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2Museum Expansion in the Global 21st Century: The Case of Abu Dhabi

Posted on: 11-23-2010

On November 18, Seton Hall University welcomed Andrew McClellan, Dean of Academic Affairs for Arts & Sciences and Professor of Art History at Tufts University, for his program Museum Expansion in the Global 21st Century: The Case of Abu Dhabi. This incredible program included information about the unfolding developments in the cultural and tourism sectors in the United Arab Emirates.  Recent revenues from the oil and gas industry have spurred economic booms in places like Qatar, Dubai and Abu Dhabi.  …

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0Building Museums and sustainability: Moving outside the box

Posted on: 11-20-2010

Over the past 7 years MAAM has hosted an annual Building Museums symposium on the topic of building and renovating museums. It has featured hundreds of case studies and the lessons learned from our colleagues not only in the Mid-Atlantic region, but nationally and internationally. We have looked at the vision or impetus for a building project, examined planning systems, considered design solutions and green practices, explored funding, detailed project implementation, and delved into the community relevance of the museum, …

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0Coming together to brew a science cafe

Posted on: 11-4-2010

This session at the 2010 Annual Meeting provided a look at the inner workings of the Philadelphia science café, Science on Tap (SoT)— a collaborative program facilitated by 5 science museums: American Philosphical Society Museum, Chemical Heritage Foundation, Wagner Free Institute of Science, Academy of Natural Sciences, and Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. My co-presenters were Jenni Drozdek, Assistant Curator of Museum Education, American Philosophical Society Museum, and Victoria Indivero, Production Coordinator, Chemical Heritage Foundation. So what is a science café …

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0“Design as Interpretation”: How visual communication can be both message and medium

Posted on: 11-1-2010

This session provided an excellent crash course in creating cohesive and appropriate exhibition design.  The principles discussed could be used in any type or scale of exhibition. With presenters from LHSA+DP, Morris Museum and New York Hall of Science this session also provided attendees with an extensive set of hand-outs covering the basics of design and a large list of resources. The first exhibition design discussed was that of the Mechanical Musical Instruments and Automata from the Murtogh D. Guinness …

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