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Matt Kirchman
What I do, where I work
I’m an independent consultant offering museum planning and exhibition development. My business is called ObjectIDEA.
Current position
President at ObjectIDEA Museum Planning and Exhibition Development
Earlier positions
Director of Interpretive Planning at Amaze Design
Director of Interpretive Planning at Krent Paffett Carney
Exhibit Designer at John G. Shedd Aquarium
Assistant Director at Southern California Environmental Ed and Leadership Foundation
Website(s)
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A Day in Pompeii
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by Matt Kirchman Published January 02 2012
Having done no pre-visit research at all, I really thought I was going to the Museum of Science to learn about volcanology and archaeological scientific methods – maybe even some forensics – when I chose to take my wife to see "A Day in Pompeii"...
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Treasures of the Steamboat Arabia
Review
by Matt Kirchman Published March 12 2010
At the Arabia Steamboat Museum, "felt meaning" is precious cargo. In an oftentimes-heady profession such as exhibition development and design, it’s easy to over-think the idea of the coveted “take-home message.” We interpretive developers...
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Country Fair to Culinary Olympics
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by Matt Kirchman Published February 05 2009
Roger Ebert eat your heart out! And while youre at it, enjoy some fried dough and prize-winning pickles! In November, I sat on a panel to offer critical analysis of the latest exhibition offered by the Johnson and Wales University Museum of...
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Dalí and Film
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by Matt Kirchman Published July 01 2008
I found myself in St. Petersburg recently, so I went to the Salvador Dalí Museum and took in the exhibition, Dalí and Film. From the website: Dalí and Film (February June, 2008) is "the first exhibition examining the profound relationship...
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Paul Martin
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Updated July 30 2010