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Informationen zum Autor Beth Hansen started her more than twenty years museum career through a graduate program, but she has always worked at very small museums where she was the entire exhibit development/construction staff. Her mix of academic training and practical experience led her to teach workshops on creating exhibits for other small museums. Over the years she has worked with creative volunteers and ingenious museum directors who have come up with great ideas for do-it-ourselves projects. Beth is adjunct faculty in the Museum Studies program at the University of Oklahoma.She developed and teaches the Exhibit Development class for the Museum Studies graduate program at the University of Oklahoma. As a faculty member, she has access to the latest research in visitor studies. Sharing this information with volunteers at small museums is her goal for Great Exhibits!. Klappentext Based on practical experiences at small museums across the country and featuring more than 100 FULL-COLOR photographs and illustrations, Great Exhibits! is an invaluable resource for theoretical guidance and practical assistance to anyone who works or volunteers in a small museum. Zusammenfassung Based on practical experiences at small museums across the country and featuring more than 100 FULL-COLOR photographs and illustrations! Great Exhibits! is an invaluable resource for theoretical guidance and practical assistance to anyone who works or volunteers in a small museum. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of TablesForeword Acknowledgments Preface Chapter 1 Why Create an Exhibition? Why do Museums Create Exhibitions? Museum's Mission Permanent or Temporary? Worksheet 1 Chapter 2 Who will Create the Exhibition and When? Who Will Create the Exhibition? Worksheet 2 Timeline Worksheet 3Chapter 3 What will the Exhibition be About? Audience Topic Public Programming Worksheet 4 Chapter 4 What will People See? Objects and Photographs Worksheet 5 Mood/Visitor Experience Hands-On Activities Room Layout Worksheet 6 Chapter 5 What will we Tell Them? Label Writing Worksheet 7 Auxiliary Materials Worksheet 8 Chapter 6 Will it Work? Evaluation Mock Up Testing Examples Worksheet 9 Chapter 7 How will we Do it? Walls and Hanging Systems Temporary Walls Exhibit Cases Barriers Period Rooms Mannequins Interactive and Hands-on Photo Display Labels for Objects Section Headings and Titles Wall Panel Production Object Display and Mounting Lighting Glossary Bibliography...
