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 …
“An Architect Puts Bach in a Musical Cocoon”
Photo by Duncan Elliott Jean-Guihen Queyras plays one of Bach’s cello suites at a specially designed space at the Manchester Art Gallery. By ANTHONY TOMMASINI From the New York Times July 13, 2009 MANCHESTER, England — A rewarding experiment in creating an ideal space to hear some of Bach’s most intimate music — the solo suites for piano, for cello …
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 …
Heritance, the Open Museum People
Just learned about Heritance, love their thinking. Check out the online museum http://openmuseum.org – Mark Walhimer Heritance Website From Heritance website: “Heritance promotes open museum practices that foster diversity and good governance. Heritance promotes open museum practices through Open Museum (OMo), a free web site and global museum that allows museums to create dynamic exhibits that support (encourage!) visitor co-creation. …
Museum Planning Resources
I have added a page on the blog called “Museum Planning Resources”. Creating a new museum or exhibition takes a dedicated team. The page will list our trusted team partners from past projects and an explanation of their responsibilities. Photo copyright the Denver Museum of Nature and Science Lighting Design The atmosphere of Museum exhibitions is created by lighting. A …
Museum Planning on Wikipedia
museumplanner.com has created a Museum Planning page on Wikipedia, please review the page and add your thoughts! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_planning Museum Planning is the creation of documents to describe a new museum’s vision, the visitor experience and an organizational plan for a new institution, or one undergoing a major expansion or change in focus. Museum plans may include some or all of …
Museum Planner Blog Survey Results
Thank you all for participating! 73 people participated in the survey. Results Summary: The majority of participants are interested in the planning of science centers, the majority of participants are museum staff, interested in the process of planning of new exhibitions for currently open museums. 1. What type of museum planning are you the most interested in? Science Center number …
Standards for Museum Exhibitions and Indicators of Excellence
NAME – National Association for Museum Exhibition AAM Membership Dept. 4002 Washington, DC 20042-4002 fax 202.289.6578 http://name-aam.org/ From the NAME Website: NAME – National Association for Museum Exhibition is a Standing Professional Committee of the American Association of Museums “Standards for Museum Exhibitions and Indicators of Excellence developed by the Standing Professional Committees Council of the American Association of Museums …
Art Handling / Art Services Companies
Atelier4 (A4): Custom-built crates from recyclable and renewable materials. (718) 433-3500. Art Crating: Local shipping and installation. Caters to major Chelsea galleries. (718) 218-7250. Cadogan Tate: European network, worldwide shipping and a brokerage service that deals with customs. (718) 706-7999. Crozier Fine Arts: One of the oldest craters in the business. Offers private office spaces attached to storage vaults. (212) …
Museum Definition
From Wikipedia Natural History Museum London, Photo by DAVID ILIFF “A museum is a “permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment, for the purposes of education, study, and enjoyment”, as defined by the International Council …