museum President Ioannis Miaoulis finds renewed inspiration in one of our country's greatest achievements. "[W]hen Neil Armstrong first stepped onto the dusty lunar surface, the United States reached a pinnacle of scientific exploration enabled by engineering ingenuity," he writes. "But times have changed. Teachers no longer usher students into auditoriums to watch wide-eyed as the space shuttle takes flight... Perhaps we need to take a look back in order to move forward... "I believe that… -
Calling All Curious Teens
31 Mar 2009 | 5:00 pmAh, to be young in Boston. The Museum runs programs for young people that adults can only envy. From overnights to courses to paid internships, teens can discover great science perks at Science Park. Hands-On Fun at the Clubhouse Would you like to create an animated cartoon, a video game, or your own Web page? The Museum's flagship Computer Clubhouse is a unique drop-in center for city youth ages 10 to 18, featuring Girls' Day every Monday and open after school and on weekends. For 15 years the Clubhouse has provided a safe environment where young people gather to create animation, movies,… -
Science in Action: Researchers Live!
7 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pmThe Museum of Science is fortunate to be located in a region alive with leading developments in many exciting fields of science. Our proximity to world-class colleges and universities, hospitals and laboratories, established companies and start-ups gives us access to accomplished researchers based in the Boston area and drawn here from all over the world. How do Museum visitors benefit from the wealth of knowledge of these researchers? Let us count the ways... Living Labs Museumgoers can participate in live scientific research through our Living Laboratories, within the Human Body Connection… -
Firefly Watch Website Wins MITX Award
20 Nov 2008 | 4:00 pmFirefly Watch, the Museum's online Citizen Science project, has won a 2008 Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange (MITX) award in the education and learning category. More than 1,000 Internet professionals were on hand for the annual awards ceremony, which honors interactive technology achievements in the New England area. Emily Bottis, the Museum's director of interactive media, accepted the award along with members of the Museum's Web development team. "My goal is to have a team that is capable of doing work at the same high production level as the competition," says Bottis of the…
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Raffles Museum News
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Underwater treasures at Kume-jima (Ni)
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Underwater treasures at Kume-jima (Ichi)
16 Nov 2009 | 11:14 pmThe dive boat coursing along the eastern side of Kume-jima. Trapezia sp. Periclimenes imperator Cirrhitichthys falco Gymnothorax meleagris Hermit crabs. [Photographs by Tan Heok Hui] -
Marine expedition to Kume-jima in the Okinawa islands, Japan
10 Nov 2009 | 7:03 pmSeveral RMBR staff are now in Kume-jima or Kume Island as part of an international marine expedition which runs from 7 to 23 November 2009. Kume-jima is about 30 minutes flying time southwest of Okinawa. It is about one-quarter of Singapore’s land area, or the combined size of Siglap, Marine Parade, Tampines, Bedok and Tanah Merah. The expedition team comprises over 30 researchers from Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, France and Indonesia (in descending representation), and includes Okinawa Aquarium staff members who operate the ROV and collect animals. A base camp and laboratory have been set… -
Assoc. Prof. YEN Shen-Horn
8 Nov 2009 | 10:14 pmAssoc. Prof. YEN Shen-Horn (Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, TAIWAN) is an entomologist who works on systematics, evolutionary ecology and biodiversity databasing of Lepidopteran insects. He visited the Raffles Museum from the 7th to the 9th of November, 2009 to examine our small collection of moths belonging in the groups Zygaenidae, Psychidae and Pyraloidea. -
Crab expert leads charge on climate (The Straits Times 7 November 2009)
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Bay Area Discovery Museum
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Vote for us and help us win $25,000 from Chase Community Giving
19 Nov 2009 | 12:12 pmChase is giving away $5,000,000 to local charities and you can help us win! The top 100 charities win $25,000, and a chance to win $1 million. Vote for the Bay Area Discovery Museum on the Chase Community Giving Facebook page. During the process, you'll need to add the application to your Facebook account, and become a fan of the Chase Community Giving page. Once you've voted, please share it with your friends! And if you haven't already, be sure to fan us on Facebook as well. Chase Community Giving is a program run by Chase that will allow Facebook users to vote for local… -
Brian Waite Band Rocks Out Saturday, November 21
18 Nov 2009 | 9:58 amYouTube Check out the critically-acclaimed kindie rockers The Brian Waite Band and their new rock musical 20,000 Volts Under the Sea.The Seattle-based trio will perform their latest epic "rock 'n roll adventure," which takes listeners underwater in search of an electric eel guitar on their way to a sold-out concert in Atlantis City. Featuring must-see performances by BB the Blues Whale and the legendary Rocktopus, this clever musical combines zany costumes, a twelve-foot submarine and award-winning music designed to delight the whole family. "Parents of young… -
Online Book Club: NurtureShock Chapter 3
16 Nov 2009 | 6:47 amWelcome to the third installment of our Online Book Club, featuring NurtureShock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman. Everyone is welcome to join in at any time, either here or on our Facebook page. We’ll cover the 10 chapters one at a time over the next few weeks. We welcome your thoughts and personal experiences in the comments. If you have a question you’d like to ask of the authors, either include it in the comments or email Jennifer at jcaleshu(at)badm.org and she’ll pass it along. Chapter 3: Why White Parents Don't Talk About Race. Does teaching children about race and skin color… -
Gingerbread Architecture Extravaganza
13 Nov 2009 | 3:07 pmGuarantee yourself the best time for our sure-to-sell-out Gingerbread Architecture Extravaganza - right now, supporting members ($160) can use their secret code when they register online. Not sure if you're the right level, or want to upgrade? Just call Jessica at (415) 339-3958. Let your imagination run wild as you create the most delightful gingerbread house on the block, festooned with candy canes, gumdrops, frosting and other treats. Don’t miss the sweetest event of the holiday season. WeekendsNovember 28 & 29, December 5 & 6, 12 & 13, 19 & 20 WeekdaysDecember 21,… -
Hip Hop for Preschool - Alphabet Rockers Perform Saturday
10 Nov 2009 | 10:58 amYouTube Shout it out with the Alphabet Rockers. Featuring hip grooves, rocking guitar lines and tight rhymes, this is music that you can enjoy no matter what your age. Every catchy and clever song in this genre-hopping show introduces preschool concepts from counting money to naming the colors of the rainbow. Get down with your bad self this Saturday, November 14, at 11 a.m. Tickets are Members $5; General Child $10; General Adult $12 (includes Museum admission). Buy tickets online.
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Photo From You: Insect Identification
20 Nov 2009 | 11:59 amThis comment and photo were emailed to us on the blog a few days ago. “My friend was out on the Katy prarie the other day and left her window down. Upon her return to the vehicle, she discovered nearly 100 of these little guys swarming inside her Tahoe. Can you please tell me what they are?” The insect in question this time is one that is VERY common around here, and perhaps, like most insects, quite misunderstood! This picture was taken inside a woman’s car out near the Katy Prairie. Since the photo is blurry, it’s hard to get a really positive identification, but it… -
100 Years 100 Objects: Merychippus
20 Nov 2009 | 9:38 amThe Houston Museum of Natural Science was founded in 1909 - meaning that the curators of the Houston Museum of Natural Science have been collecting and preserving natural and cultural treasures for a hundred years now. For this yearlong series, our current curators have chosen one hundred exceptional objects from the Museum’s immense storehouse of specimens and artifacts—one for each year of our history. Check back here frequently to learn more about this diverse selection of behind-the-scenes curiosities—we will post the image and description of a new object every few days. This… -
Lucy’s Great Mystery: Part 3
19 Nov 2009 | 9:10 amIn Part One we learned the frightening facts: Lucy was surrounded by formidable felines. She was too slow to run away and she didn’t have weapons to repel 150 pound leopards or 500 pound homothere saber-tooths. In Part Two we discussed even more of the fearsome predators surrounding Lucy, and began to discuss how futile fighting back would be. How Could Our Lucy Survive a Legion of Cats and Hyenas? How did she defend herself? Here are some suggestions: She made sharp-edged knives out of broken antelope bones and buffalo horns This was a popular theory in the 1950’s. In South African… -
Reminder: GEMS booth host applications due on November 20th!!
18 Nov 2009 | 2:36 pmAttention Girl Scouts: Just one more reminder to send in your booth host application for GEMS 2010 by Friday at 5 p.m. for consideration – we’re going to have a lot of fun this year and we don’t want anyone to miss out on the opportunity to participate and share some knowledge! Go to our website to download the information packet and application – I can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with this year. Is your troop not yet old enough to host a booth? Leave a comment and let us know what topics you’re most interested in learning about at GEMS 2010! See…
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Biomedicine on Display
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An ‘unknown’ Norwegian dentistry collection celebrates its 125th birthday
20 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pmI’m probably not the only person who has a soft spot for unknown collections, especially if they turn out to be rich and reasonably well-curated. Today I became aware of the odontological collection at the University of Oslo, which goes back to the 1880’s when the Norwegian Dentists Association began acquiring objects; it was handed over to the Norwegian State Institute of Dentistry in 1915 and was later taken over by the Odontological Faculty of the Unversity of Oslo. The last 12 years parts of the collection has been registered by a group of retired dentists — so far they… -
Between meaning culture and presence effects: contemporary biomedical objects as a challenge to museums
17 Nov 2009 | 11:00 pmAn online-version of Adam’s, Camilla’s and my essay ”Between meaning culture and presence effects: contemporary biomedical objects as a challenge to museums” is now available on the website of Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Here’s the abstract of the paper: The acquisition and display of material artefacts is the raison d’être of museums. But what constitutes a museum artefact? Contemporary medicine (biomedicine) is increasingly producing artefacts that do not fit the traditional museological understanding of what constitutes a material,… -
Biomedical visualisation and society
17 Nov 2009 | 11:51 amCurators in medical museums that plan to get involved with the powerful practices of contemporary biomedical visualization (we all do, don’t we?) might learn something from the announced ‘Biomedical Visualisations and Society’ seminar and workshop series at the University of Warwick Medical School next spring with the aim to critically explore the social and political implications of biomedical imaging to gain technical knowledge of visualisation to foster collaboration and networking between early-career researchers Each of the four two-day workshop will combine a… -
Beyond text — memories, monuments, machines and madeleines
15 Nov 2009 | 3:52 amMy email inbox is continuously inundated with announcements for workshops, seminars, colloquia, conferences and other kinds of academic gatherings, covering all possible shades of the academic spectrum, of the slightest interest for our job here in the museum. I must admit that over and over again I get a feeling of deja vu (”is there still someone who finds this kind of stuff interesting?”) — but sometimes an announcement pops up on the screen that brings me out of the state of boredom. Like the recent call for papers for a postgrad symposium on ’Mediated Memory: Of… -
Meeting on university collections and their integration into everyday uni life
11 Nov 2009 | 4:59 amGerman-speaking medical museum curators should be interested in a symposium on university museums and collections to be held at the Humboldt University, Berlin, 18 – 20 February 2010 , organised by the Hermann von Helmholtz-Zentrum fur Kulturtechnik and the Berliner Medizinhistorischen Museum der Charite: Das Symposium setzt sich u.a. zum Ziel, gemeinsam nach neuen Aufgaben fur Universitätsmuseen und -sammlungen zu suchen, Strategien zu entwickeln, um den Fortbestand der Sammlungen sicherzustellen und Zukunftskonzepte zu erörtern, die traditionelle Universitätssammlungen besser in…
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Brooklyn Museum
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Birdmaster Tames the Lion
19 Nov 2009 | 8:36 amTo those of you who are regular readers to this blog, you may remember my colleague, Jakki Godfrey’s post from May 27 detailing the deinstallation of the dragon and zinc lion to accommodate roof work. Over the summer, both objects were cleaned by objects conservation staff. Unfortunately for the objects conservators, not to mention the zinc lion, pigeons found the sculpture to be a very comfortable apartment in a very desirable location. The amount of bird guano inside the sculpture was both astounding and disgusting. Guano is both acidic and rich in nitrates, which can be… -
Peace, Love and Posters
18 Nov 2009 | 6:57 amThe other day I started blogging about the museum’s cool collection of psychedelic posters. These posters were displayed mostly in hippie boutique windows and on the streets of the Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco from the mid 1960’s through the early 1970’s. Although they were produced as advertisements for concerts, these posters became the background of the psychedelic scene and were works of art in their own right. David Singer (American). [Untitled] (Boz Scaggs/Cold Blood…), 1971. Offset lithograph, Sheet: 21 7/8 x 28 in. (55.6 x 71.1 cm). Brooklyn… -
Recent Archival Accessions
13 Nov 2009 | 7:04 amNew York City is getting ready once again for the annual 5 Dutch Days event! This five-day celebration encompasses the five boroughs of New York City, and celebrates the continuous influence of Dutch arts and culture in NYC. Numerous institutions participate in this event; see the 5 Dutch Days website for more information on Dutch themed activities such as walking tours, lectures, concerts and more. Dismantling of the Schenck House. Records of the Department of Decorative Arts. Objects. Installation: Schenck House, [11] press and photographs (1933-1964). Dutch culture has had its fair share… -
Elephant Mask on View
12 Nov 2009 | 6:10 amOnce permanent installations are set into place, the opportunities for placing previously unseen works on view are rather rare—even with a collection as deep (with over 6000 objects) and well-regarded as Brooklyn’s collection of African art (ranked among the most important holdings of art from the African continent in North America). The chief opportunities come from outward loans of objects on display in the permanent galleries, allowing an equally intriguing work from storage a “guest spot” in the open casework, or through textile rotations. (Look for more on the latter… -
Terence Koh Performa 09
5 Nov 2009 | 8:35 amTerence Koh’s Untitled, a stack of thirty-three glass cases, is a striking presence in the Contemporary galleries. Almost every case contains an artifact that’s been painted white. Some of these date back to the artist’s childhood while others are from friends and lovers, or flea markets. The sculpture is like a shrine that preserves meaningful relics from various chapters of Koh’s life. Unlike many artists, he embraces the effects of entropy and decay on his work, such as mold, or glass shattered in transit. Terence Koh (born China, 1977). Untitled (Vitrines), 2006.
