Tagged with "history"
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Mythic Creatures
Review
by Paul Orselli Published July 08 2007
The premise of the exhibition "Mythic Creatures" is excellent, namely, that many myths (giants, mermaids, dragons) have a basis in natural objects or phenomena. Unfortunately the execution of the exhibition does not live up to this premise. The...
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North by Southwest: Interactive Kiosk
Case Study
by Jim Spadaccini Published July 09 2007
The kiosk exhibit in this case study shares the same name with the exhibit, North by Southwest: Bering Sea Communities, Collaborations and Collections. The exhibition is currently open at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology in Albuquerque, New Mexico....
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Gold
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by Paul Orselli Published July 15 2007
The traveling exhibition "Gold" is a wonderful example of a natural history exhibition that illustrates both the scientific and cultural aspects of the chosen subject. Gold is curated by the American Museum of Natural History scientist James D....
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The American Image: The Photographs of John Collier Jr.
Case Study
by Jim Spadaccini Published May 08 2007
The American Image: The Photographs of John Collier Jr. was developed with a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology and College of Educations Technology & Education Center (TEC) at the University of...
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Museo del Acero
Case Study
by Sanya Pleshakov Published October 18 2007
Some might have dismissed Blast Furnace No. 3 as an ageing, industrial relic. However Parque Fundidora envisioned a spectacular educational facilitypart science center, part museum, part thrill rideinside its crumbling walls. Today, that dream has...
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Lewis & Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition
Case Study
by Tim Grove Published January 10 2008
This was a 6000 square foot exhibition that traveled the United States during the expedition's bicentennial years, 2004-2006. It originated in St. Louis and host cities on the tour were Philadelphia, Denver, Portland and Washington, D.C. The...
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Where History Begins: A Low Tech Document-based Interactive Exhibit
Case Study
by Greg Olson Published January 20 2008
Challenge: One of the most stinging observations we have ever received about our exhibit program came from a grant reviewer who once responded to one of our proposals by stating flatly, I refuse to believe that an exhibit of historical documents can...
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Terror House
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by Daniel Spock Published March 27 2008
On Andrassy Street, one of Budapests loveliest boulevards, stands the Terror House. The exterior begins the metaphorical journey contained inside, terror literally casts a dark shadow on the place. Boy does it ever. For more than 50 years over...
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9/11 Gallery
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by Bill Watson Published April 20 2008
The 9/11 Gallery occupies approximately 1,500 square feet with an adjacent theater. The centerpiece of the gallery is part of the communication tower from the top of one of the World Trade Center buildings that fell in the attacks of 9/11/2001. The...
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Getting By
Review
by Bill Watson Published May 31 2007
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum is located in the Lower East Side of New York City, traditionally - and still - home to recent immigrants to the United States. The museum is actually a restored tenement. Its 20 apartments, each approximately 350...
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Virginia Museum of Natural History permanent exhibits
Case Study
by Ryan Barber Published March 17 2009
Exhibits Description: There are two major permanent exhibition galleries at the Virginia Museum of Natural History: "Uncovering Virginia", and the "Lee & George W. Lester, II How Nature Works gallery". These newly-opened galleries total 5,336 square...
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Saltville
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by Nancy Moncrief Published March 19 2009
The Uncovering Virginia gallery features re-creations of six VMNH research sites that represent time periods ranging from 300 million years ago to 300 years ago. For each site, displays of actual fossils excavated at that site are accompanied by...
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The Power of Children
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by Nina Simon Published May 12 2009
In April, I sat in a half-empty classroom in the middle of the day with an actor and a bunch of visitors and cried. I was in a children's museum. I wasn't injured. I'm not imbalanced. The Power of Children exhibition is just that good. I visited...
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Beautiful Science: Ideas that Changed the World
Case Study
by Karina White Published June 22 2009
"Beautiful Science" is a permanent, 2500sf library exhibition that aims to present highlights from the history of science in intriguing and accessible ways. Our primary goal: To make a (truly) engaging library exhibition, bringing the books &...
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Invention At Play
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by Kelly Brisbois Published July 27 2009
Invention At Play: The story of American invention Look around, whether you are at home or work (or elsewhere using your portable web enabled device). Virtually every thing you can see and touch was invented by someone. I learned how the...