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Exhibitions designed to be mobile
The National Association for Museum Exhibition (NAME) is seeking articles for the Spring 2012 of its journal, Exhibitionist, about exhibitions designed to be mobile. This includes: traveling...
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How not to reinvent the wheel
Thirty years ago, people who developed museum exhibits had a lot more trouble finding out about exhibits in other museums, and there was practically no critical review of each other’s work. (A 1977...
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Picturing conviviality
Is your museum convivial? Have you visited a museum where you’ve felt particularly energized and alive? We invite you to share images and stories—and to join Kathleen McLean and me during the ASTC...
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Setting the stage for conviviality
In an essay called “Convivial Cities,” Lisa Peattie wrote that “Conviviality can take place with few props. . . But it must have some sort of material base–the right-shaped corner, the piece of vacant...
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The humble appeal of smart, quirky, and beautiful little exhibits
Daniel Burnham, celebrated for his outsize impact on the shape of modern Chicago, famously said, “Make no little plans.” But sometimes, in museums, there’s a place for little plans – for cosy nooks and...
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Talking back
Co-created content and community participation are now part of the standard vocabulary of museum exhibits — in theory if not always in practice. Running into Janet Kamien the other day was a reminder...
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Visits to the museums of the five ‘stans
Christine Reich, director of research and evaluation at the Museum of Science, Boston, visited Central Asia a few weeks ago. (She appears, right, with a docent at a museum in Tajikistan). In this post,...
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Reflections on art in children’s and science museums
Justine Roberts, executive director of the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire in Dover, looked back at several case studies and reviews as she reflected on the many roles professional art can play in...
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Creating ExhibitFiles – looking back, looking ahead
As the National Science Foundation grant that supported development of ExhibitFiles comes to an end, Kathleen McLean and I share some reflections. Opening ExhibitFiles in April 2007 was like opening a...
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Bilingual Exhibits Research Initiative
Nan Renner, Cecilia Garibay, Carlos Plaza, and Steven Yalowitz describe the Bilingual Exhibits Research Initiative, a National Science Foundation Pathways Exploratory Research Project Does your...
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ExhibitSEED- Measuring an Exhibit’s Sustainability
Kari Jensen, Senior Exhibit Developer, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry tells the story of a problem the team encountered and about how it influenced the team’s understanding of sustainable...
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Innovation Labs in Indian Science Centers
This case study complements the article Inside the Process: Three Exhibit Development Case Studies, which appeared in the January/February 2014 issue of Dimensions magazine. Case Study contributed by...
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