Open Forum

Has anyone seen a good example of an interpretive exhibit in a museum, zoo, library, etc where the primary (if not sole) method of communicating information was through mobile technology? 

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Cheryl Braunstein
Manager, Exhibit Planning and Development
National Zoological Park Smithsonian Institution
Washington DC
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YES. Hi Cheryl

There is a brand new outdoor interpretive walk here in Chicago that uses cell phones to tell the stories of people-themed statues. Here is the link

Statue Stories Chicago

Also - If you GOOGLE the basic topic you can watch some TV coverage of the roll out of this new 'thing' and sort of check out the experience indirectly.

Cheers

Rich

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Richard Faron
Director
Museum Explorer
Riverside IL
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Hi Cheryl

I wanted to introduce you to cultureNOW since we have been working on how to make the world outside accessible to the public.  We have been using cultural mapping to build a digital national gallery.  We believe that there are three facets to understand a place - its built environment (architecture), cultural insertions (art), and history (what happened there).  Our Museum Without Walls utilizes smartphone technology to create an acoustiguide to the environment.  To date there are more than 90 public art collections online making it probably the largest repository for public art in the country.  There are more than 2500 podcasts by artists, architects, curators, historians, 53 self guided tours, 52,000 images and 17,000 sites online.  Our biggest presence is in NY, LA and Boston.  The iphone app won a prize in the NYC Big Apps 2.0 and a National AIA Award in 2012. 

www.culturenow.org

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Abby Suckle FAIA
President cultureNOW
New York, NY
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The QR code delivery method dates it a bit, but the 2010 World Park Campaign in Central Park is one of my favorites - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7JRfz9Jc_M

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Robin Faitoute
Senior Exhibit Developer/Writer
National Aquarium
Baltimore MD
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Hello Cheryl,

In 2002,Evidence Design created a permanent exhibit for the South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center on Long Island. The main gallery has no signage. Rather, guests are immersed in beautiful photomurals of the unique ecosystems of the area. The murals, which are organized as a series of "natural encounters"  hold small dioramas, drawers, peepholes and doors that reveal the interconnections of life within each habitat. Guests are given Field Guides that guide visitors and provide the core interpretation. Guests are put into the posture of a naturalist to teach them how to observe and notice as naturalists do.

I have posted some pictures for your information. Feel free to contact me with any questions (sb@evidencedesign.com), or connect with Carol Crasson, director of Education (sofoedcomdir@optonline.net).

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Shari Berman
Partner
Evidence Design
Brooklyn NY

www.evidencedesign.com
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