The Future

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Introduction Since March 17th 2020 and the start of my Coronavirus quarantine, I have worked on a Strategic Plan for a museum in Tennessee, worked as an AAM MAP reviewer and worked on my new book Museum Visitor Experience. I am sure as everyone else, some days are better than others. Often it is difficult to have the concentration to …

What do you do?

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Every week, I receive emails asking “what do you do?” (in addition to writing the blog). The easy answer is “help kids who learn differently”, but that is not a direct answer. All of the projects I will work on are for informal educational institutions (science centers, children’s museums, traveling exhibitions, natural history museums and art museums). I will forever be thankful to the museums of my childhood. My work and this blog has become a passion in support informal education.

Museum Planning Software

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Below is a list of the software I use. I use a MacBook Pro, travel often so like having the laptop.  In the studio have two Mac design workstations and an office computer. Design: Sketchup – Free, 3D drawing software Tux Paint – Free, Great for doing a quick sketches VectorWorks – Drafting Photoshop – Image Editing Illustrator – Drawing …

Museum Project Services

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I have recently finished up my two projects for the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis; “Take Me There Egypt” and the “the world’s largest Brachiosaurus dinosaur sculpture” and I am now starting to look for new opportunities.  Services: * Exhibition Project Management * Exhibition Project Estimating * Museum Planning * Museum Producer * Owners Representative My projects for the Children’s Museum: …