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Children's Museum in Easton
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Creative Ways to Give Back
18 Nov 2009 | 9:16 amThere is nothing more satisfying than donating your time to enrich the lives of others. Just ask local volunteer Bill McCarthy who has dressed up in costume and dazzled families at Museum events for years. Over the years Bill has donned too many costumes to recount them all. Each costume carefully planned out and accessorized perfectly to bring the character to life. Perhaps you remember Bill as Father Time, Ben Franklin, an English chimney sweep, or maybe Mr. McGregor from Peter Rabbit. One of Bill's favorite costumes over the years was the English chimney sweep he portrayed one year for the… -
Have Your Own Winter Workshop! Part 1
12 Nov 2009 | 10:46 amHalloween was only a few weeks ago, but it's already time to start thinking about holiday season! Before you know it you will be in a whirlwind of holiday parties, recitals, visiting and of course those dreaded trips to a crowded mall. So this year, while there is still a little time left before the craziness of the season starts, take a look at some fun ways you can spend time with your family and enjoy the holiday season! Have your own "Winter Workshop" at home! Put your favorite holiday CD, a festive sweater (and maybe a smock over that! and prepare for a day of family fun, which will be… -
Budget Family Friendly Ideas for All Seasons!!
10 Nov 2009 | 8:42 amThe South Coast of Massachusetts offers two tucked-away gems of places that can provide hours of fun for kids of all ages.The first is the Lloyd Center for the Environment, in Westport MA. Their nature center is on a beautiful stretch of Westport Beach and provides 5 miles of hiking trails and a broad range of animal exhibits, programs and seminars. Not to be missed is their observation deck, which was named one of 15 "special places" in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. From there you can see Cuttyhunk and other of the Elizabeth Islands, ospreys and migrating birds in flight, harbor seals… -
Brewing Up Some Halloween Fun!
4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 amFriday was an excellent day to "drop- in" to the museum! The got milk? team stopped by to share their favorite chocolate milk recipes with us and snap some milk mustache photos. Local processors HP Hood and Midland farms provided chocolate milk and chocolate milkshakes for everyone to enjoy and get their chocolate milk mustache going on! There were also sticker mustaches for those who didn't delight in the chocolate milk deliciousness. Once everyone's chocolate milk mustache was in place, milk mustache photos were taken in a spooky and fun Halloween setting. While waiting for pictures to… -
Making Everyday Activities into Learning Games
14 Oct 2009 | 12:16 pmChildren are constantly learning.What may seem like an ordinary daily activity to you can be an opportunity for your child to discover understandings about the world around him and develop skills to build on.Our job as caregivers is to provide opportunities and support for these discoveries.Here are a few activities you can try at home as you go about your day.Most toddlers and preschoolers just love to ride on swings.The rhythm of swinging back and forth lends itself to an essential pre-reading activity: rhyming.Research shows that being able to rhyme is a good predictor of reading…
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City of Las Vegas NM Museum
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NMAM Conference: Las Vegas Alive!
13 Nov 2009 | 4:25 pmGreetings all! Since my last blog, Nellie Price and I attended the NMAM Conference held in Santa Fe, NM. We hosted a round table discussion about Interactivity and Education, discussing the details of Las Vegas Alive!, and even played the game as a group! The overall experience was wonderful! We got to share what we’ve been doing at our museum with others in the field, and got invaluable feedback on Las Vegas Alive! from other educators, researchers, and museum professionals. Outlined as part of our presentation were the rules of the game, the lesson plan and rubric, and how the game… -
Thank you and more
12 Nov 2009 | 3:42 pmWhat an exciting couple of weeks! First I want to say thank you to everyone who attended the reception for our new exhibit "Git Fer Vegas, Cowboy!" and the corresponding performance "Songs of the Cowboys" with Mark Gardner and Rex Rideout. Both events were well attended, and extremely successful. A special thank you to our Funders - Friends of the City Museum, New Mexico Humanitites Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of a We the People Project, Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation, Las Vegas/San Miguel Chamber of Commerce, City of Las Vegas Lodgers tax Advisory… -
Exhibit Design 101
20 Oct 2009 | 10:56 amWe’re in the last days of installing our new exhibit, Git fer Vegas , Cowboy! Exhibit development includes ingredients of staging a play and of creating a book. The writer, or curator, establishes a storyline. Inspiration comes from any number of sources — a song, a person, a newspaper article. In this case, our curator found a compelling story in the programs and poetry of the Cowboys’ Reunions. The curator chooses pieces of the Museum’s collection as illustrations. Next, the story and the “illustrations” are turned over to the exhibit designers. This team decides how the… -
Western Women's Saddlery
19 Oct 2009 | 5:39 pmIn Europe, sidesaddles have been in use since the Middle Ages primarily to provide women the opportunity to ride with modesty. Over the centuries, women adapted sidesaddles to their personal preferences. In 1915, Mrs. Esther Stace, riding “aside,” cleared a 6’6” jump.In the early days of Western American expansion, “no lady straddled a horse,” but many expert horsewomen rode the prairies, ranched, and performed trick riding in their sidesaddles. After witnessing a severe riding accident, Charles Goodnight (1836-1929), a well-known cattle rancher, approached his friend and expert… -
Play Time at the Museum Brings Las Vegas Alive!
6 Oct 2009 | 2:10 pmLast Thursday we had another group visit, and it might have been the most successful trial of Las Vegas Alive yet! A group of home school children, along with their parents, participated in playing Las Vegas Alive!, and all seemed to enjoy it. We began in the morning with a tour of the museum, and then separated everyone into three groups for the learning stations. At station one the children learned to wash clothes using a wash board and bucket, at station two they learned how to make butter and had a tasty treat, and at station three the children sewed their own money bags, which they used…
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conference.archimuse.com
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Web Developer and Web Designer Jobs
20 Nov 2009 | 2:03 pmThe Minnesota Historical Society has posted two jobs - a Web Designer to create rich interactive applications and awesome designs, and a Web Developer to create Drupal web sites and manage a LAMP environment. The jobs are posted until December 3, 2009. Please visit www.mnhs.org/jobs to see the details. -
MW2010 Copyright Form Reworked as License
18 Nov 2009 | 9:16 amOver the years, we've thought a lot about the legal and technical frameworks for the distribution of culture and heritage on-line. We've helped develop licenses for educational use of museum content within the Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO), and supported the use of Creative Commons licenses -- including using them for the Museums and the Web papers published on-line. But we hadn't looked at our own policies for copyright and permissions for some time – particularly related to the papers we publish for Museums and the Web. read more -
Report: New Technology Conference at the National History Museum of the Netherlands
14 Nov 2009 | 10:48 amOn Wednesday October 28th 2009 the National History Museum (www.nationaalhistorischmuseum.nl) of the Netherlands organised its first annual New Technology Conference in ING House in Amsterdam. During the day a select group of about 150 policy makers, museum professionals and researchers discovered the possibilities of innovative media and technology for museums. CEO of the NHM, Erik Schilp, "Our ambition is to become a leader in the field of technological innovation; on the internet, in our exhibitions and in our building. Technology is never an end, but can be a means to make history… -
MW2010: Program offers are out
13 Nov 2009 | 9:16 amThe first round of offers of spots on the program for Museums and the Web 2010 (April 13-17, 2010 in Denver) have now gone out. If you proposed, you'll be hearing from us by email, sent to the address in your proposal. read more -
Research Analyst - New Media: Parks Canada
13 Nov 2009 | 8:50 amChallenge: Reporting to the Manager, New Media Strategies and Investment, you will be responsible for researching, prototyping and troubleshooting new media projects and programs to enhance learning among visitors to national parks, national historic sites and marine conservation areas, as well as to non-visitors via outreach (including the Web). read more
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McKinley Curator
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World Premiere of The McKinley Wars!
20 Nov 2009 | 5:33 amAs promised, here are the highlights of the World Premiere of The McKinley Wars from last Saturday night! Visit www.moblyng.com to make your own! -
View CTC clip about the Museum
19 Nov 2009 | 5:15 amCTC is now on YouTube!Click here to see the Museum's latest segment. Susie Vitale interviewed me about the new exhibits we have, including The Stark County Story and Life in Miniature.Please take a minute to check it out. They are anxious to see how many people will view the show online, since some of the cable channels where the show previously aired are no longer available.I am hoping they reach a ton of people this way! -
NEW COMMERCIAL!!
18 Nov 2009 | 9:30 amClick on the video below to watch our NEW COMMERCIAL, produced by Jim Gerren of Nightwine Productions!!(Yes, the famous Jim Gerren from our Movie Camp!) -
Tea with the Curator: "The History of Dollhouses"
16 Nov 2009 | 10:49 amWe had a great time this morning at the Tea!Here are some photos of the event.(The Movie Camp premiere was Saturday night and I have photos to post of that, but I left my camera card at home! I will do that this week, I promise!) -
Up on the roof....
13 Nov 2009 | 11:34 amI was just up on the roof with Steve looking at the new construction of our storage building!It was a bit unexpected and spontaneous that I ended up on the roof, so I didn't have my camera with me. Special thanks to Steve for capturing these images on his cell phone! (You may have to wait a second or two for the photos to load) Visit www.moblyng.com to make your own!
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Derby Cathedral Peregrine Project
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From Sokół wędrowny to Hebog Tramor
17 Nov 2009 | 11:54 amWherever you live on this earth - whatever language you speak - welcome to our peregrine falcon blog. If English is not your main language, you can now translate any page of this diary. Just look for the Google Translation tool on the top left-hand side of this page.*During the busiest part of the 2009 peregrine breeding season we know that nearly 10,000 readers a week came to learn more about events on the peregrine nest platform on Derby Cathedral's stone tower. Even now this blog still receives almost 1,000 visits each week, whilst the webcams themselves get around 500 visits a day. The… -
The Jury's In.....
9 Nov 2009 | 5:47 am(Updated 10 Nov) Yesterday morning was fine and bright in Derby - if cold. Winter has arrived as you can see from the lack of leaves on the trees. Gulls were flying from their overnight roosts to feed along the river and perhaps in fields beyond the city's boundaries. A grey wagtail flew by and I heard the calls of a mistle thrush too.Both adults were on the cathedral tower. The male was on the platform. While I was looking for prey remains he made the 'ee-chup' call above my head. I looked up and saw him glide from the platform, circle round and then fly over to the new hotel where he… -
Praise from London; Film from Italy
5 Nov 2009 | 12:36 amThe newly formed London Peregrine Partnership has an excellent website, well worth a browse. In particular, go to their 'Peregrines on the web' page where they say (completely unprompted):"The Derby Cathedral site is by far the best in the UK, with regular updates, good notes and some excellent pictures."Obviously we knew this anyway but it great when someone else 'in the business', so to speak, thinks so too!Well done that man at the museum - you all know who he is! What a star!Herewith also the photo of the church in Exeter where peregrines have nested for many years and which was the… -
Brief flirt with catholicism?
