Overview

What goes into planning a successful exhibition, and how do we know one when we see it? This book gathers the thinking of leading exhibition professionals in a point-counterpoint format that grew out of an invitational conference at the Exploratorium. Featured are descriptions of Twelve Noteworthy Science Exhibitions, including budgets and timelines, project goals, participants, and narratives of the exhibition development process. A DVD augments these descriptions with color images and several video walkthroughs. The concluding section, In the Vernacular, suggests strategies for keeping creativity alive while learning from past practice, using three novel formats-a Creativity Killers poster to hang by your desk, a Muzine full of irreverent ideas, and tear-out Weed Seeds cards with tips for encouraging innovation. Sponsored by the Exploratorium.

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Author:   Kathleen McLean ,  Catherine McEver
Publisher:   Exploratorium
Imprint:   Exploratorium
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.816kg
ISBN:  

9780943451589

ISBN 10:   0943451582
Pages:   140
Publication Date:   15 December 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword-Barry A. VanDemanAcknowledgmentsIntroduction-Kathleen McLean and Catherine McEverPart One: The Conversations Introduction: Best Practices Should be a Tool, Not a Rule -Kathleen McLean The Best of Practices, the Worst of Times -Jay Rounds How Clear Goals and Objectives Can Help Us Lose Our Way -Patrick Tevlin Writing More Useful Goals and Objectives -Beverly Serrell Teams and Goals: Conversations about how We Work Together Teams Take Too Long: Think F.A.S.T.! -Paul Orselli Some Thoughts on Teams -Jim Volkert Ample Time and Money: Bottom Line Requirement or Practical Noise? -Paul Martin Time and Money: A Pragmatic Perspective -Claire Pillsbury Project Management and Innovative Exhibitions: A Perfect Pair -Robert Garfinkle and Susan Koch Questions from the Field about Time, Money, and Project Management Beyond Interactivity -Judy Rand Emotional Rescue -Stephen Pizzey Evaluation -Donald Hughes What Does Evaluation Have to Do with Best Practices? -Sue Allen Questions from the Field about Evaluation Employing New Technology: Think about the Interface -Amanda Parkes Learning Design -Sue Allen Embracing Ideas -Kathleen McLeanPart Two: Twelve Noteworthy Science Exhibitions Introduction: A Detailed Look at Twelve Noteworthy Science Exhibitions -Kathleen McLean and Catherine McEver Wolves and Humans: Coexistence, Competition and Conflict -Science Museum of Minnesota, Paul Martin Traveling the Pacific -The Field Museum, Phyllis Rabineau Psychology: Understanding Ourselves, Understanding Each Other -American Psychological Association and Ontario Science Centre, Gretchen Jennings Darkened Waters: Profile of an Oil Spill -Pratt Museum, Michael S. O'Meara Whodunit? The Science of Solving Crime -Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Charlie Walter Engineer It! -Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Janell C. Jones Memory -Exploratorium, Michael Pearce Congo Gorilla Forest -Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx Zoo, Sitara Cave, John Fraser, John Gwynne, and Kim Vanmourik Frogs -Exploratorium, Charles Carlson and Alice Krasinski Sounds from the Vaults -The Field Museum, Carolyn S. Johnson and Alaka Wali, with Richard Faron and Bruce Odland Sound Lab -Experience Music Project, Andrea Weatherhead Jellies: Living Art -Monterey Bay Aquarium, Jaci Tomulonis CD ROMPart Three: In the Vernacular Introduction: In the Vernacular -Kathleen McLean and Catherine McEver Weed Seeds Cards and Free Passes Creativity Killers Poster Muzine Comments from Non-VisitorsAppendix A: The Preconference Survey/Questionnaire and RespondentsAppendix B: Conference ParticipantsAppendix C: Ways of Assessing an ExhibitionCredits

Reviews

-Winner, Honorable Mention, Educational Resources, 2005 Am. Assn. Of Museums Publications Competition

Author Information

Kathleen McLean is a museum consultant, former director of the Center for Public Exhibition and Public Programs at the Exploratorium, and author of the ASTC bestseller Planning for People in Museum Exhibitions. Catherine McEver is an artist and writer who has documented planning meetings for foundations, museums, and science centers nationwide.

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