Learn about exciting new developments at Night Kitchen Interactive.
Matthew Fisher and co-panelists reflect on and critique an extensive year-long collaboration to develop and launch the University of Michigan Museum of Art’s new DialogTable at the National Art Education Association national convention in Minneapolis.
click! photography changes everything, a website designed by Night Kitchen Interactive, was featured on the home page of Communication Arts today. Organized by the Smithsonian Photography Initiative (SPI), click! invites the public to share images and stories about the impact of photography on history, culture, and everyday life. Visitor-contributed stories will be featured alongside those by invited experts from diverse fields. In addition, visitors can get an inside look at the Smithsonian’s photographic collections from SPI’s blog, The Bigger Picture. For more, view SPI’s full press release.
After a long and rewarding year, Night Kitchen is proud to announce that its collaborative project with the University of Michigan Museum of Art, a series of 32 short movies (over 70 total minutes) for their interactive DialogTable, has launched!
Night Kitchen has two internships available this summer. Read more about them:
Looking for innovative examples and experimental solutions for bridging disciplines, media, and audiences with interactive websites? Then join Matthew Fisher at the AAM’s 2009 Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo, where he’ll present in the following panel discussions:
Commemorating Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday, the Night Kitchen Interactive-designed 21st Century Abe website launched today. The website features creative interpretations of the Rosenbach Museum & Library’s collection of rare and significant Lincoln materials, such as speeches, letters, and notes. Contributors include artist/illustrator Maira Kalman, musician Bryce Dessner of the band The National, multimedia artists Archive, and Lincoln scholar Douglas Wilson. In the spring, Philadelphia comedy theatre company 1812 Productions will add their own take on Lincoln to the site.
Contributors also include … you. Fully participatory, the site invites audiences to design their own interpretations of the Lincoln documents and to share their viewpoints on the current obsession with this historical heavy weight.
Happy Birthday, Mr. President.
For more, read the Rosenbach Museum & Library’s social media release.
Fantastic news! Night Kitchen’s work on the Star Spangled Banner website for the Smithsonian National Museum of American History was honored by the Interactive Media Awards as "Museum Best in Class" for the site’s excellence in design, development and implementation.
The Smithsonian Photography Initiative has issued a call for entries for “History in the Making” – the perfect topic for sharing the images and stories that capture your view of the recent elections and inauguration.
Selected entries will be featured in click! photography changes everything, an online exhibit that explores how photography influences every aspect of our lives. In addition to submitting your own photo and story, you can also share your thoughts on photos from past inaugurations available in the Smithsonian Commons.
For more, check out the media release.
The National Constitution Center – a museum that tells the story of ‘We the People’ – is the premiere venue for America I AM: The African American Imprint, a ground-breaking exhibition that celebrates nearly 500 years of African American contributions to our country. As a promotional feature on the home page, Night Kitchen Interactive created a rich-media vignette that provides a preview of what the exhibit has to offer. The exhibit opens on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday on January 15, and runs through May 3, 2009. To buy tickets or learn about evening programs, visit http://www.constitutioncenter.org/AmericaIAM/.
The America I AM vignette is just one of Night Kitchen Interactive’s projects with the National Constitution Center. Additional projects include a site redesign, the Seize The Vote! game, the Centuries of Citizenship timeline, and the award-wining interactive exhibit Abraham Lincoln’s Crossroads.
The Rosenbach Museum & Library has launched the 21st Century Abe blog, www.21stcenturyabe.org. Designed by Night Kitchen Interactive, the blog previews the upcoming 21st Century Abe website, which will target a new generation of audiences about the life, work, and words of Abraham Lincoln.
Scheduled for launch on February 12th – Lincoln’s 200th birthday, the website will include creative interpretations of exhibition materials by artist/illustrator Maira Kalman, musician Bryce Dessner of the band The National, and multimedia artists Archive (Chris Kubick and Anne Walsh). The project is already getting attention in the blogosphere and elsewhere: City Paper, Foundhistory.org, the National Review Online and The Bulletin.
For more, read the Rosenbach Museum & Library’s release.
