http://www.archway.org/ is the Nebraska Arch- It doesn't advertise as a
museum but as a monument and learning center- almost everything is high
electronics and interactive

Nikkie Cooper
Curator, Fort Morgan Museum
Fort Morgan, Colorado


Date:    Mon, 24 Feb 2003 14:35:47 -0500
From:    Peter Gale <[log in to unmask]>
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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