25 Oct 2009 | 1:34 am( Update 2nd Nov. We are aware of a power failure affecting our webcams today. We will try and restart our equipment over the next 24 hours)The peregrines have switched to their usual winter diet already. This morning I found three redwing heads and one of a fieldfare below the tower, as well as a common snipe's beak. As you can see, most of its skull has gone - the brains are rich in protein. Redwings and fieldfares are absent from Derbyshire in summer, returning here from Scandinavia each winter, some never to return of course.I also saw a peregrine (the falcon) perched on the tower of St… -
Burton neighbours
18 Oct 2009 | 1:16 pmHere are some photos sent over to us of the Burton on Trent peregrines that nest high on the brewery tower in the middle of that town, some eight miles SW of Derby. Apparently they had three young this year.The box was put up several years ago and the person who was responsible for it initially has now retired from the brewery. As you can see the box (just left of the bottom left of the red sign) is quite small compared to ours and it's no wonder that some juveniles come down to ground. Apparently any fallers are quickly collected and taken up onto an acccessible flat roof where the parents…
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Egypt at the Manchester Museum
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Soldiers, Sailors and Sandalmakers book launch, November 26th
16 Nov 2009 | 4:16 amThe Egypt Exploration Society will be hosting a launch evening for my book, Soldiers, Sailors Stela of Ramose, Deir el-Medina (Manchester Museum 1759), one of the stelae discussed and illustrated in the book and Sandalmakers. A Social Reading of Ramesside Period Votive Stelae (Golden House Publications) on Thursday 26th November, 7-9pm. Copies of this and other Golden House Publications (http://www.goldenhp.co.uk/) will be available at a discounted price, with a short presentation on the book and a glass of wine. Attendance is free, but please contact the EES to confirm attendance: Email:… -
Curator’s diary, Friday 6th November 2009
6 Nov 2009 | 8:27 amI’m back in the office after two weeks in Egypt taking a lecture tour round all the major sites. The group of 22 people, myself and my wonderful guide, Hesham, visited the sites at Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel and in and around Cairo. It was very hot indeed, hitting 42 degrees at Abu Simbel, but the group kept on despite this, and everyone had a wonderful time. Here are some images taken on the tour – the middle one is of me with my guide, Hesham. Since getting back into the office, I have been getting on top of research enquiries into Predynastic pottery, funerary stelae and Old… -
Big Saturday Oct 2009: Ancient Egyptian Technology
5 Nov 2009 | 7:36 amOn Saturday 17th October, the Museum hosted an ancient Egyptian Big Saturday looking at technology, with everything from mummifying oranges to making faience and constructing a shaduf. Senior Conservator Sam Sportun painting on a wedjat-eye, or Eye of Horus, symbol of protection Dr Lindy Crewe, the Museum's Cypriot archaeologist, oversees excavation of artefacts Demonstrating how to use a shaduf to lift water -
Building pyramids and mummifying oranges…
14 Oct 2009 | 3:02 amBig Saturday: Ancient Egyptian Technology Saturday 17th October, 11am-4pm Smash pots, learn to apply Egyptian eye make -up and how to make faience, build a pyramid and a shaduf, mummify an orange, with story telling, object handling and much much more, at The Manchester Museum, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. Free entry -
Curator’s Diary, Wednesday 7th October 2009
7 Oct 2009 | 9:24 amWe hosted the Egypt in its African Context event at The Manchester Museum last weekend, 3-4 Egypt in Africa: a Sudanese cat on excavation October 2009, and heard papers from scholars from the United States, Nigeria, Spain and the UK, discussing the African cultural aspects of ancient Egypt, with much hearty debate. The event included a wine reception and a screening of the documentary film by Louis Buckley, Nubian Spirit: The African Legacy of the Nile Valley. Many thanks to all the delegates for making it such a successful and illuminating event. We filmed some of the key speakers, and will…
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Electronic Museum
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Managing and growing a cultural heritage web presence
6 Nov 2009 | 4:24 amI’m absolutely delighted (and only slightly scared) to announce that I’ve been commissioned to write a book for Facet Publishing. Ever since I started working with museums online, I’ve felt that there is a need for strategic advice to help managers of cultural heritage web presences. There are of course hundreds of thousands of resources if you’ve got technical questions, but not many places where you can ask things like “how should I build my web team and structure my budget?” or “how do I write a strategy or business plan?”. Facet approached… -
Museum in a day
19 Oct 2009 | 6:49 amI’m delighted to announce the beginning of what I hope will be an exciting (and useful!) mini-project. Museuminaday is a concept which Dan Zambonini and I have come up with to support our workshop “The Lightweight Museum” at the DISH conference in December. Hopefully the name should do most of the work in explaining what museuminaday is about: we intend to build a museum website in 12 hours, start to finish, documenting the techniques we use and the things we discover along the way. Most of the work will happen during a single day (2nd November 2009 – and we’ll… -
“Can I find it on Google?”
16 Oct 2009 | 5:52 amLet’s ask this: Just what do museum website users want? Actually, before we do that, the biggest question is “who is our audience?”. Wait. Before we do that, let’s assume that – what – 70-80% of museum website users want to find out some logistical stuff: “what’s on? how do I get there? how much is it?”. Let’s assume that this bit is solved with a page or two of dull but useful information. Let’s ignore the 70-80%. They’re boring. There’s only so much you can do with a map and some opening times, right? Now… -
Many me
7 Oct 2009 | 4:36 amI first joined Twitter in 2007. In fact, if www.whendidyoujointwitter.com is correct, I joined on 20th February 2007. My first account was @dmje. I tweeted in that way that everyone seems to first tweet – a sporadic few “just what the hell is this Twitter thing all about?” followed by a long gap, followed by a re-emergence as more people I knew found themselves on it. I also, of course, blogged (“All Noise, No Signal“) and have been slowly eating my words (some of them, not all) ever since. For a long time, my @dmje account worked well. But after a while, I… -
The whole NPG / Wikimedia thing
15 Jul 2009 | 2:11 amThere’s acres and acres of stuff to read and write about the whole National Portrait Gallery legal action threat against Wikimedia contributor Dcoetzee and his addition to the Wikimedia collection. I’m not going to try and add to the noise too much but it would seem apposite to at least comment given my current thread of presentations and posts is all about freedom, openness and MRD. As always (just like the argument currently brewing about Free), there are two possible dangers in any debate like this. First, we go into too much detail and lose the view of the house because…
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Exploratorium Explainers
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We Are All Connected
9 Nov 2009 | 11:20 pmHope everyone had a great fortieth anniversary weekend. My highlights included an epic anti-gravity mirror battle against Marcus (the undisputed champion of that event), a child asking me what might happen if someone coughed on a brain, and having a really interesting conversation with some visitors about the motorcycle that (nearly) cut a block of ice in half. It was way fun being on the floor with the high school explainers on a busy weekend day. Oh and I also enjoyed taking over VJ duties in the webcast studio and broadcasting the owl song, the einstein rap, and the sun painting dance. If… -
Pilots Hub
6 Nov 2009 | 5:16 pmHey Explainers, I just invited you (over email) to the Pilots Hub, an online international Explainer community. It’s like a facebook for Explainers. Whether you decide to join or not, it’s a cool place to check out- there are discussions on demos, photos, and videos from Explainers all over the world (mostly Europe right now). If you want to, you can make your own profile and you can blog there. http://pilots-hub.ning.com/ -
We’re not the only ones turning 40
5 Nov 2009 | 12:07 amAs the Exploratorium prepares to celebrate our 40th anniversary this weekend, I recently discovered (through a google headline made of big bird’s legs) that we are in elite company as Sesame Street also turns the big four-oh the same weekend. I know that the show was one of my first educational experiences and if you don’t remember how great it was, take a trip down memory lane with these classic clips. -
Size and Scale
3 Nov 2009 | 10:26 pmCheck out this Prezi-like graphic that Alicia sent in an e-mail that explores size and scale. While nano days flashcards are pretty fundus, this is super cool. -
Showdown
3 Nov 2009 | 10:22 pmCheck our the article that was in the New York Times today about the differences between the Exploratorium and the Cal Academy of Sciences. It’s nice to hear some of our values articluated in a way that contrasts with more traditional museums and science institutions. Edward Roststein writes “Oppenheimer created a palace of experiments, a conceptual playground in which it is impossible not to be engaged, amazed, frustrated or amused. You learn principles but are not told how you must use them. You are given a sense of interconnected phenomena, but are not directed to behave in a…
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Indianapolis Museum of Art
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‘Art’ of the music video
20 Nov 2009 | 8:59 amThis post was written by Ben Masbaum, New Media intern. Ben Masbaum With this being my first blog for the IMA, I implore you to scroll away if you consider yourself one of those people who doesn’t particularly hold noobies in high regard. If you’ve stuck around, allow me to share a few thoughts on music videos as an art form. I remember sitting in my living room when I was thirteen years old: voice cracking, flannel shirt around my waist with my combat boots on the coffee table and my mother urging me to wash my hair. I couldn’t, of course, because I was busy watching MTV,… -
Thinking about Thinking in Rome: part four
19 Nov 2009 | 6:23 amI have the incredible privilege of spending four weeks at the American Academy in Rome as an Affiliate Fellow, representing the IMA. From time to time I hope to post some of my adventures and discoveries here. What a ride! For me, life at the Academy settled into a rhythm that included some or all of these each day: A morning jog in the amazing park of Villa Doria Pamphili; Catching up on IMA-related business via email; Audio-recording interviews for my project and conscientiously downloading these to more than one storage device; Writing a crude attempt to outline ideas about thinking,… -
Creating Culture
18 Nov 2009 | 6:09 amMy first Pecha Kucha night, enjoyed from the squishy goodness of a giant red comfy sack in The Toby, was like no other PowerPoint presentation I’ve been to. I left feeling inspired and liberated (since profanities could be shouted or whispered freely at any point). I’m definitely experiencing culture these days, maybe due to a motivating post by Meg. It’s true–as a marketer, and as a resident of Indy–we should all be experiencing the amazing galleries, games, plays, concerts, trails, architecture and exhibits offered by our friends. But why not also ask… -
Transparency and Museums (Part 3) – Institutional Culture
17 Nov 2009 | 6:34 amLast week, I had the opportunity to attend the 2009 Museum Computer Network Conference in Portland, OR. While Portland was rainy and cold all week, I found the conference to be both engaging and thought provoking. While the sessions were great, the thing that keeps me coming back for more is the community. Community – the culture of this gathering – is where the real diffusion and impact occur. Although the speakers and panelists were great and a good trigger for conversation, the value really took hold in the hallways over coffee or in some of Portland’s great pubs… -
The Pharmacy
16 Nov 2009 | 6:46 amThe Pharmacy prescribes the following links to combat Monday online anemia. Blog: Scanwiches Jon Chonko, a New York graphic designer who has been scouring the local deli scene, has a scanwich blog for his findings, replete with delectable cross sections to satisfy your every sandwich desire. If you’re not hungry now, you’re about to be. (via npr) ArtBabble Video: Behind the Scenes: Tim Burton This major career retrospective on Tim Burton (American, b. 1958), consisting of a gallery exhibition and a film series, considers Burton’s career as a director, producer, writer, and…
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Lindow Manchester
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Is a Care Bear Appropriate?
