>>>and one more questions, does interactive exhibits cost more compare to
static/normal exhibits? i mean does interactivity means MORE MONEY???!<<<

This is actually an ambiguous question.  The alternative to interactivity
can be anything from a poster to an incredibly complex and ornate display.
And interactivity covers anything from lift a flap to fancy electronics.  A
poster might cost a bit less than a flap, but isn't much of a museum
exhibit, either.  At the other end, an impressive exhibit costs a lot more
than a computer kiosk.  Anything with buttons to push or cranks to turn
qualifies as interactive, yet is inexpensive to add to an exhibit.

We have an exhibt, "What is a fossil?", that shows pairs of objects.  You
guess which is the fossil and lift a flap to see if you're correct (and, if
not, why).  Most of the expense was clearly the housing of the objects.
Adding the question/answer aspect and the flaps was trivial.  We also have
an affair that looks like a space ship chair and console.  You maneuver the
view on the console to see the earth at any lat/long, from various
altitudes.  The price tag on that was hefty.  We have some free-standing
computer kiosks with games (like natural selection, build-a-bug) and
"meet-the-curator" presentations.  Those probably cost less than the
dinosaur dig (chipping fake dino bones from matrix), which has a sort of
boardwalk, permanent staffing, murals and photos, and has to be regularly
replenished.

Robin

Robin K Panza                         [log in to unmask]
Collection Manager, Section of Birds          ph:  412-622-3255
Carnegie Museum of Natural History       fax: 412-622-8837
4400 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh  PA  15213-4008  USA

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