Join us for an upcoming #ExhibitChat!
Hosted by the National Association for Museum Exhibition @NAMExhibitions
June chats about “Intentionally Designed Spaces”
(Spring 2014 Issue)
In the most recent issue of Exhibitionist journal we explore the concept of exhibitions as "intentionally designed spaces."
Join us for three twitter chats with article authors this June. They’ll be talking and answering your questions about approaching design in ways that enhance the visitor experience.
Chat #1: Intentional design in art museums
Thursday, June 12, 3-4
Traditionally, we think art speaks for itself or that it’s inappropriate to mediate the subjective experience of an individual through interpretation. It’s only in recent years that we’ve begun to see projects that go beyond this, introducing intentional design as an emerging discipline in art museums. During this chat, discuss three projects—from the Dallas Museum of Art, the Baltimore Museum of Art, and the Walker Art Center—that challenge traditional assumptions.
Chat with:
Maria Mortati (@mortati), independent museum exhibit designer
Sarah Schultz (@SarahSchultz), Director of Education and Curator of Public Engagement, Walker Art Center (@WalkerArtCenter)
Christina Alderman, Assistant Director, Family and Youth Programs, Walker Art Center (@WalkerArtCenter)
Betsy DiSalvo, Phd, School of Interactive Computing (@BetCD), Georgia Tech (@GeorgiaTech)
Mark Allen (@machineproject), Director, Machine Project
Susan Diachisin, The Kelli and Allen Questrom Director of the Center for Creative Connections, Dallas Museum of Art (@DallasMuseumArt)
Jessica Fuentes, Gallery Manager, Center for Creative Connections, Dallas Museum of Art (@DallasMuseumArt)
Gamynne Guillotte (@GGuillotte), Manager of Interpretation, Baltimore Museum of Art (@artbma)
Read the article: “Design Intentionality and the Art Museum”
http://ow.ly/xUeaT
Chat #2: Updating exhibit spaces on a tight budget
Tuesday, June 24, 3-4
How can your museum provide visitors with more interactive, engaging spaces on limited resources? Streamlining signage, embedding layered content into digital systems, and enhancing aesthetics to provide an engaging atmosphere can markedly improve the visitor experience in a cost-efficient manner. During this chat, discuss budget-friendly strategies for exhibition re-design with staff from the Shedd Aquarium.
Chat with staff from @shedd_aquarium
Kris Nesbitt, Director- Exhibits, Shedd Aquarium
Lindsay Maldonado, Director-Audience Research, Shedd Aquarium
Fran Mast, Coordinator-Audience Research, Shedd Aquarium
Read the article: “Small Changes, Big Impact: Scalable Renovations Lead to Improved Visitor Experiences”
http://ow.ly/xUed7
Chat #3: Designing interactive exhibition carts
Thursday, June 26, 3-4
As self-contained platforms, exhibit carts are spaces that are able to move throughout a facility in order to find people, deliver an experience, and start an open-ended face-to-face exchange. During this chat, discuss three interactive exhibition cart projects—from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Chicago History Museum, and the Lincoln Park Zoo—that incorporate visitors heads, hearts, and hands.
Chat with:
Rich Faron, Exhibit Developer-Designer, Museum Explorer
Jessica Banda, Exhibit Developer-Writer, Museum Explore.
Allison Price, Director of Education, Lincoln Park Zoo
Read the article: “Exhibition Carts: Intentionally Designed Spaces on the Move”
http://ow.ly/xUeeg
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