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Megan Southwood
What I do, where I work
I write about museum installations in the DC area. I also created and write for the MuseumTrekker Twitter page and the “And We’re Walking…” blog. I recently launched the Emerging Museum Professionals social network on Ning (links to all of these pages are posted below). I hope to see you in the EMP network!
Website(s)
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The Library of Congress Experience
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by Megan Southwood Published April 09 2010
If you haven't been to the Library of Congress in awhile, you might notice some changes. Upon entering the library, visitors can watch a narrated visual presentation of the library's collections on a multi-screen media display. The Library of...
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The Sant Ocean Hall
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by Megan Southwood Published February 17 2010
Media Creates Flow in the Sant Ocean Hall The Sant Ocean Hall is the newest and largest permanent exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. Although the exhibition opened in September 2008, and has already been the topic...
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Bringing the Outside into an Exhibition
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by Megan Southwood on March 05, 2010
The National Geographic Museum set up bird feeders outside of the ground floor Birds of North America exhibition in 2009 so that visitors could view them from mock bird-viewing houses within the exhibit...
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Children Learn about Art at the National Gallery of Art
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by Megan Southwood on March 05, 2010
The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC is committed to making art accessible to children through film, storytelling, performances and hands-on studio workshops. Through the NGA Kids Program...
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Mealworm Case at the Melbourne Aquarium
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by Megan Southwood on April 26, 2010
In August 2008, the Melbourne Aquarium used actual mealworms in a display case about the slithering creatures.
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Roller Coaster at the Melbourne Museum
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by Megan Southwood on April 26, 2010
The Melbourne Story exhibition at the Melbourne Museum ingeniously blends artifacts with technology. A roller coaster car is on display in front of a video screen that plays archival footage taken from...
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Photo Album at the Melbourne Museum
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by Megan Southwood on April 26, 2010
In the Melbourne Story exhibition at the Melbourne Museum, visitors can look through a photograph album containing early images of Melbourne. The album, however, is actually made of a type of plastic...









