At 09:56 AM 9/24/96 -0800, you wrote:
>I am developing four interactive, browsing or discovery rooms
>randomly scattered throughout our new museum complex in
>Los Angeles. The target audience for these rooms is adult,
>college-educated visitors with an interest in art, but little or
>know training in it. The goal of these rooms is to interpret the
>permanent collections, putting them in a historical context,
>as well as examining materials, techniques, styles and
>motifs. The collection includes illuminated manuscripts,
>Rennaisance Bronzes, assorted sculpture, glass, ceramics,
>French decorative arts, 16th through 19th century European
>paintings, 19th and 20th century photography.
>
>The working title for these rooms is Info Centers or
>Information Centers. I think this is pretty dry, and doesn't
>indicate in any way the educational function of the rooms.
>The problem is that we haven't come up with another title, so
>I'm turning to you all. All suggestions will be considered and
>the final choice will be announced on the list, with the
>originator receiving all the credit.
>
>Right now, some of the titles that have been suggested
>include: Art-itorium, Browsing Room, Art Access Area, View
>Point, Curiosity Corner. None of these are pithy or
>particularly inviting. Some of you were very creative with a
>mathematics title a couple of months ago, so I hope you will
>don your thinking caps and help me out. Thank you.
>
>Ceres Bainbridge
>J. Paul Getty Museum
>Dept. of Education
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>Just happened to read your message and took a break to take a stab at your
problem:

Exploration Stations

Interactivity (seems like this has been used before by the AYM)

Discovery Door (On the door to the room?)

Interpretation Stations

FYI Room

Indepth Research Room

Susan Baldwin
Development Coordinator
Exploris
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