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Exhibition Strategies 2008. An orientation power point to begin the conversation on exhibition thinking and implementation without regard to content. Useful for: Novice students and as an orientation to create some common language for further discussion. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Exhibition StrategiesExhibition Strategies20082008
An orientation power point to begin the conversation on exhibition thinking and implementation without regard to content.
Useful for:– Novice students – and as an orientation to create some common
language for further discussion.– To be used with discussion of audience needs,
learning styles, exhibition techniques.April 21, 2023Elaine Heumann Gurian
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ExhibitionsExhibitions
Can be about any subject as long as someone is interested in it.
Must be enhanced by three-dimensional material.
The exhibition creator must be passionate.The material must answer some overt or
unexpressed question.
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StylesStyles
It is important to know as many design strategies (including interactivity and technology) as possible and then choose the ones that fit best for each application.
Copy from everyone! Visitors have multiple ways of learning.
Therefore always create more than one entry to understanding.
Modulate the levels of activity, noise. Quiet, etc. everything should not be high involvement
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Money matters --Money matters --
But not as much as you think.Technology is expensiveTactility does not have to use
technology.Good design can be used for any kind
of material
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LONG AGOLONG AGO18901890
Exhibitions used only objects, cases, labels and walking around. What did it feel like?
Notice the aisle size.
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www.smithsonianlegacies.si.edu/ photos/133.jpg
NOT SO LONG AGONOT SO LONG AGO19701970
Any difference? It is clear that many museums have
retained the classic model with only minor modifications.
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www.museum.vic.gov.au/history/ images/1970.jpg
EXAMPLES OF EXHIBIT EXAMPLES OF EXHIBIT TECHNIQUESTECHNIQUESA short series of exhibition techniques
follows. It is far from exhaustive.
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LOTS OF PICTURES -- NO TEXTLOTS OF PICTURES -- NO TEXT
Easy to doMakes a
statementReinforces
idea
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www.macromedia.com/.../osamu/ images/exhibition.jpg
LOTS OF PICTURES NO TEXT -- MORELOTS OF PICTURES NO TEXT -- MORE
Can be art show
Can be designed
Presents multiple evidence
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www.arcspace.com/kk_ann/ 4/exhibition.jpg
Few pictures no textFew pictures no text
DramaticWalls flexibleFocus attention
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www.randolphdesigns.com/ images/exhib_img2.jpg , Catherine Wagner & IDDA ,1993
MULTI-MEDIA & TEXTMULTI-MEDIA & TEXTUses all
types of exhibition strategies
ExpensiveExciting, not
restful
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www.ambs.com.au/images/ content/exhibition.jpg
TRAVELING, HANDS ON, TEXT, OBJECTSTRAVELING, HANDS ON, TEXT, OBJECTS
Easily packedMultiple
learning avenuesPlace for human
interaction
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www.dpie.com/images/ exhibition.jpg
CASES, OBJECTS, TEXTCASES, OBJECTS, TEXT
Conservation, security considerations Case and lighting design makes aesthetics Contemplative, offers close looking Often repetitive and fatiguing
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CASES, OBJECTS, TEXT -- MORECASES, OBJECTS, TEXT -- MORE
-- AND WHEN THE SUBJECT INTERESTS THE USER, THE INSTALLATION BE ORDINARY.
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www.cnn.com/.../people/shows/ diana/images/exhibition.jpg
REAL PLACE, TEXT, IMAGESREAL PLACE, TEXT, IMAGESAuthenticAtmospheric InterestingEnvironmentSensorySpeciall
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www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/ .../images/exhibition.jpg
TRYING WITHOUT RESOURCESTRYING WITHOUT RESOURCESMoney matters but not unduly. Money matters but not unduly. Greece 1974Greece 1974
Explain detailsGive an exampleExercise to re-
enforce learning
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•POIGNANT•ATMOSPHERIC•WHAT DOES IT NEED? CAN WE HELP WITHOUT EXTRA MONEY ?
www.culture.gr/4/42/421/42101/ 421019/00/lm011901.jpg
Atmospheric case IIAtmospheric case II
Organized Different levels
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www.phm.gov.au/exhibits/archive/ Powerhouse -- australia
Dress Up – Role PlayDress Up – Role Play
Great funSuperficial?CreativeMaintenance
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www.wowmuseum.com/images/Exhibits/ Safari%20Pirates.jpg
plantpath.wisc.edu/~glf/newest/ children-museum-garden.jpg
Hands on -- ExperientialHands on -- Experiential
Experiential and engaging Fosters personal learning Difficult to successfully create Often facilitates person to person interaction. Maintenance.
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www.pova.com/visitors/visguide/ images/pdx05.jpg www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org/ images/group_visits.jpg .
Evocative Stage SetEvocative Stage Set
“If These Walls Could Talk” C. Maxx Stevens, Artist, Educator, Arts
Administrator Boise Art Museum, First Peoples Conference 2002
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www.boisestate.edu/firstnations/ ifthesewalls2.jpg
Teaching, host, tactileTeaching, host, tactileHuman interactionMore object protectionExplaination, educationalAdministrative, personnel costs
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www.thechildrensmuseum.org/ volunteer.html
PerformancePerformance
Reserve spaceSite linesAdministrative, performers costEngaging, experientialGroup interactive
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www.cmany.org/images/ IMG_0311.JPG
PARTICIPATORY/ SHARING PARTICIPATORY/ SHARING AUTHORITYAUTHORITYSocial NetworksAssociated with websTagging and cloudsTalk back boards and audience
engagement.Levels of audience engagement see Simon,
Nina , The Participatory Museum, 2010.
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LAYERINGLAYERINGThe most effective exhibitions have layers
of available understanding to cater to different learning needs and expertise.
Possible layers could include:– Orientation and definations.– Tactility and interaction.– “More About” access to additional
information and additional study objects.– Technology– Audience participation.
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