Hi Felicia,
    From similar experience I would STRONGLY encourage your firm to add to
the "team" someone with expertise in these specific areas. There are many
such areas at musuems. We used White Oak Associates (WWW.WhiteOakAssoc.com)
who are musuem theatre experts for our master plan...
    Feel free to Contact me for further info.

> From: Felicia Liss <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 11:29:20 -0400
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: New Museum Spaces
> 
> Our team of designers and educators are currently in the process of
> developing a programming space and "café area" for a new museum.
> 
> The programming space is intended as an interactive multi-use environment
> for museum theater programs, as well as programs that show film clips, to
> encourage facilitated discussion.  It will be used for both school groups
> and general visitors throughout the day.
> 
> The café will be a place sit down at tables that will allow participants to
> informally discuss experiences and issues that may have come up in the
> exhibitions with fellow museum visitors. In addition, visitors may input
> information and ideas at computer stations (at the tables or stations
> around the café), retrieve items they have input throughout their visit or
> comments left by previous visitors, as well as search for additional
> information related to the exhibition.
> 
> These environments are both about half way through the total exhibition
> experience.
> 
> Questions:
> 1. I'm hoping that some of you may have some similar spaces I should
> investigate/visit and/or may have some thoughts to share as we develop
> these spaces.
> 2.  If you have spaces like this at your institution, please let me know. I
> have a series of specific questions I'd like to ask you.  =)
> 
> I appreciate your time,
> Felicia
> 
> Felicia Liss
> Museum Education Specialist
> Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership
> 7 West 22nd Street
> New York, New York 10010
> (212) 989-2624, ext. 308
> Fax (212) 727-1702
> 
> Visit us at www.skolnick.com
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