a new model for popup exhibits and community storytelling
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My presentation from the Society for Experiential Graphic Design "Exhibition & Experience Design Workshop" in DC, 8/22/14.TRANSCRIPT
Once upon a time…
Once upon a time…
We designed primarily for exhibits.
Teen Tokyo subway car, ambient audio as collections
Tetsuo’s Room, object theater
Name that Boat!, POV footage in reconstructed lobster boat
Then something changed…
Blog entry: the museum world changed, 7/13/11
Theme 1: Portable/Popup exhibits create wider connections to a museum’s community
Theme 1: Portable/Popup exhibits create wider connections to a museum’s community
•The Popup Museum, Michelle DelCarlo•SF Mobile Museum, Maria Mortati•Santa Cruz MAH, Nina Simon•Charm Bracelet Project, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh•and many more…
The Popup Museum
The Popup Museum
SF Mobile Museum
SF Mobile Museum
Santa Cruz MAH
Santa Cruz MAH
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Charm Bracelet Project
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Charm Bracelet Project
“the pervasive museum”
“the pervasive museum”•Pervasive and distributed throughout the city•Programs, popup exhibits, temporary spaces
A Zen Koan:
How do we design for the pervasive museum?
A Zen Koan:
How do we design for the pervasive museum?
A Zen Koan:
•Content development for both permanent and popup exhibits•Exhibit outposts throughout a community•Logistics: easy setup by one person
Theme 2: Visitor storytelling as a key component of experiential design
The Mercer Museum, Storykiosk installation
The Mercer Museum, Storykiosk installation
Click link to play: http://youtu.be/vfouB7qRfKI
Visual storytelling and participation
Kennedy Space Center/BRC Imagination Arts
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History/Richard Lewis Media Group
Heritage Museums & Gardens/Proun Design
A second Zen Koan:
A second Zen Koan:
How do we encourage visitors to verbalize their experience?
…and how do we encourage visitors to tweet their experience?
A second Zen Koan:
How do we encourage visitors to verbalize their experience?
Theme 3 (combining themes):Visitor storytelling + popup exhibits
Museum Puppet Throwdown
Three intersecting circles
Three intersecting circles
Museum Puppet Throwdown
Museum Puppet Throwdown
Museum Puppet Throwdown
The Wild Center, Maple Sugaring Initiative
The Wild Center, Maple Sugaring Initiative
The Wild Center, Maple Sugaring Project
Click link to play: http://youtu.be/IajrkpvniK8
St. Croix Virgin Islands, community storytelling
St. Croix Virgin Islands, community storytelling
St. Croix Virgin Islands, community storytelling
St. Croix Virgin Islands, community storytelling
St. Croix Virgin Islands, community storytelling
Click link to play: http://youtu.be/wOiyZ6TcFH4
St. Croix Virgin Islands, community storytelling
Click link to play: http://youtu.be/SQ7Z-OqfsqI
Koan review:
Koan review: •What storytelling formats engage visitors’ own experiences?
Koan review: •What storytelling formats engage visitors’ own experiences?
•How do we design for the pervasive museum?
The End