18 Nov 2009 | 6:12 amNearly 8 months after Lindow Man a Bog Body Mystery closed the Museum is still receiving comments about the exhibition. WE receive between 500 and 1000 visits to the Blog every month. This is an email received by Stephen Devine (New Media and Photographic Officer) from Jean N.: ‘I have just visited the Lindow Man web page. How can you hold a ‘responsibility to treat human remains with respect and dignity’ yet show an image of a ‘Care Bear’ underneath the heading ‘Lindow Man’? It conveys the wrong message completely!’ This is Steve’s… -
A Poem from the Lindow Man Offerings Box
8 May 2009 | 8:36 am“Crumpled, folded, left lying for the peat Flesh becomes water, became earth Became stone in time. No hope of that now, leather man, stone Interrupted, Your journeys unexpected direction? To offer us questions It’s always questions, that’s what we have of you. Maybe questions are what we need No certainties, no mysteries finally revealed” “It’s spring outside now, The frogs have broken the hibernation dream And fill the world with bubbling, copulating life I would bring you flowers and new shoots, Pussy willow and hope. But they cannot, could not, touch you in you Sealed crystal… -
Lindow Man Visitor Figures
5 May 2009 | 4:41 amAs part of the work on evaluating the Lindow Man exhibition I rang Carole Knight, Project Administration Assistant at the Manchester Museum, to ask how many people visited. 133,413 people came to see Lindow Man. -
Another Lindow Man Poem
5 May 2009 | 4:36 amI spent this morning looking at the evaluation of the Comments Cards in the Lindow Man exhibition for October to December 2008 and there, as an example of a reflective comment from a visitor is this poem:- It started out as a lovely day, Birds were flittering amongst the hay, For someone’s satisfaction I was slain, My life was lost, they didn’t gain. Distorted and squashed I’m here in the west, It doesn’t stop the crowds, I’m not at my best, Cruel in life, Crueller in death. Washed down stream, Flowing with river, Caught in the floods, Settled in moss, Aged and… -
Lindow Man Offerings Box
27 Apr 2009 | 4:56 amGoing through the contents of the Lindow Man Offerings box. In addition to over £300 in loose change there are lots of personal accessories such as badges and prepared pieces such as a female fertility figure with an open belly containing moss. There are poems and individual messages to Lindow Man as well as the usual bus tickets, sweet wrappers and shop receipts. Surprisingly one credit card transaction receipt gives the 16 figure account number for a purchase in Kuala Lumpur! Some colleagues from the Data Group came to see the stuff this morning prepare a presentation to the Manchester…
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Museum Anthropology
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Head of the Gallery
20 Nov 2009 | 10:19 amJOB POSTING: Head of the Gallery Laboratory ProjectThe Gallery at the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture is expanding its established exhibition program to include a second area called the Laboratory Project that is devoted to experimentation and innovation in all aspects of exhibition practice, particularly display and interpretation. This project seeks to -
Repatriation News
18 Nov 2009 | 7:58 amLots in the news this last week relating to myriad repatriation issues:Massacred Yaqui Remains ReturnedHuman remains at the American Museum of Natural History from a gruesome 1902 massacre site are repatriated.Jim Thorpe's Final Resting PlaceA discussion about whether to return Thorpe's earthly remains from PA to his natal OK.Maori Bones Return HomeThe bones of twelve maori people which have lain -
New Hearst Museum Director
13 Nov 2009 | 10:22 amA news release: Anthropologist Mari Lyn Salvador, a scholar of Panama's native Kuna people and the textiles that they create and an experienced museum professional, has been named director of the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. Salvador is scheduled to take the new post in late November. -
Special Repatriation Issue
11 Nov 2009 | 4:02 pmCALL FOR PAPERS: A special issue of Museum AnthropologyLooking Back, Looking Forward: NAGPRA after Two DecadesIn 1990, the United States Congress passed the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), thereby forever altering museum collections and exhibits, and the relationship between museums and Native American communities. In this special thematic issue of Museum -
Field School Assistant Position
9 Nov 2009 | 3:28 pmOSEA Job Announcement: Program Assistant for 2010 Summer Field School OSEA Seeks 1 or 2 Program Assistants for 2010 Summer Field School. The number of assistants hired will depend upon final program enrollment and qualifications/experiences of applicants. We seek a highly motivated, mature, professional, with developed qualifications and/or experience in both office/clerical management and
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Museum Exhibit and Design News
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100″ Multitouch Table Exhibit Exploring The Electromagnetic Spectrum
28 Oct 2009 | 11:12 amThis week we are installing a number of new technology-based exhibits for the Wonders of the Universe | Space Chase Gallery exhibition at Adventure Science Center in Nashville, Tennessee. One the exhibits we collaborated on includes a large-scale multitouch table that allows visitors to explore and learn about the Electromagnetic Spectrum in new ways. Taking advantage of a super-wide screen format, we’ve created a digital representation of the EM Spectrum from radio waves to gamma rays. Visitors can move images across the table to see how they are imaged in each waveform and… -
A View of the Moon from Chaco Culture National Park
12 Oct 2009 | 10:51 amLast week, I was part of a group of amateur astronomers who attempted to capture NASA’s LCROSS mission impact from Chaco Canyon. As I mentioned in a post early last week, I first tried my hand at astrophotography the weekend before the event. The photograph below, we taken just after the spacecraft impact early in the morning on October 7th. Unfortunately, the event was not visible from any of our telescopes. (You’ll have to visit NASA’s LCROSS site to see the effects of the impact.) A full-resolution version of this image is available on Ideum’s Flickr site. -
Ideum Featured in Trend Magazine
7 Oct 2009 | 9:20 amIdeum is featured in latest issue of Santa Fe’s Trend Magazine. ”Trend explores and celebrates the unique and fascinating intermingling of cultural influences, tradition, and innovation in art, architecture, and design—in Santa Fe, the Southwest, and beyond.” We are in the Business Profiles section and the article talks about our multitouch table and other interactive exhibits. You can see the article here. -
Best Use of Web 2.0 – New Media Award
5 Oct 2009 | 12:35 pmWe just learned that the KQED Quest website won the Best Use of Web 2.0 / New Media Award at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival. We worked closely with the KQED Quest team to develop this site which makes extensive use of Google Maps and Flickr photos. You can visit the KQED Quest Website or learn more about the project on the Ideum portfolio site. Other finalists in the category were Expedition: Blue Planet, Save Our Seas, and Wild Earth. -
Viewing the Moon from Chaco Canyon
5 Oct 2009 | 11:26 amChaco Culture National Historic Park is a great place for amateur astronomy. Its remote location, climate, altitude and facilities have made it a popular destination for night sky viewing. This weekend I was lucky enough to try my hand at astrophotography. Having (literally) photographed nearly every place in Chaco Canyon over the last decade (see Traditions of the Sun) it seemed natural to try to point my camera skyward. The photograph below is my first attempt at astrophotography. Early Friday morning at 5AM, I’ll be trying again. I’m hoping to capture NASA’s LCROSS impact…
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Elkhart County Historical Museum
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Museum wins Bristol Beautification Award
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Historical Society Annual Meeting
5 Nov 2009 | 8:35 amThe Elkhart County Historical Society will hold its annual meeting on Sunday, November 8th at 2:00pm. The meeting will take place at the Elkhart County Historical Museum and will feature guest speaker Randy Ray, Executive Director of the Northern Indiana Center for History. The program will also include the election of persons to serve on the Historical Society’s Board of Directors, as well as unveil the museum’s busy 2010 event and exhibit schedule.Randy Ray’s speaking topic will discuss why history museums matter in a high tech world. With so much information available at our… -
Photos from the Barn Dance
26 Oct 2009 | 1:37 pmThese are some shots from our barn dance held on October 17th. Everyone from couples to families to friends gathered together in the auditorium and danced the night away to the tunes of the Barn Owl String Band. Caller Bev enthusiastically led the group through several fun contra dances that had just about everyone up and dancing the night away! -
Gathering at Five Medals
19 Oct 2009 | 11:22 amStep back in time at the Gathering at Five Medals, a reenactment about the history of the Midwest from the 1660s to 1815. The event will be open to the public on Saturday and Sunday, October 24 – 25 at River Preserve County Park (next to Benton Elementary School on C.R. 31). Saturday the open hours are from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to wear walking shoes because the reenactment will cover several acres and includes some walking trails. The event is sponsored by the Elkhart County Historical Society, Elkhart County Parks, David… -
Mapping Elkhart County Officially Opens
6 Oct 2009 | 11:16 amThe ECHM had its grand opening of its latest temporary exhibit last weekend. Everyone had a great time as they viewed the exhibit, munched on treats, chatted with friends, and listened to music by pianist Denny Olsen. If you haven't seen the exhibit yet, come and check it out!The cutting of the ribbon to officially open the exhibit. Elkhart County Historical Society members enjoying the refreshments while they chat and listen to the music.Visitors using a magnifying glass to get a better look at the great detail on some of the early maps.Museum volunteer Wanda Hoffman examines a plat map of…
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Exhibit Files Blog
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Heart warming
3 Nov 2009 | 4:40 amThe Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology in Oslo received ASTC’s Leading Edge Award for Visitor Experience last week for Klima X, an exhibition about human-induced climate change. Among the exhibition’s striking features: large blocks of melting ice that represent the melting Arctic icecap, and the yellow boots vistors put on before they enter. Jon Haavie shared a case study of the exhibition on ExhibitFiles in March. Jon encourages us all to visit before the exhibition closes December 31. Congratulations, Jon! -
Pure gold
31 Oct 2009 | 9:25 amExhibitFiles members gathered in Forth Worth October 30 to celebrate the growth of the community and its collective resources over the last year. Tom Nielsen of Tucson and Jason Jay Stevens of San Antonio received this year’s “golden” awards in recognition of their recent contributions. Tom wrote in July about his recollections of soap bubble exhibits at the Exploratorium. “‘Exploratorium’, I think, nails it—exploration for the joy of it, up to your elbows in soapy water, shoulder to shoulder with other visitors. If there are discoveries, if there is… -
ExhibitFiles in Fort Worth
16 Oct 2009 | 10:03 amIf you’ll be in Fort Worth for the ASTC Annual Conference, please come to the ExhibitFiles Happy Hour on Friday, October 30, 5:00-6:30 pm, at Shula’s Bar, in the lobby of the Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel (cash bar). We’ll be recognizing some of the outstanding contributors to the site over the last year. KC Cole, author of the recent biography of Exploratorium founder Frank Oppenheimer, also will be there to give a signed copy of her book to an ExhibitFiles member who’s helped keep Frank’s memory alive in a post on the site. Between now and then, we hope you’ll… -
Remembering Frank
27 Jul 2009 | 11:53 amA new biography of Frank Oppenheimer by K.C. Cole is out this summer, just in time for the Exploratorium’s 40th anniversary. We invite the ExhibitFiles community to help celebrate – and to take time to revisit and reflect on Frank Oppenheimer’s exhibit philosophy and practice. Over the next three months, contribute a case study or review of an exhibit that was developed by Frank himself, or in his spirit. Then on October 30, at the ExhibitFiles Happy Hour at the ASTC Annual Conference in Fort Worth, we’ll recognize the most highly rated contributor with a copy of… -
NAME journal available online
7 Jul 2009 | 4:17 pmEric Siegel, president of NAME (the National Association for Museum Exhibition here in the United States), writes with news that back issues of the NAME journal (The Exhibitionist) are now available for download on the NAME website. While NAME is generously making this material available to all, new issues will still only be available to NAME members. Gretchen Jennings, an early contributor to ExhibitFiles, is editor of The Exhibitionist.
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Exhibitricks
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Duct Tape In Bushwick
20 Nov 2009 | 9:06 amIn continuing our unintended recent theme of tape-related postings, two talented designers from the Master of Arts program in Exhibition Design at FIT named Isabella Bruno and Mandi Zanski wrote to share a recent project they did with duct tape a few weeks ago at the BETA Spaces event sponsored by Arts in Bushwick (that's in Brooklyn, for those of you outside NYC!) Mandi and Isabella used fluorescent duct tape as a framing device throughout the neighborhood to call attention to the performing artists that they curated. This created a "faux stage" or "instructions for viewing art" on the… -
Exhibit Design Inspiration: Buff Diss
16 Nov 2009 | 7:08 amAs a quick follow-up to my infatuations with tape as both a practical and prototyping medium, I'd like to point your attention to the work of Buff Diss. Buff Diss works with masking tape in a graffiti style to transform the urban landscape, architecture, and construction sites, as you can see from his Flickr stream. The video at the top of this post is well worth a look and listen to get a sense of Buff Diss' creative mindset. (I especially like the confusion that his artwork causes with authorities since it is removable and does not permanently damage the sites or surfaces it… -
ELVIS the Exhibit Prototyper?
12 Nov 2009 | 1:41 pmThis week I was fortunate to work with the students in the Exhibition Design Master's program at FIT (The Fashion Institute of Technology) in Manhattan. My presentations covered one of my favorite, but often overlooked, design topics: Prototyping! In my opinion, most exhibit design misfires could be prevented by more thorough prototyping at the beginning of the exhibit development process. In addition to warping the minds of these young up-and-coming exhibit designers with my corny jokes and some rapid/cheap prototyping exercises using paper and masking tape, part of my… -
100 Extremely Useful Search Engines for Science
9 Nov 2009 | 2:44 pmHere's one of those handy compendium web pages that's well worth bookmarking: 100 Extremely Useful Search Engines for Science. (I especially liked PhysicsCentral...) Thanks to Amber Johnson for bringing the list to my attention! Don't miss out on any ExhibiTricks posts! It's easy to get updates via email or your favorite news reader. Just click the "Free Updates" link on the right side of the blog. P.S. If you receive ExhibiTricks via email you will need to click HERE to go to the main ExhibiTricks page to make comments or view multimedia features (like videos!) -
I (almost) lost my voice ...
