Bringing Objects to Life: iPad Kiosks for the Krannert Art Museum

• By Emogene Schilling
• April 22, 2011

Night Kitchen Interactive is excited to be collaborating with the Krannert Art Museum to create iPad kiosks for their African Art Gallery!

African art objects are rarely made with the intention of hanging on a gallery wall or resting under a display case—yet, this is how they are often displayed and presented in our own culture. How can we communicate the rich history and cultural significance of these objects within the context of a museum gallery?

In working with the Krannert, Night Kitchen Interactive will create a variety of time-based media, such as videos and rich media vignettes, to be made available on iPad kiosks stationed throughout the gallery space. The kiosks will illuminate selected objects through historical interpretation, original performances, and connections to art-making today. The project is to be completed in conjunction with the redesign of the Krannert’s physical gallery space, expected to open in 2012.

Image credits:

Krannert Art Museum

Esu dance staff, early 20th century
Nigeria (Yoruba)
Wood, hide, cowrie shells, coins, fiber
8 x 18 inches in diameter

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