Lisa,
Our 1940s kitchen has music playing from the 1940s.  We have had  
Christmas music for our Christmas exhibits as well.  We have played  
military marches in the Military gallery.  The key is to not make it  
to loud and to have it on repeat so you don't have to go and press  
play every hour.


Christa McCay, M.H.P.
Registrar
Marietta Museum of History
1 Depot Street, Ste. 200
Marietta, GA 30060
770-794-5726


Quoting Lisa Chastain <[log in to unmask]>:

> Concerning the music in exhibits, our director has decided its just too
> quiet and wants to bring some 'life' inside.
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> Lisa
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> Curator
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> From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> Of Scher Thomae, Dawn
> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 12:24 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Music in exhibits
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> The Milwaukee Public Museum has had associated music in its African, Latin
> American, North American Indian, Pacific and Asian galleries since about
> 1964.  If it's not too loud, our surveys have found that people enjoy it and
> some actually dance to the music, hum or tap their feet while in the
> galleries.  If tours are given in the area where music will be playing,
> however, there should be an easy system for it to be turned on, off or
> placed at low volume. If, however, the music has nothing to do with the
> exhibit, not sure what the point is since music is usually placed in
> exhibits to create a mood. Is this the director's reasoning for adding music
> or is he concerned that its too quiet in the museum?
>
> Dawn Scher Thomae
>
> Milwaukee Public Museum
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> From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> Of Lisa Chastain
> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 10:31 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Music in exhibits
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> Listers,
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> My director has put to me a request for 'regional music' in all of our
> exhibits. Now, as I curator I balked at the idea of breaking themes of my
> galleries with random music that has nothing to do with the exhibit ie. A
> military exhibit or a doctors exhibit. I was wondering of your opinions
> concerning music in galleries/exhibits, do you have music, have you rejected
> the idea and why?
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>
>
> Any opinions would be helpful!
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>
>
> Thank you!
>
>
>
> Lisa
>
> Curator of Collections and Exhibits
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