6 Nov 2009 | 6:29 amIn both a physical and metaphorical way, I (almost) lost my voice during the recent ASTC conference (the international gathering of science center folks.) My laryngitis is mostly better now, but I'm still mulling over why I felt like there were more hucksters and monument-builders dominating the conversation at the conference than usual. Is it the effects of the poor economy, or an inexorable shift in the science center field itself? It was a little sad to be surrounded by so many people (in presumably the same business as me) who seemed completely willing to rationalize bringing any…
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Digital Heritage
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3Ms Object Biography Label – Group 4
9 Nov 2009 | 1:18 amElephas maximus A1225 Meet Maharajah… …a male Asian elephant standing at over two metres tall. His early years were spent in a travelling circus, before arriving in Edinburgh in 1872 at the age of eight. When his owner retired, Maharajah was sold to Manchester’s Belle Vue Zoo for £680, £30,000 in today’s money. Maharajah was intended to board a train to Manchester but, unhappy with his travel arrangements, burst out of his horsebox. Instead his trainer Lorenzo Lawrence accompanied him on a 200-mile walk to Manchester. Maharajah’s epic journey brought him fame even… -
3Ms Object Biography Labels – Group 3
9 Nov 2009 | 1:16 amWhitworth Art Gallery `Cepuk’ to meet something face to face with divine powers) T.15045 Produced: Late 19th century Made in Bali 248 x 80cm Originating in Indonesia and made for ritualistic purposes, decorated with weft ikat’ patterning including arrowheads on both sides of the cloth representing the teeth of a protective spirit gigi barong’. Produced from resist-dyed cotton, usually dyed in four colours plus white, the `Cepuk’ may be worn as either a skirt by both the living and the dead due to its protective qualities, ormay also be used as a hanging in both temples… -
3Ms Object Biography Label – Group 1
9 Nov 2009 | 1:15 amWhitworth Art Gallery KHARITA (SEAL) BAG (1870-85) This bag came to England as part of a collection of Indian silk textiles put together by Sir Thomas Wardle. It was exhibited at the Colonial & Indian Exhibition in London in 1886 and then in Manchester at the Royal Jubilee Exhibition in 1887. Sir Wardle (1831-1909) was a Victorian entrepreneur sent to India by the British government to collect such artefacts. KHARITA (or KHALITA) is thought to be the name for a bag / purse that would have been used for containing / transporting maps or items of communication such as… -
Object Biography Label – Group 2
9 Nov 2009 | 1:13 amStan the Tyrannosaurs Rex Upper Cretaceous Excavated 1992 Polymer cast of original skeleton This is Stan, he is a T-rex and lived 65 million years ago. He was a carnivorous predator. We can tell this from his skeleton as it shows scars from where he fought other dinosaurs. His remains were discovered in 1987 Stan Sacrion, who he is named after, in Bad Lands South Dakota. Stan is the second most complete specimen of a T-rex found to date. A cast was made of his skeleton and here is displayed mid attack. The reconstruction of Stan’s skeleton took over 25,000 hours. If you would like more… -
CfP Museums and Restitution
21 Oct 2009 | 3:00 pmMuseums and Restitution is a two-day international conference organised by the Centre for Museology and The Manchester Museum at the University of Manchester. The conference examines the issue of restitution in relation to the changing role and authority of the museum, focussing on new ways in which these institutions are addressing the subject. Restitution is one of the most emotive and complex issues facing the museum world in the twenty first century. Its current high profile reflects changing global power relations and the increasingly vocal criticisms of the historical concentration of…
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Digital Campus
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Episode 47 – Publishers Bleakly
11 Nov 2009 | 1:01 pmOn this podcast we’re delighted to introduce another two “irregulars,” Jennifer Howard, a writer for the Chronicle of Higher Education, and Josh Greenberg, the director of digital strategy and scholarship at the New York Public Library. Jennifer and Josh give us terrific insights into the challenges that digitization and open access are posing to libraries and publishers, and speak of new models that are emerging out of the chaos, including coalitions of publishers and the Internet Archive’s BookServer. Links mentioned on the podcast: Research Librarians Discuss How to… -
Episode 46 – Theremin Dreams
28 Oct 2009 | 5:43 pmHow and why do a critical mass of people adopt new technologies such as virtual worlds or the Theremin? That’s just one of the issues we discuss on a freewheeling podcast featuring another two “irregulars,” Steve Ramsey and Bryan Alexander. The news roundup includes an analysis of the Nook and the Droid, among other oddly-named devices, and an exploration of what real-time search could do for researchers. Running time: 54:10 Download the .mp3 -
Episode 45 – Wave Hello
13 Oct 2009 | 5:51 pmWhile Dan is distracted and rendered unintelligent by his first experience with Google Wave, Mills, Tom, and newcomer Lisa Spiro manage to have a cogent discussion of whether Wave will have any (positive) impact on education, update the ongoing Google Books saga, examine Chrome within Internet Explorer, highlight the Kindle underperforming on campus, debate the FTC’s ruling on bloggers accepting gifts (including university presses giving free books to bloggers), and look at advance of net neutrality. Picks of the podcast include a wiki for seeing into the future, an assessment of… -
Episode 44 – Unsettled
30 Sep 2009 | 8:38 amIn this installment of Digital Campus, we couldn’t decide if we were happy with Google or mad at Google. Tom, Dan, and Mills were so confused about our feelings on the whole Google issue that we invited two new “irregulars” to join us — Jeff McClurken and Amanda French — but they proved to be just as unsettled as we were. Even though they didn’t help us much on our core problem, we enjoyed having them on the show so much that we’ve decided to ask them back on the show again along with some other irregulars to be named later. All five of us also… -
Episode 43 – Summer Wrap-up
14 Sep 2009 | 12:07 pmThe Digital Campus team is delighted to be back after a summer hiatus with a new podcast covering the many important developments from the past few months related to academia, libraries, museums, and technology. We cover and make pointed (and occasionally wisecracking) commentary upon the status of the Google Books settlement, ebook readers, and cameras on student devices, among other topics. We also cover shiny new things like Google Wave, RSSCloud, and PubSubHubbub. Picks include a new blog, an article on the future of journals, and how to take command of the command line. We’re…
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Blog @ the Nelson-Atkins
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American Indian Story Continues
12 Nov 2009 | 11:54 amOver the weekend, the Museum hosted thousands of visitors for the member preview of the new American Indian art galleries. The new galleries greatly increase space for American Indian art from approximately 1,500 square feet to just over 6,000. The Nelson-Atkins is one of the only comprehensive museums in the US to dedicate that much space to native American art. The new galleries are positioned adjacent to the new American art galleries which opened in April 2009. This bold step establishes American Indian art as part of American heritage and creates an unprecedented continuity and… -
Southwestern Explorations
3 Nov 2009 | 9:39 amGallery 214 is unique. It is devoted to American Art on Paper, and these art objects are often smaller in size, which I have learned is typical of the predominant media represented: lithographs, pastels, etchings and woodcuts. The sizes of earlier prints, particularly those of the 19th and early 20th centuries (pre-1945), were quite likely dictated by available materials, the desire to sell or distribute reproductions, or the desire to create more intimate viewing experiences. I have been told that some contemporary print artists (for example, Tom Huck) are experimenting with larger prints. -
Hallowed Ground
29 Oct 2009 | 11:05 amWorking at an art museum requires a certain level of creativity. Whether it is in the way we present the collection, put on an event or even how we direct people to the restrooms, we like to think of the most interesting way to do it. Every year, we have an employee Halloween party and I must say, every year I am so impressed with the level of individual creativity and skill found in my group of co-workers. There are always a few folks who create elaborate interpretations of pieces of art in the Museum collection. See the above homage to Claes Oldenburg's Soft Switches from 1964. Vincent van… -
Noguchi Rocks On
27 Oct 2009 | 1:26 pmIf you saw the recent entry about Museum volunteers helping the conservation team clean the Noguchi Fountain, you may have thought the job was finished. It turns out the plumbing system that helps drain and recirculate the water needed some attention. Once again, volunteers removed and cleaned ALL of the rocks. When that was finished, they turned their attention to the grates under the rocks. The metal pieces were thoroughly scrubbed with an ethonal solution to kill any living organisms that were present. Below you can see volunteers Dean Dixon and Michael Mullarky using toothbrushes to… -
Breaking Through Ceramics
21 Oct 2009 | 1:13 pmOne of the luxuries of working at the Museum is the opportunity to daily challenge my preconceived notions of art. In the interest of cracking the "code" of ceramics, I made it one of my missions this week to seriously consider the ceramic works of art in the featured exhibition, Asian Influence on American Ceramics. Kenneth Ferguson’s Four-Legged Vessel, 2004 is prominently placed. It is large, green and contains rabbit and turtle imagery. Rabbit heads face upward and their ears cover the vessel legs. I am aware that rabbits play an important role in Asian mythology, and are assigned…
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COGAPP
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PC3: Pecha Kucha Hard with a Vengeance
9 Nov 2009 | 3:19 amFirstly, apologies for the increasingly tenuous and odd Pech-app Cake-cha blog titles. If it's any consolation, I'm more disappointed in them as an author than you as a suffering reader will ever be. Now, onto the topic at hand: the latest round of Pecha Kucha presentations held over cake, tea and the like brought with them a combination of art, film and technology. For those of who who haven't immediately popped out to the bakery, here's a rundown of what went on at Cogapp's Pecha Kucha 3.0: In his own unique style, Colin kicked off proceedings with his long anticipated 'Sketcha Kucha'… -
All together now
30 Oct 2009 | 8:03 amIt seems like only days ago that I was writing a post about search engines and social recommendation, and that's because it was only days ago. Since then - decades in internet time - some interesting developments have taken place. The hype around real-time search, particularly focussed on everyone's favourite micro-blogging service, has certainly caused the major search engines to take note. The power of real-time data, most obviously encapsulated in Twitter's trending topics, seems to prove itself weekly (or, if you like, instantly). At the core of my previous post was the inclination that,… -
Internal Digest 9
20 Oct 2009 | 4:31 amNow that I've got your attention, it's time for a rundown of musings from the corridors of Cogapp in our latest and greatest Internal Digest. Aside from the surfing dog above from Tristan, here's what else has been captivating the collective Cogapp mind of late: Joe dug deep into the back-end of Google Maps, scouring miles of code and a nigh on infinite amount of pictures to find the deeply hidden algorithm that reveals how Google Street View works according to Google Japan: Read moreread more -
Mountain TTOP
15 Oct 2009 | 8:08 amTo those of you looking for Top of the Pops who have come to this blog-post accidentally I say "fret not wandering searcher", for you have stumbled upon a treasure far more substantial than the much-mourned TOTP. You have stumbled upon Cogapp's TTOP: Tech Tuesday Outreach Program. Firstly, let's a get a bit of background out of the way. Tech Tuesday is a fortnightly occurrence here at Cogapp central. The Technical Department gather round Japanese food in our conference room and discuss all manner of tech related trivia, from iPhones to ICONS and anything else they're musing about. This has… -
i-Design, u-Design, we-Design
13 Oct 2009 | 7:10 amA few weeks ago I was lucky enough to attend i-Design, a one day conference and showcase for anyone with an interest or passion for interactive design and the digital arts. The programme certainly lived up to its aims as I came away truly inspired and entertained as well as being somewhat perplexed too! The day kicked off with a panel debate centred around the idea of ‘Post Digital’ asking the question, 'If everything is digital, then what's next?' In a world where everything references digital media, how does our industry need to respond? This was a fascinating insight into the minds of…
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And Did Those Feet
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Guys Power Station
20 Nov 2009 | 11:23 amI've been looking for more information on the Guys Power Station which was built in the early 20th Century for light, heat and to run an efficient Laundry.The introduction of electricity has fascinated me since watching the Prestige which refers to the work of the great scientist, Nikola Tesla. London's first power station was in Holborn, and in Shoreditch there was a power station powered by rubbish.The following page was found by Colin.page256-volume34-1stapril1905.pdf (application/pdf Object) -
Archaeology Walks in London
17 Nov 2009 | 3:04 amThis is a listing of the archaeology walks I am doing for London walks over the next year.Archaeology Walks in London conducted by London Walks -
Tudor Walk for Children
17 Nov 2009 | 2:26 amI did a Tudor walk for a parents group from a West London School - entirely organised by the parents - led by Fay - one parent per child on average. The Walk went very well and was very enjoyable - only problem is to stop it becoming a gore fest - sites of executions! The route was:Barbican - view of the City from the Bridge above the RoadCharterhouse - execution of the Cathusian MonksSmithfield - Market and Jousting ArenaSt Barts - Hospital and MonasteryClothfair - Trading, Market and FairProtestant memorial - Burnings at the Stake and Boiling in OilWallace - Plaque to William Wallace -… -
Pure Finder
16 Nov 2009 | 7:59 amThis is a ridiculous song about Pure Finders - Pure was essentially dog pooh - which was collected by the Leather industry for processing skins.To see it click here: -
Interview with Hans-Ulrich Obrist
4 Nov 2009 | 3:25 amThis is an interview with the famous curator who is now at the Serpentine. Thanks to Evi for the link.artfacts.net: News: Artfacts.Net Interview with Hans-Ulrich Obrist
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Artiflection
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Muppets, Abstraction and TKTS
19 Nov 2009 | 8:41 amThe "Georgia O'Keefe: Abstraction" exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City elevates to the forefront the Georgia O'Keefe I fell in love with years ago while immersing myself in my father's comprehensive Georgia O'Keefe coffee-table catalog. At that time, at the age of 8 or 9, I knew little about O'Keefe's legacies as an iconic feminist southwestern hermit or as a painter of female sexuality. I knew only the gravity of the images she created, especially in the 19-teens and 20s. This gravity is, of course, magnified a thousand-fold by experiencing O'Keefe's paintings… -
Michigan Capitol and Detroit Institute of the Arts
26 Oct 2009 | 2:51 pmI can say now with conviction that there's no better time to visit the Michigan Capitol than on a rainy day with 25 parochial-school 4th-graders from ultra-rural Beal City. Accompanied by a good friend from California, I tagged along on a tour given by a retired special-education teacher who excellently maintained control and interest of both the students and the adults. Together, we learned that the current Michigan Capitol, a grand, neoclassical domed structure, completed in 1878, is the third capitol to house the Michigan legislature. The first capitol was located in Detroit. A new… -
Mackinac Island
11 Oct 2009 | 4:48 amIt's the dawning of my second full day on Mackinac Island in Lake Huron where Michigan's mitten meets the upper peninsula, connected by the thin, but elegant filament of the Mackinac Bridge. Mackinac Island is Michigan's most popular tourist destination; it's been in the trade since the mid-19th century and has managed to maintain its niche through a unique mix of historical interpretation, natural beauty and family-oriented resort attractions.Mackinac Island is small, only 9 miles in circumference, and expresses a unified self-awareness spanning over a century. In the 1890s, shortly after… -
MSU Museum, Botanical Garden and Travellers' Club
28 Sep 2009 | 1:29 pmMy apologies for not posting sooner-- the past month has indeed been taken up with moving to my new home in Haslett, Michigan. Luckily, through the providence of visiting relatives, I have a had a chance to explore a few of the steadfast institutions in the area, although I have yet to experience the more turbulent and controversial Michigan Historical Center, currently undergoing reorganization.The MSU Museum is your classic university natural and cultural history institution although uniquely a Smithsonian affiliate. Although the 1980s evolution timeline in the basement along with a rather… -
The High Line
4 Aug 2009 | 6:51 amI made my inaugural trip up to the High Line on the west side of New York City last Saturday night. I'd like to return around sunset some time in early fall. This elevated-railroad-turned-urban-greenspace is a place like none other. Its creators thoughtfully populated the natural contours of the railroad bed with native flora and constructed spaces for casual relaxation beside the promenade using the remnant rails and slatted wood.In addition to its artistic attention to detail, the High Line seems to embody the uniquely New York desire to occupy a place in a new way, to adjust perception in…
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How Learning Comes in to Play
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What Do You Know about Air?
