I just posted our second online version of a closed temporary exhibit and found something interesting; the online version was better than the real thing. Because of the limitations of ordering an exhibit that was basically a full size diorama of a c…
One way my museum stretches content is to photo document temporary exhibits so that when they're gone we can publish them online for anyone who may have missed them. Since the text was already written it was a simple matter to put it all on our blog.
The biggest museum in our system is located on the ground floor of a courthouse. Whenever we install a new exhibit, we make a short, silent, video and project it onto the floor right inside the front door. We get a lot of people coming into the muse…
I design and build exhibits for the Placer County Museums. I'm also in charge of all print media, video, and our blog. I have no formal museum training, but have a talent for making things up as I go along.