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  • 1.  Anyone from Open Air or Outdoor Museums?

    Posted 04-27-2015 09:46 PM
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    Hello All!

    If anyone from 2015 AAM meeting and MuseumEXPO is working on Open air or Outdoor Museums, I would love to contact with You!

    In two words: I am an architect working in a field of Cultural Heritage, originally from the country Georgia (Tbilisi). Here in US I am doing my Carnegie fellowship with Smithsonian Center for Folk Life and Cultural heritage). Management of Cultural Heritage in the Open air and Outdoor Museums is the topic of my PhD research. So, I am looking forward to your response. Thanks!

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    Nana Meparishvili

    Smithsonian Center for Folk Life and Cultural Heritage 

    Washington DC

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  • 2.  RE: Anyone from Open Air or Outdoor Museums?

    Posted 04-28-2015 12:45 PM

    Hi Nana,

    The Oakland Museum of CA 3 core galleries, 1 temporary exhibit gallery and a terraced garden with sculptures, which can hold up to 2000 guests for an event. All in all, I believe we are on 7 acres, much of it landscaped, outdoor beauty. www.museumca.org

    There's a book called A Gift of Architecture 2, sold at our gift shop,  which may be of interest to you.

    I work in the Events department and am not involved with departments dealing with art and/or architecture unless they are planning an event.

    I hope this helps.

    Warmest regards,

    Catherine

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    Catherine Kitz
    Events Services Manager
    Oakland Museum of California
    Oakland CA
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  • 3.  RE: Anyone from Open Air or Outdoor Museums?

    Posted 04-28-2015 10:42 PM

    Hi,Catherine.

    Thank you so much for your reply.

    The information you send is really interesting. I will look through the web-site carefully as soon as will return to DC.

    Thanks!

    Nana

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    Nana Meparishvili
    Washington
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  • 4.  RE: Anyone from Open Air or Outdoor Museums?

    Posted 04-29-2015 01:04 AM

    Good evening- I am an AAM and Western Museum Association member but am currently working at a botanical garden.  I would say that you might find benefit in looking at the membership and information from the American Public Gardens Association which is the AAM for botanical institutions.   There is much gray area in the overlap between museums and botanical gardens--both are generally collection-based, for example.   Ford Bell, our AAM President, will be a keynote speaker at the APGA conference in Minneapolis in June.   Botanical gardens by their nature tend to be outdoor experiences.

     Let me know if I can be of assistance to you.   Our garden is involved in a design process for eight acres of new collection beds,  interpretive narratives,  visitor facilities,  and similar elements.   

     Regards,

    David

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    David Porter
    Executive Director
    Leach Botanical Garden
    Portland OR
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  • 5.  RE: Anyone from Open Air or Outdoor Museums?

    Posted 05-01-2015 12:56 PM

    Hello Nana!

    My name is Maggie Zakri, and I am the Collections and Archives Specialist at the Neon Museum, which houses almost its entire collection outdoors in Las Vegas. Our Googie-style visitors' center is a relocated and restored 1961 motel lobby, which you also might be interested in. I would love to talk with you about your research. Call or write any time: mzakri@neonmuseum.org or 702-387-6366 x113.

    Looking forward to hearing from you,

    Maggie

    (Thanks to our lead docent Mitch who passed this along!)

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    Mitchell Cohen JD
    Lead Docent
    The Neon Museum
    Las Vegas NV
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