Ron Arad, Exhibition at MOMA By ROBERTA SMITH July 31, 2009 The designer Ron Arad has always had a lot of nerve, and it ricochets around his rambunctious retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art like…
Museum Exhibition Audit
I am currently in Saigon, Vietnam, and visited the War Remnants Museum, a very powerful experience! As I am walking through the Museum I keep noticing small issues that are easily changed, but have a large impact on the visitor experience such as lighting, wayfinding and heights of graphic panels. Recently I have completed an exhibition audit for the Mobius …
Basic World Class
Khokana Museum, Khokana, Nepal I am in Nepal, visiting the village of Khokana a small village listed on the Unesco list of world heritage sites. The village is in the Kathmandu Valley, Kathmandu is known as the home of the Kumari Devi. I came for Durga Puja, an annual Hindu festival that celebrates worship of Hindu goddess Durga. Here …
Asia Travels
Robotic “performers” at the Robotic Theater of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, video taken during my last trip to China. I am off to Asia for a three month trip. Leaving this Friday for travel to Northern India, Nepal, Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia and Japan. I have set up several meetings at museums and science centers, but always open to …
Coastal Discovery Museum; Exhibition Review
Exhibition Review of the Coastal Discovery Museum
Birth of a Science Center
Mobius Lab NorthTown Mall 4750 North Division Spokane, Washington 99207 Most Science Centers and Children’s Museums start with a preview facility, often in a mall. The preview facility offers several advantages: A way to educate the public about Science Centers and Children’s Museums Serve as a training facility for staff Educate and build interest with stakeholders and donors Create a …
Hawaii Shuts Down Real Human Bodies Show
In 2006, a set of plastinated bodies, designed by plastination inventor Gunther von Hagens, was featured in the James Bond film “Casino Royale” The plasticized remains of three human beings were posed playing poker, all at the request of the film’s producers. (ABC News) Island State Becomes First in the Union to Ban Controversial Exhibitions of Real Human Bodies from …
Schizophrenic Smithsonian
Link to Slide Show The Concorde and the Boeing Dash 80 are surrounded by smaller aircraft on the south end of the Boeing Aviation Hangar. Photo by, Carolyn Russo, NASM, Smithsonian Institute From the Wall Street Journal July 16, 2009 By Roy J. Harris, JR. Chantilly, Va. Link to Article “The nation’s most-visited exhibition space—the Smithsonian National Air & Space …
Leading Visitors Through a Historical Journey to a National Heartache
Click on image for slide show “Lincoln’s presence may hover over Washington, but there is no museum dedicated to him. Right now, the working theater is a kind of living museum, its shrine overlooking the stage, no matter what play is performed.” Photo: Andrew Councill for The New York Times Article By Edward Rothstein New York Times July 14, 2009 …
Museum of Chinese in America
Photo: Librado Romero/The New York Times New Home For Chinese Experience In America New York Times, July 8, 2009 By Larry Rohter “The newly expanded, newly relocated Museum of Chinese in America has chosen to open the doors of its new home on the edge of Chinatown quietly and gradually as it settles in over the summer. But it aims …