20 Nov 2009 | 8:00 amIf someone were to ask you what you know about air/wind, what would you say? Depending upon your experiences, you might answer that air is invisible, unpredictable, soothing, or playful. You might also predict that wind can be powerful or destructive. These comments are based on your feelings about air and wind. A basic concept, often overlooked, is that wind is actually air that moves.We asked -
Exploring the Science of Air
12 Nov 2009 | 7:00 amChildren's science inquiries are often based on their curiosity about their world. Exploring air is a natural science inquiry process for children. Their curiosity becomes the starting point to discovering what air and wind can do. Science for children under 6 years of age is more about how and what children feel when interacting with objects or their environment, rather than learning facts.Air -
Continuing to Support Families
30 Oct 2009 | 7:15 amIn previous posts, we shared stories about the Wakanheza Project, launched at the Museum a year ago. This past week we revisited some of the principles and tips that help to support an adult visitor in the Museum. Our morning meeting was used to discuss how to apply Wakanheza tips such as using empathy and non-judgment, offering verbal encouragement, and appreciating the job of parenting by -
Supporting Families and Children
23 Oct 2009 | 7:30 amThe mission of the Museum has always been about supporting the adult-child learning partnership. Last year we took our mission one step further and embraced the Wakanheza Project. Wakanheza is the Dakota word for child, literally translated it means "sacred being." The central focus of this project supports the idea that if we regard children as "sacred beings" and if our actions reflect this, -
Lending a Hand to Parents
15 Oct 2009 | 8:55 amThe Scenario You are a parent visiting DuPage Children's Museum. It seems like it's been raining forever, so a trip to the Museum is a good plan. The boys build an elaborate structure with blocks. "Wow," you think, "one of them might just become an architect." As your thoughts drift to their future, you suddenly realize the boys have disappeared. You feel your anger rising as you begin searching
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Museum Collections Up Close
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How Your Library Book Gets to You
18 Nov 2009 | 3:17 pmPatrons of the Society’s library know that it has “closed stacks.” Reference Assistants retrieve your requested books and bring them to you. In this episode, Acquisitions Librarian Patrick Coleman takes us behind the scenes to see where the books are stored, and how they make their way to the reading room. -
Conserving Minnesota’s Battle Flags
3 Nov 2009 | 3:37 pmThe Minnesota Historical Society recently began a project to conserve several Civil War and Spanish American War battle flags. Doug Bekke, Assistant to the Textile Conservator, explains the painstaking process of examining and treating each of these historic banners. -
Preserving Death: Funerary Objects
19 Oct 2009 | 3:17 pmWe get into the Halloween spirit with a podcast on death-related objects in the Society’s collection. Curator Matt Anderson provides an overview of changing funeral customs, and then shares a look at a casket, a hearse, tombstones, and more. -
Good Government through Digital Infrastructure and Preservation
8 Oct 2009 | 10:54 amThrough the Library of Congress’ National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) the Minnesota Historical Society and its partners are developing a way to preserve and provide access to the digital records of state legislatures. Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, and Robert Horton, Minnesota Historical Society’s Director [...] -
The Ferrell Collection: Cataloging and Photography
9 Sep 2009 | 3:09 pmCollections Assistants Jane Wong and John Fulton discuss their efforts to catalog and photograph more than 3,000 different objects in the Richard Ferrell Flour Milling Industry History Collection. The size of the collection, together with some of the unusual items it contained, presented special challenges. You can learn more about the collection from Mr. Ferrell [...]
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Museum Marketing
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Working together
11 Nov 2009 | 12:45 pmLondon Shh… is a wonderful project that we have been working on at Sumo over the past six months, it brings together six small historic houses to promote their offer together. Each house was once the home of a fascinating historical figure from Freud to Franklin, but as small venues in a big city they have to shout to be heard. By working together to form a new organisation each individual historic house can hit above it’s weight (or at least it’s marketing budget). The partners in London Shh… are not alone in looking at how they can work together to promote museums… -
Museums on Twitter – Nov 09
4 Nov 2009 | 9:52 amFor the sixth month I have looked at museums on Twitter and the number of people following them, the latest research can be downloaded here. There are now 654 institutions on the list with 808,750 people following them. -
Twitter dance?
28 Oct 2009 | 7:12 amYesterday I mentioned the Twitter Opera and the large amount of press coverage that it had generated for the Royal Opera House, today I discovered something similar using dance. The Dance Workshop Theatre ask their Twitter followers to send them a movement which they then choreograph in to one dance and film. This seems like a nice, fun way to engage with their audience on Twitter. This seems to me like an inventive way for The Dance Workshop Theatre to build links with their audiences, and I am sure it will be more effective then just using Twitter to advertise performances. -
This man
28 Oct 2009 | 3:46 amOne of the interesting ideas to come out of the MuseumNext workshops that we ran last week came from Ferry Piekart of NAi in the Netherlands. He was trying to create a buzz around an exhibition and his conclusion was to create a marketing campaign that suggested a mystery existed, and that not knowing what the campaign was about would keep the buzz going. In the paper this morning I noticed something similar. ‘Is this the man of your dreams’ the headline reads before outlining the story of a new website trying to trace a mysterious man who has ‘appeared in hundreds of… -
Opening the stage to a new audience
27 Oct 2009 | 7:43 amI think this is a lovely use of Twitter, not only to engage new audiences, but also as a promotional tool. Just how much is the press coverage that this idea generated worth to the Royal Opera House?
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Museum of Life + Science
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Alligators on their way
21 Nov 2009 | 2:55 amLarry should be on his way to Florida right now with the 'gators. They should reach home (they were on loan to us) around 3:00 this afternoon. That's them stacked on top of each other in four under-bed storage containers. We label each container, secure them with additional duct tape and wedge them in the van so they won't move too much, When Kent and I were packing them up this morning, around 5:00, one of them actually "chirped". We were both shocked, as these alligators should have grown out of this as it is something only babies do - they chirp for their mom (crocodilians are the only… -
QuickPost: baby photos
19 Nov 2009 | 6:55 amI went to grab the waterproof camera- the one that Erin refers to as hers or the one she suckered me in to buying- so I could take some photos that people had been asking for. I couldn't find it. I bet Erin went away on vacation and left it in her pocket. So, instead of showing you the photos of my hair-balled cat who I was home sick with, or our new pig shelter, or the keepers hard at work, I am stuck showing you baby photos. Auggie baby photos. Enjoy. -
Meet Auggie
17 Nov 2009 | 6:48 amThis is Auggie, a three month old pot bellied pig. He arrived Saturday weighing a hefty 20 pounds. He'll spend 30 days in quarantine, and then we'll introduce him to Miss Piggy. We'll continue to post photos on the Blog so you can keep up with him prior to his arrival in the Farmyard in mid December. -
Alligators heading out.
16 Nov 2009 | 7:35 amOur alligators have gotten too big for our housing and it's time for them to go home. They are on loan to us from the St. Augustine Alligator Farm in Florida. Larry is going to begin his Thanksgiving vacation on November 21 by driving our four alligators to Florida. (It's always interesting to mix work and family: The last driving trip I made I stayed at my parents house while I picked up a wolf!)It's taken a bit of maneuvering, and lots of phone calls and emails to get the appropriate permits and schedules to get our current 'gators back to FL and get our new gators in from SC. I'll be… -
A new look
14 Nov 2009 | 12:48 pmWell, I know it's been a while since I have done a blog post. But, I am finally back from my long hiatus, and wanted to update you on the improvements we have made to our farmyard. One of the last posts I did was about remodeling our education holding room, but we were also improving the outside areas at the same time.Although it's not completed yet, all of the farmyard barns are being re-painted (in the same color as before, but a fresh coat of paint can make a lot of difference!). We also put signs at all of the exhibits to give our visitors information about the animals. Along with signs…
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Museum People
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Photographs in Museums
19 Nov 2009 | 3:28 amMark Robert Davey continues with exhibiting his artwork also in museums in 2010.MRD works in black and white, paying attention to detail and reducing the images to the essential. He often tilts his camera and as a result gets certain angles as can be seen on the photograph of the Louvre, Paris. Combining simple structural and textural elements with orchestrated interplay of bright highlights and deep shadows MRD creates a poetic atmosphere both romantic and haunting within his photographic images.Please join and become a fan if you are… -
number of museums...
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4 Nov 2009 | 4:20 pm
4 Nov 2009 | 4:20 pmHi! I'm taking an archaeological ethics course and I'm doing a research project on the effects of eBay and online markets on archaeological sites and artifacts. I have created a really quick survey and if you could take it, it would really help me out! Thanks so much! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=oR4ppCPNbjPOn_2fjdUDTCgA_3d_3d -
4 Nov 2009 | 3:57 pm
4 Nov 2009 | 3:57 pmNow a month or two away from graduate admissions deadlines, I'm feeling more lost than I was before I started the search for schools, or even before I found employment in a museum. Getting a masters in Museum Studies feels like a risk. Venturing out in the job market without it feels like a risk. With a BA in Anthropology, I'm now employed part-time as a researcher and writer for a medical museum. Given our small staff, I've been more involved with exhibit design, conceptualization, and grant writing than I thought I'd be (When I was hired, I thought I'd just be the person to write the… -
thank you for the great advice
4 Oct 2009 | 7:32 amOne more question, i hope i'm not pestering you all too much. But, I need to do a five page research report on the careers you can get working at a museum and just what museology is in general and i was wondering if anyone could recommend any good books or actual intelligent websites that provide good information,history, or anything about museology and the careers? I just hate using google search engine for everything... And i am not a fan of sources like wikipedia... anyways thankyou all again.
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Museum Planner
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The Charles and Ray Eames Solar Do-Nothing Machine, 1957
20 Nov 2009 | 10:26 pmThe Eames “Do-Nothing Machine” is one of my favorite sculptures. Ray and Charles Eames on Wikapedia Exhibition design of Ray and Charles Eames Textiles and Ornamental Arts of India (1955) Glimpses of the USA (seven screens for the American exhibition in Moscow, Sokoolniki Park) (1959) Mathematica (for IBM) (1961) IBM Pavilion at the 1964 New York World’s Fair Nehru: The man and his India (1965) The World of Franklin and Jefferson (1975) built for the US Bicentennial Commission opens in Paris, travels to five other countries and the US -
Museum of Science and History reopens Friday
16 Nov 2009 | 7:14 pmFrom the Star-Telegram “These and many other jaw-dropping interactive experiences await when the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History opens its doors Friday, marking the start of a new era in the museum’s history. What began in 1945 as the Fort Worth Children’s Museum has evolved into a dazzling 166,000-square-foot, $80 million state-of-the-art complex that will thrill children and enable adults to find their inner child.” -
Squaw Valley Ski Museum
16 Nov 2009 | 7:05 pmBy Janet Fullwood Contra Costa Times Correspondent “The upcoming Olympic Heritage Celebration is timed to cash in on public enthusiasm for the 2010 Winter Olympics, opening Feb. 12 in Vancouver, British Columbia. And it’s more than just a nostalgia bash. The underlying goal is to raise funds and support for a ski museum to be built at a yet-to-be-determined North Shore location. The proposed facility, which will incorporate the Auburn Ski Club collection now on display in a deteriorating Donner Summit museum, will take a broad look at the history of skiing in the west, says Linda… -
VA Aquarium’s $25M renovation to open soon
16 Nov 2009 | 6:58 pmFrom the Daily Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. The renovation is scheduled to open Saturday after several delays prevented it from opening as expected on Memorial Day weekend. The Virginian-Pilot reported Sunday that a coastal Sahara desert habitat will be one of the new things to see. Scorpions, cobras and hedgehogs will be on display. A Red Sea aquarium and Flores Island exhibit will also be on display–along with the much-awaited Komodo dragons. -
Artist: Rebecca Horn
9 Nov 2009 | 8:41 pmRebecca Horn is one of my favorite artists, came across this video.
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Museums-Now
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We've Got the Beat (or Why Percussion Makes for a Good Music Exhibit)
18 Nov 2009 | 4:24 pmIn the last month I have visited 19 museums. Some have had sound or listening experiences- an exhibit content area we're working on. One thing we've been looking at is how to help people fairly quickly make and share music. There are lots of approaches, from acoustic to technical, and as a part of our research, we've been trying them all. On a recent visit to the Experience Music Project my experience was a bit like the 3 Little Bears. I tried several instrument booths until I found the right one- or rather, the best experience. The guitar was cool, but to follow along for a real lesson… -
Art/Science – Why Now?
