I can't be there, but i would love to see notes and ideas. Marty Buxton ________________________________ From: las <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Fri, October 8, 2010 10:38:27 AM Subject: Exhibit (displays) on the Cheap foil-backed shelf liner Hello: > >I am a curator at a small museum in West Georgia. I am tired of looking at my >own exhibits and thinking "surely this could look better!", feeling like some >of my text looks one step above an elementary school bulletin board! Sometimes >I feel like I am the only one who doesn't know the secret of quality displays >with little expense and all of you are experts at it, because I am often very >impressed at the brilliant suggestions that come across this email in regards to >text, lebels, production, furniture, etc. Well, because I have just about had it >with my own limitations in these areas, I am potentially planning to moderate >a conference session at January’s Georgia Asso of Museums and Galleries on the >topic of cost-conscious exhibit design/fabrication and are currently looking for >people who would like to be on our panel. The three topics areas are: >1. Interactives (mechanical, hands on, audio, video, intro films, >interactive kiosks, etc), >2. Furniture and supports (platforms, pedestals, acrylic bonnets, cases >(all-in-one), artifact supports and artifact mounts, etc), >3. Graphics (large background photographs, smaller images, titles, text, >i.d. labels, graphic panels, etc) > >Now, I am guessing that not many of you are here in the south, but if you are or >would like to attend our conference, or just, by chance, are passing through >(yea, right!) and could potentially be on my panel, and you are one of those >brilliant people out there who knows the secret of fabricating these types of >things (mostly in house, especially for #2 and #3) at very little cost but >WITHOUT sacrificing/compromising quality, please respond to this email and I >will contact you to discuss further off list. > >Best Regards, >Laurie Sedicino, Curator >Legacy Museum on Main========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).