Talk with Renee Dreyfuss at the Fine Arts Museums of SAn Francisco. She has done tours for the perm. collection. Ted Greenberg, LACMA > ---------- > From: Lisa Steffen[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2000 3:37 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: permanent collection audio > > Hello Museum-L folk, I'm working on a project that involves our art > museum's first experiment with an audio tour in the permanent collection, > and I'd love to hear suggestions or experiences from other institutions. > > The audio will be confined to one floor of the museum. We want to use > hand-held units (vs. installed speakers) that allow random access (no > prescribed sequence), and we'd like it to require minimal staffing (if > self-serve proves impossible). > > In our audio tours for temporary exhibitions, we have worked with > Acoustiguide and Antenna, so that's where I'm looking first. Has anyone > had an excellent or unsatisfactory experience with either of these for > permanent collection projects, or is there another company you'd > recommend? > > If you've been involved with a similar project, please let me know if > you'd be willing to discuss it over the phone--I'd love to ask about > optimal number of stops per gallery, considerations in object selection, > approaches to content, pitfalls to avoid, etc.! > > Thanks, > Lisa Steffen > Exhibitions Interpretation Coordinator > Denver Art Museum > [log in to unmask] > > ========================================================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).