11 Nov 2009 | 5:09 pmBy Justine Roberts, Principal This week I attended the opening reception for The Laboratory at Harvard. As an science and art venue The Lab joins the following: The Science Gallery in Dublin The Wellcome Collection in London Le Laboratoire in Paris The Leonardo in Salt Lake City The Art/Sci Center and Lab at UCLA All of which have opened in just the last 2.5 years. That list does not include the discovery centers and children’s museums – such as the Austin Children’s Museum - repositioning themselves as places that bring art and science together. This incredible international explosion… -
Nothing Like the Real Thing
9 Nov 2009 | 5:11 pmYes, yes, yes. The web is a wonderful tool. It provides for cost-effective virtual museum visits. When you’re talking about developing a shared vocabulary about spatial experiences however, nothing beats the real thing. Last week we took a client on a “Bay Area Benchmarking” trip. We visited a diverse set of historic, art, science, and children’s museums. This took many hours of discussions about exhibits and environmental relationships further down the field than any rendering or slideshow we have produced in the past. Now our entire team has a shared vocabulary of experience around… -
Scale & Context: a follow-up
2 Nov 2009 | 6:04 pmBy Scott Moulton, LEED AP I was compelled to follow up on the Scale / Context post. I love the way it points out both the way that design matters and has real consequence but also lives and dies by it's context or constraints. There is (or was?) a real interest in architecture to using the site as the starting point for a design. If you abstract that a bit and consider site as context, I think all good design starts from this point. For me context includes the site or whatever existing point you are starting from, the social conditions and the client. It is the moment of deciding what you've… -
Part 1: the smaller of the 2
30 Oct 2009 | 1:54 pmSince winter approaches, thought a quick post about a museum in Northern Iceland might be just the thing. This summer I visited the Sigurgeirs Bird Museum on Lake Myvatn (which I touched on in an earlier post. Will come back to it). They were about to open an adjacent building created specifically to house one of the earliest boats used on the lake, and let us in take a look. For me it was really a tribute to experience through design. This isn't a place where you want to add your story, make your mark or be a part of a larger whole through dialog. It's a place for reflection, and calm and a…
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Nasher Museum Blogs
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Through new eyes
20 Nov 2009 | 1:49 pmThrough New Eyes Picasso’s work brings new light to a Technicolor black-and-white screen As a child discovering the egg at Easter it is a welcome surprise among the mundane green It brings to us the version of the old Captures the imprisoned and by doing so releases the true meaning Of life Of love Of the hungry [...] -
Dispatches: Robin Rhode
18 Nov 2009 | 8:35 amWith Dispatches, every now and then we check in with artists connected with the Nasher Museum to find out about their most recent projects. Nasher Museum fans will remember our 2007 exhibition “Street Level: Mark Bradford, William Cordova and Robin Rhode,” organized by Trevor Schoonmaker, curator of contemporary art. Robin [...] -
Famous at the Nasher
15 Nov 2009 | 6:01 pmBy Wendy The lure of fame is a powerful thing. The wettest, coldest weather ever did not deter about 500 people from coming to the Nasher Museum last Thursday. Many of them put on candy-colored T-shirts and goofed off in front of our camera in search of 15 minutes of fame. It [...] -
Warhol Polaroids develop into something big
11 Nov 2009 | 6:34 amBy Wendy Andy Warhol probably didn’t think of his Polaroid photographs as art. He wielded a Polaroid Big Shot camera like other artists use a sketchbook. Many of his photographs served as studies for the more famous big portraits on canvas. Polaroid sketches were for Warhol’s own use; the artist did not [...] -
Be famous for 15 minutes
9 Nov 2009 | 7:10 amBy Wendy Come to the party for “Big Shots: Andy Warhol Polaroids” this Thursday, November 12, from 7-9 p.m. at the Nasher Museum. We’re rolling out our colorful new Warhol T-shirts, inspired by the original box for the Polaroid Big Shot camera. Partygoers who wear the T-shirt (designed by McKinney and available [...]
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National Heritage Museum
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Philip Zea of Historic Deerfield Speaks on Clockmaking in New England, Saturday, November 21 at 2 pm. Free
19 Nov 2009 | 7:31 amTrade and Time: Clockmaking in New England, 1725-1840 Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, 2 pmFREE“For All Time: Clocks and Watches from the National Heritage Museum” has been very popular with visitors. Here's your chance to delve deeper into the history of clockmaking in New England with a special lecture by Philip Zea, President of Historic Deerfield. Mr. Zea serves as a consultant to many museums on the topics of early furniture, clocks, and historical interpretation. His talk will explore the historical context of clocks made between 1725-1840, and show how they are… -
Can you help us solve this mystery?
19 Nov 2009 | 6:00 amRecently, the National Heritage Museum acquired a set of fraternal jewels, which you can see here (click on the picture for a closer look). The five jewels appear to be part of a set. They are made out of the same metal and have identical pins at the top, with a crescent moon and a five-point star resting on clouds. Each jewel has a different pendant hanging from the top piece: a harp, crossed gavels, scales, an open book and a lantern. They were found in Connecticut, although it is not known if they were originally made or used there. The jewels do not show any engraving or… -
Stricken with Palsy in the early 1800s!
17 Nov 2009 | 6:00 amWhat would a man do if he was stricken with "palsy" in Dorchester in 1808? How would he support his family? There was no medical insurance at this time and no life insurance. What would you do if you were "unfortunate in business" so you had to claim bankruptcy in 1803? What would you do if you were a grieving widow in 1809? You might write a letter to your local Masonic lodge. The Van Gorden-Williams Library and Archives recently acquired a very large collection of materials that document the history of Union Lodge, Dorchester… -
James Green Speaks On "The Experience of Work in the American Industrial Age," Saturday, November 14 at 2 pm. Free
13 Nov 2009 | 3:56 amJames Green writes, "How do you read this photograph of men working as stevedores on the New Orleans waterfront many years ago, before longshore work was mechanized? What do you see in the men’s eyes, in their posture? Photos like this are the subject of my lecture on Nov. 14 at the National Heritage Museum. They yield no obvious answers, but they do offer us a window into the worlds of work Americans inhabited in years past—worlds that have, in a visual sense, vanished from our national landscape. Scenes like this have not, of course, disappeared from the world… -
New to the Collection: A Masonic Quilt
12 Nov 2009 | 6:00 amSo often quilts saved from the 1800s are ones that were only used on special occasions – quilts that were made not as warm bedcoverings, but as family keepsakes or gifts, or that held special meaning for the maker. This quilt, a recent acquisition by the National Heritage Museum, presents a more utilitarian example. While in good condition, the style chosen and fabrics employed in the quilt suggest that it would have kept a family warm, while hiding the dirt that was sure to accumulate over time. The shape of the quilt, known as the “T-shape” due to its cut-out corners, is a…
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National Museums Liverpool
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Thanks to Stephen Shakeshaft for the memories
20 Nov 2009 | 7:26 amCopyright Stephen Shakeshaft The photographs in the exhibition Liverpool People by Stephen Shakeshaft have struck a real chord with visitors and brought back a lot of memories, as the comments made during reminiscence sessions in the exhibition have proved. Some of these comments have been included with the photos on the exhibition website now, and there are more below. If you would like to take part in a reminiscence session there are a few more planned, with the next one taking place tomorrow afternoon. Full details are in the exhibition events programme on the website. And… -
What is beauty to a John Moores judge?
18 Nov 2009 | 4:44 amThe John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize now open to entries. Any artists considering entering the John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize would do well to get inside the head of a previous judge. Matthew Collings, who hosted What is Beauty? last Saturday evening, was on the panel for John Moores 22 in 2002 when the artist Peter Davies won. In the programme Collings lists his top 10 favourite “beauty experiences” in art. From an amazing bridge designed by Sir Norman Foster to pre-historic cave art, his perception of beauty is really interesting and varied. -
Queen of the Thornbacks
17 Nov 2009 | 4:21 am'Queen of the Thornbacks' Rachel Ball stands in World Museum aquarium If I could be described as anything it certainly wouldn’t have the words ‘Queen of..’ used as a prefix, it would probably be ‘pain in the ..’. However there are people who definitely deserve to be given such a praising pseudonym. For example on Natural World on BB2 last Wednesday evening biologist Andrea Marshall was given the nickname ‘Queen of the Mantas’. This is deservedly so, as the documentary showed Andrea giving up everything for a life in Mozambique to study the endangered species of Manta Rays (to… -
Flogged it!
16 Nov 2009 | 7:06 amPresenter, Paul Martin, and I at the Albert Dock My appearance on the popular BBC 2 afternoon auction show Flog It! was broadcast on Wednesday – recorded on the Albert Dock with presenter Paul Martin. It was shot back in April when the crew spent the day at three separate locations. My main role was setting up and supervising the BBC’s visit. The six minutes of screen time took almost three hours, including setting up the camera and getting the angles right. Our picture shows Paul and I with the Merseyside Maritime Museum in the background - the chap in the front holds an enormous… -
Child migration exhibition
16 Nov 2009 | 1:45 amOver the past few days you will have seen news reports on the Australian government's apology for its role in the British child migration programme (you can see the PM's apology on the BBC website). The British government is expected to follow suit shortly. From the late 19th century Britain operated schemes which sent more than 100,000 children to Canada, Australia and other Commonwealth countries. These children did not travel with mothers or fathers but alone, in groups. Taken from poverty and disadvantage it was believed that they would have a better life working in the clean expanses of…
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Science Museum of Long Island
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Summer 2010 Wyoming Dino Dig
18 Nov 2009 | 6:53 amPlanning for SMLI’s Wyoming Dino Dig scheduled for August 21-28, 2010 is underway. I am very excited to be leading this expedition and hope that anyone interested in being a “dino hunter” contact us for further details. Parents and students are invited to travel with us to the famed Wyoming Dinosaur Center and Dig Sites in Thermopolis, Wyoming. The trip includes a comprehensive week long opportunity to “dig deep”(no pun intended) into the science of paleontology enrolled in CSI:Jurassic at the Wyoming Center. Participants will learn skills which will take them… -
Save 50% off School Program Fees in December
16 Nov 2009 | 11:01 amThe Science Museum of Long Island is in the holiday spirit of giving! This year, a selection of school programs is available for 50% off during the month of December. Choose from: Life Science Programs Animal Adaptations Endangered Species Little Green Thumbs Mammal Mania Reptiles and Amphibians Physical Science Programs Buoyancy Electricity Good Vibrations Kitchen Chemistry Magnets Measure Your Way Scientific Method Slime, Goo and Ooze Stand by Me Gifted Elementary, Middle and High School Programs DNA Extraction Fossil Record Plastics & Polymers Program fees for both field trips to… -
Science Museum of Long Island Annual Meeting
16 Nov 2009 | 9:19 amSunday, December 6, 2009 2:00pm-4:00pm Science Museum of Long Island Members, Patrons, Children and Guests! Join our staff as we recognize this year’s outstanding young scientists: Jeremy Kramer Caroline Kramer Guest Speaker: Granis Jane Stewart LAND OF THE ANCIENT CHACHAPOYAS Come take a virtual journey to the highland jungle of the upper Amazon in Peru with Explorers Club member andfriend of the museum, Granis Jane Stewart, as she presents highlights of a recent trip spent exploring archaeologicaland cultural sites that are not commonly frequented bytourists.Vivid photographs will… -
Halloween Family Fun Party
2 Nov 2009 | 7:24 amOver 100 people filled the haunted halls and spooky forest of the Goldman mansion on Friday, October 30th. The Science Museum’s Halloween Family Fun Party was back, and costumed trick-or-treaters were there to prove it. After a two year hiatus, the staff at the Science Museum thought it was time to bring back the annual Halloween party, and boy were we right. More than two weeks in advance, the event that was scheduled to cover the entire grounds with eight different activities was completely sold out. Guests were greeted by Rosemarie in the mansion lobby, assigned to a group, and… -
Member Appreciation Events kick-off: Movie by the Bay
22 Sep 2009 | 2:30 pmEarlier this year, staff at the Science Museum of Long Island thought long and hard about our members, the most loyal patrons of the Science Museum. Our institution is dedicated to nurturing children’s interest in science through hands on learning and elevating science literacy, but can only do so with the help of the community. Our programs run seven days a week because our members and the local community show support for our mission. Year after year, schools, families and scouts register for programs, demonstrating their awareness of the value of SMLI’s mission… and…
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Singapore's Heritage, Museums & Nostalgia Blog
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Nanyin Concert at the Thian Hock Keng Temple
20 Nov 2009 | 4:33 pmChinatownboy post videos of a Nanyin performance at the Thian Hock Keng Temple (a national monument!) to commemorate the ascension of Guan Yin to the heavens. If you’re wondering what Nanyin is: Nanyin is an ancient music, from the days of Tang Dynasty. It has been preserved through the daily lives of the Minnan people, mainly in the Quanzhou 泉州 are of Fujian, where at the end of the day, members of the villages could gather together and burst into a medley of Nanyin songs. In Quanzhou city these days, one could still see performances in the park or in the tea houses. Nanyin has… -
Seeking Stories of the British Bases and Military Withdrawal
19 Nov 2009 | 8:10 pmDear fellow Singaporeans I am a Singaporean historian looking to speak to people who remember the British bases and their withdrawal in the early 1970s. The withdrawal was the first major crisis independent Singapore faced. The 56 bases, contributing a fifth of the country’s GDP, were its largest industry, and the pullout threatened the livelihood of one-sixth of the labour force, including an estimated 8,000 amahs. The pullout also transformed the economy, society and landscape of Singapore in the 1970s. Most of the bases were converted to commercial use, while many base workers… -
Saint Jack celebrates its 30th year at the National Museum
19 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm“The only American film to be shot entirely on location in Singapore, Saint Jack was completed in secrecy in 1978 and then swiftly banned for nearly three decades.” Catch this film screening plus conducted tour of movie sites this November at the National Museum of Singapore! More details are available here. Venue: Gallery Theatre, Basement Date: THU 26 NOV 2009 7:30pm & FRI 27 NOV 2009 1:00pm The only American film to be shot entirely on location in Singapore, Saint Jack was completed in secrecy in 1978 and then swiftly banned for nearly three decades. It’s an adaptation of… -
Love on the shelf…Will Vivian’s fate ever change?
