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At this year’s American Association of Museums Conference in Minneapolis, I had the opportunity to chair a session of great personal importance to me, “In Memoriam: Interpreting Human Tragedy.” I was joined by several industry colleagues, each with distinct areas of expertise in the design of memorials and education about human loss: Linda Norris of the Uncataloged Museum; Danny M. Cohen, Ph. D. of Northwestern University, School of Education and Social Policy; Ian Kerrigan, Assistant Director of Exhibition Development at the National September 11 Memorial Museum; and Wendy Aibel-Weiss, Director of Exhibits and Education at the Tribute WTC Visitors Center. The genesis for this session was the contributions each of the panel members made to the Fall 2011 issue of the Exhibitionist, which will be available for download this fall.
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Night Kitchen Interactive mourns the loss of our patron saint of storytelling, Maurice Sendak. Our founding partners drew such inspiration from Sendak’s beloved—and controversial—tale of a boy’s dreamy adventures In the Night Kitchen that they named the company after this work, in hopes of similarly cooking up imaginative stories using unconventional ingredients.
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Learn how to tap into your organization’ creative potential, build cohesive teams for new projects, and produce real-world design solutions in Fostering Creative Collaboration within your Organization: A Hands-On Approach.
This double session, which will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Museums, will focus on the practical application of the creative design process.
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The Chemical Heritage Foundation is working with Night Kitchen Interactive to create an on-site interactive that will be installed in their future exhibition, The Alchemical Quest, which features alchemical texts from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.
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We’re thrilled to be partnering with the Asian Art Museum to develop an online portal for teachers and students to access the museum’s wealth of educational resources.
Digitized collections records, curricular materials, and multimedia gathered from the museum’s existing YouTube and ArtBabble channels will be accessible through a comprehensive web presence, enabling visitors to find specific information by region, format, curricular subject, grade level and keyword.
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I recently came across a post on the PANMA list-serv, where a young graduate of a design program asked how she could improve her skills to become eligible for entry level jobs in the design industry, when all of the opportunities required experience. I responded to her, and to the list, as it is important to me to encourage the next generation of designers however possible. Instantly a few people responded and suggested that I post my note to our blog so it could be shared with a wider audience, so here it is:
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