President Matthew Fisher Named to Rosenbach Museum Advisory Board

• By Jenny Parker
• February 18, 2008

Philadelphia, PA - February 18, 2008 - Matthew Fisher, President of Night Kitchen Interactive, an award-winning design firm based in Philadelphia, has been named to the Advisory Board of the Rosenbach Museum & Library, a Philadelphia landmark noted for its exceptional collection of rare books, manuscripts, art, and 18th- and 19th-century British and American furniture.

Since 1997, Matthew Fisher has served as President and Lead Interactive Designer for Night Kitchen Interactive. Fisher lectures and consults regularly on the use of interactive storytelling and online communities to build audiences and support innovation in non-profit arts and cultural organizations.

Over the past few years, Fisher has worked with the Rosenbach on several occasions, creating digital versions of Sebastienne Mundheim’s theatrical piece "A Potable Joyce," as well as an online exhibit created ‘by and for kids’ entitled Franklin Remixed during the tercentenary of Franklin’s birth last winter.

Fisher serves on the board of the Philadelphia Area New Media Association and the professional advisory committee of the Art Institute of Philadelphia. He is a graduate of Vassar College.

The Rosenbach’s Board of Trustees created the Advisory Council in 2006, through which it aims to secure the assistance of persons "whose exceptional experience and knowledge is relevant to, and whose interests are sympathetic to the purpose and mission of" the Rosenbach. Advisory Council members may attend meetings of the Board of Trustees, but are not technically members of that governing body and do not vote.

About Night Kitchen Interactive

Night Kitchen Interactive is an award-winning interactive design firm with over 10 years of experience in the arts & cultural heritage. Through close collaboration with curators, marketers, and educators, Night Kitchen creates unique online experiences that inform, engage, and inspire. Clients include The Pew Charitable Trusts, The National Constitution Center, and The Smithsonian Institution. Night Kitchen Interactive was founded in 1997 and is located in historic Society Hill in Center City Philadelphia. For more information, visit www.whatscookin.com.

About the Rosenbach

The Rosenbach Museum & Library seeks to inspire curiosity, inquiry, and creativity by engaging broad audiences in exhibitions, programs, and research based on its remarkable and expanding collections. The museum was founded by legendary book dealer A.S.W. Rosenbach and his brother and business partner Philip. With an outstanding collection of rare books, manuscripts, furniture, and art, the Rosenbach is a museum and world-renowned research library, set within two historic 1865 townhouses, that reflects an age when great collectors lived among their treasures. The Rosenbach Museum & Library is located at 2008-2010 Delancey Place and is open Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for students and seniors, and free for children under 5. For more information, please call (215) 732-1600 or visit www.rosenbach.org.

For further inquiry, contact:

Night Kitchen Interactive
Jenny Parker
(215) 629-9962
jennyp@whatscoookin.com

The Rosenbach Museum & Library
Canary Promotion (215) 242-6393
Megan Wendell, megan@canarypromo.com

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