18 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pmMirror, mirror on the wall, Who is the spinster amongst them all? Will it be me, or will it be she? And so Vivian laments once more - will she ever find love at our museums? She is aware that time is slipping through her fingers. Looking at pictures of happy couples getting married that line the museum walls, she is reminded that she is on a race against time and opportunities may soon pass her by… Will her fate ever change? Or will she be left on the shelf? -
War on Wheels is a hit!
18 Nov 2009 | 12:36 amWar on Wheels made its public debut on 14 November 2009 and was met with rave reviews! The gloomy weather did nothing to dampen the spirits as participants gamely went on a six-hour trip back in time to war-torn Singapore. Visiting places such as Memories of Old Ford Factory, Kranji War Memorial and Reflections at Bukit Chandu, it was a heart-felt experience for many to simply acknowledge the bravery of many soldiers and civilians who died during the war. One of the participants, Pat who’s in her twenties said it was “very educational” and she loved the how well-thought…
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Tacoma Art Museum
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TAM Docents: notes on the symposium & more!
18 Nov 2009 | 3:04 pmHello Docents- Debora was so kind as to forward on her notes from last Saturday’s program, Redefining Northwest Art: Past and Present. Thanks Debora! Also attached is a copy of the training calendar for January – March 2010. I will make a copy available at the docent desk as well. Our first training is scheduled for January 6 and I will look forward to seeing you then, if not before, but you get the rest of November and all of December off of trainings so enjoy that “free time.” Finally, I wanted to acknowledge the time committed to training you all put in. We really… -
Tacoma Art Museum Docent Opportunities
18 Nov 2009 | 11:06 amHello Docents, I wanted to share some new docent opportunities with you as well as remind you of other tours which do not yet have docents. · I am in need of 2 docents to lead gallery tours of Concise History of Northwest Art on Wednesday, January 6 at 12 pm following a lecture given by the Washington State History Museum staff. · I am looking for one more docent to help lead a tour for 45 visitors on Thursday, February 25 at 12:40 pm. … -
TAM Docents: Comp Tickets for Redefining NW Art
13 Nov 2009 | 9:45 amHello Docents- Just a reminder that tomorrow (November 14) is the required training Redefining Northwest Art at 1:30 pm in the Murray Family Event Space. I have comp tickets for you. Just be sure to ask for an education comp ticket at the front desk or get a ticket from me (I printed out just a few) so that we can keep track of our attendance numbers. Thank you! -Jana Jana Wennstrom Manager of Education and Volunteer Programs TACOMAART MUSEUM 1701 Pacific Avenue Tacoma, Washington 98402 T: 253.272.4258 x3030 F: 253.627.1898 JWennstrom@TacomaArtMuseum.org -
TAM Docents: Docent Calendar
12 Nov 2009 | 1:19 pmHello Docents- I have 3 shifts that still don’t have a regularly scheduled docent and I am hoping to rectify that. If you are available for any of these regular shifts, please let me know: 1st Saturdays 2nd Fridays 4th Fridays Thank you for all that you do for Tacoma Art Museum! -Jana Jana Wennstrom Manager of Education and Volunteer Programs TACOMAART MUSEUM 1701 Pacific Avenue Tacoma, Washington 98402 T: 253.272.4258 x3030 F: 253.627.1898 JWennstrom@TacomaArtMuseum.org -
TAM Docents: Anne Seago
11 Nov 2009 | 12:34 pmHello Docents-A number of you have been asking me over the past months, "Whatever happened to Anne Seago?" I just wanted to share the copy of an email I received today (copied below). I also got some good feedback today about sharing news of what is happening with you all. Margaret Upshaw pointed out that it would be nice to know when things are going on with all of you. I agree! I would like to share information. Therefore, when you call or email with any news that you would prefer to NOT have shared with fellow docents, please indicate that. Otherwise, I will plan to be more…
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The Burke Museum Blog
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Water: don't take it for granted!
19 Nov 2009 | 10:20 amAt the Burke Museum, we are constantly reminded about the wonders of our planet and its peoples. Part of my job that I love is being able to see the awesome things in our collections and our galleries and learn more about them. I think it’s important that an institution like the Burke, which is devoted to life in all its forms, takes a stand to help preserve the world as we know it for ourselves and future generations. It was with that in mind that I volunteered for the Burke Sustainability Action Committee, because there is always more to do than has been done.One of the first projects… -
Twilight series thrusts Quileute Tribe into spotlight
16 Nov 2009 | 1:54 pmMost people out there, whether they want to be or not, are probably vaguely aware that the second movie installment of the Twilight saga, New Moon, opens soon. Those who live in Washington State may also know that the books and movies of the Twilight series take place in Forks, Washington, which is a real town on the Olympic Peninsula. And those who are familiar with the story know that in addition to sparkly, romantically-inclined vampires, the Twilight books also feature a band of werewolves as primary characters (as seen in the promotional poster to the right). And in the story, those… -
Meet the Caribou
12 Nov 2009 | 11:06 amIt's fall again, and during this time of the year at the Burke, mammals are on our minds. That's because this Saturday is the annual family day, Meet the Mammals. Bring the family and get face-to-face with mammal skulls, touch the fur of big cats and assemble whale vertebrae while talking to Burke mammalogy experts. One Washington State mammal that I personally can't wait to meet is the caribou.Woodland Caribou, or Rangifer tarandus, are even-toed hoofed mammals (or ungulates) that inhabit North America, Northern Europe and Asia. The Selkirk Herd, found in the north-eastern corner of… -
New storage compactors arrive!
10 Nov 2009 | 1:39 pmThis week, the back rooms of the Burke Museum are filled with the sounds of drilling, hammering, and other cacophonous noises associated with a construction project. But it's with great excitement that we allow these sounds to flood our offices because it means the museum is finally moving forward with the installation of brand new storage compactors that will help keep our ethnology collections safe from potential earthquake damage and long-term degradation due to light and dust. The new storage compactors, which are being installed over the next two weeks, will also make much more efficient… -
1,000 Sugar Skulls Made for Dia de Muertos
6 Nov 2009 | 10:38 amWhat can you find when walking through the hallways of the Burke Museum? Many exciting and interesting projects! Community involvement is a very important part of our work here at the Burke, and last week many dedicated staff, students and volunteers came together to create 1,000 sugar skulls for the Burke’s table at the Dia de Muertos Festál at Seattle Center last weekend. Isaac Hernández Ruiz led the group through the sticky process, as sugar and meringue were mixed and molded to make the skulls.Burke educators then took the skulls to the Dia de Muertos: a Mexican Remembrance event at…
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The Port Moody Station Museum
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Fundraiser for the PoMo Heritage Society
19 Nov 2009 | 12:02 pmOnly 2 more days to purchase your tickets for Unwrapped!Unwrapped is a special night of shopping at Coquitlam Centre on Nov. 24th. Tickets for the event are $10 with all proceeds going to charity. Purchase your tickets at the Port Moody Station Museum to support the Port Moody Heritage Society. -
New Volunteers
17 Nov 2009 | 12:46 pmThe Museum welcomes 8 new volunteers who have joined us this fall. We have two volunteers helping to deliver education programs. We have four new volunteers helping with our aretfact collection. These volunteers are continuing the collection project of photographing all of our 15,000 artefacts and updating records. We have one volunteer creating a database for our newspaper collection. We also -
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3 Nov 2009 | 2:25 pmLook for the Port Moody Station Museum on Facebook groups and Twitter as pmmuseum. -
No Boo-seum This Year
27 Oct 2009 | 5:18 pmThe Port Moody Station Museum will not be having the Boo-seum this halloween. Trick or Treaters are welcome to stop by between noon and 4pm on Friday or Saturday for candy. -
A Report On a Field Trip to the Museum
23 Oct 2009 | 5:23 pmHere is a blog item I found on the net about a field trip to our museum by a teacher. I believe it to be written by a Vancouver Elementary School teacher, but do not know for sure: Field trip to the Port Moody Station Museum The Port Moody Station Museum is a very important and interesting historical site. It is a direct link to B. C.'s past. Without the railway, who knows what Canada would look
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The Uncataloged Museum
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What Really Makes the Most Interactive Museum in DC?
19 Nov 2009 | 2:48 pmThis week I visited the Newseum, on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC. It bills itself, on the website and as you enter, as "Washington, DC's most interactive museum." Did I think so after I visited: not so much--and I really had to spend some time thinking about why--particularly after at least one museum colleague told me he had really enjoyed it.So let's start at the beginning--their mission statement which says:The Newseum educates the public about the value of a free press in a free society and tells the stories of the world's important events in unique and engaging ways.On some… -
Brooklyn Interactives
17 Nov 2009 | 6:05 pmI've long admired the Brooklyn Children's Museum so I was thrilled to have a couple extra hours in Brooklyn over the weekend so I could see their re-newed and re-opened building and exhibits. My visit happened to coincide with my new book club's reading of Paul Tough's book about Geoffrey Canada and the Harlem Children's Zone, Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America. The book's a good non-academic read, but it takes a look at a number of studies that examine the possible reasons for gaps in achievement between rich (or even middle-class) and poor students in… -
Spreadability
16 Nov 2009 | 10:40 amI was struck by how generous I find the museum community when I read this article in the New York Times, about teachers selling their lesson plans online to other teachers--and in fact one site selling such materials, ranging from word puzzles to lesson plans, has generated more than $600,000 in income.As I read the article I realized that I couldn't remember a time, if ever, that I called or emailed a fellow museum professional and they didn't generously offer their time, help, knowledge and perspectives, whether it be lesson plans, policies, or whatever. In the article, several of the… -
A Different Kind of To-Do List
11 Nov 2009 | 2:06 pmI like lists--I make a to-do one every week, and I like to read or watch things where people share various lists. If you think about, work on, work around, or even visit exhibits, here's two great lists. They aren't about exhibits to see, or steps in a process, but about larger ideas. For me, they stand as a different kind of to-do list--ones that remind me to think in bigger, more contemplative ways about my work.The first is Kathleen McLean's "Manifesto for the (r)Evolution of Museum Exhibitions" which was posted online on her website. I've admired her work for a long time, and her 1993… -
Opening Up
8 Nov 2009 | 7:05 amWhen I was director of the Upstate History Alliance, I spent time in many extended conversations about small organizations--and particularly about how to encourage small organizations to strive for best practices. And not surprisingly, my conclusion about organizations is the same conclusion that every good teacher probably comes to in a classroom--that if you're not ready to learn, you won't. For small museums and historical societies to move forward, there has to be not only a spark, but a willingness to fan that spark into a full-fledged flame of change.Professional development should…
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A Repository for Bottled Monsters
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Dr. John H. Brinton
20 Nov 2009 | 5:55 pmDr. John H. Brinton Originally uploaded by tiz_herself I finally got a shot of this portrait of John Hill Brinton, which lives at the National Gallery of Art. We're just letting them borrow it. -
Marine Biologists
20 Nov 2009 | 8:33 amI just found this while looking for something else. That's usually the way it is around here. It's from the BUMED (U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine) collection that we scanned. It has to be under copyright, so hopefully someone will tell us who the cartoonist is. -
Reeve 035097
18 Nov 2009 | 5:08 pmReeve 035097 Originally uploaded by otisarchives1I just uploaded several medical illustrations of empyema on our Flickr page. I came across at least a couple of dozen of them today and this is the first installment. -
Another one of those weird coincidences
18 Nov 2009 | 3:47 amYesterday I received a question about a Dr. Trudeau who practiced from about 1830-1877 (who, it turned out, we don't have any information about). Out of curiosity and because we have the massive Vorwald Collection that includes tuberculosis research done at the Trudeau Foundation at the Saranac Laboratories in New York, I Googled the name and dates and found this entry on Wikipedia: [Edward LivingstonTrudeau had two sons, Edward Livingston Trudeau Jr., who died of tuberculosis, and Francis B. Trudeau, who succeeded his father at the sanatorium as director until 1954. Francis B. -
Good advice during this flu season
16 Nov 2009 | 11:56 amSome helpful advice I found while searching for images in the Archives Jasmine High, MA Archives Technician Otis Historical Archives National Museum of Health and Medicine
