The Johnstown Heritage Discovery Center in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, opened
in 2001. It relies almost exclusively on multimedia exhibitions to narrate
immigration/ethnic history in this west-central Pennsylvania steel town.

Visit their site at www.jaha.org


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From: "Peter Gale" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 2:35 PM
Subject: Large Scale Multimedia-Based Exhibitions


> I would like to know if anyone could identify recent examples, in North
America and elsewhere, of large scale, exhibition-like presentations at a
> museum or related type of cultural institution that were created largely,
if not entirely, using a variety of multimedia technologies, audio-visual
> components, media environments and experiences, etc., possibly along with
some printed texts and cultural objects. Such presentations might
> have been designed to introduce a museum's range of collections; to
complement a traditional, object-based exhibit; or to serve as a
> stand-alone display intended to engage visitors in some sort of thematic
concern or subject of relevance to the museum or cultural organization
> and their publics. It might be housed in a separate facility and even be
independent of any museum, although museum-like in its intentions.
>
> This sort of presentation would utilize a diverse range of current media
technologies and be designed to engage and inform visitors much like an
> object-based exhibit, but through the latest technologies. I am familiar
with small-scale examples of this sort of presentation, usually within the
> context of a traditional exhibit, but am wondering about their existence
as larger-scaled, independent presentations. I would also like to know if
> there are any examples that are currently on view anywhere.
>
> As well, I'd be curious to know the names of firms that are known to
specialize in this sort of presentation.
>
> Thank you in advance for your suggestions.
>
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