[Nhcoll-l] MS106 Exhibit Fundamentals: Ideas to Installation On-line Course Sept. 1- Oct. 10, 2014

[Helen Alten]

*Exhibit Fundamentals: Ideas to Installation On-line Course*

$495.00

SKU: MS106

Instructor:

Lin Nelson-Mayson

*Description:*

Nearly every museum develops exhibits, but how can we improve 
communication with visitors while taking care of our objects? Exhibit 
Fundamentals explores exhibits from idea to final installation in a 
variety of settings. Topics include exhibit theory, the role of the 
museum's mission, creating a timeline, accessibility and script writing. 
Also covered are design elements, installation techniques, object safety 
and security, visitor safety and evaluations. Each student develops an 
exhibit plan for his or her museum.

*Course Outline:*

1. Introduction: Exhibition Theory and the Museums Mission

2. Intellectual and Physical Accessibility & Exhibition Evaluations

3. Creating a Timeline and Writing Texts

4. The Role of Design Elements and Basic Installation Techniques

5. Object and Visitor Safety

6. Conclusion

*Course Textbooks:*
Lord, Barry and Gail Dexter. /The Manual of Museum Exhibitions. 
<https://www.aam-us.org/ProductCatalog/Product?ID=312>/ Walnut Creek, 
CA: AltaMira Press, 2002.

Serrell, Beverly. /Exhibit Labels: An Interpretive Approach. 
<https://www.aam-us.org/ProductCatalog/Product?ID=657>/ Walnut Creek, 
CA: AltaMira Press, 1996.

*Lin Nelson-Mayson*, with over 25 years of museum experience at small 
and large institutions, is director of the University of Minnesota's 
Goldstein Museum of Design. Prior to that, she was the director of 
ExhibitsUSA, a nonprofit exhibition touring organization that annually 
tours over 30 art and humanities exhibitions across the country. For 
five years, she was a coordinator or judge for the American Association 
of Museums' Excellence in Exhibitions Competition. She currently serves 
on the exhibition committee for the National Sculpture Society. Ms. 
Nelson-Mayson has extensive experience with the planning, preparation, 
research and installation of exhibitions. Ms Nelson-Mayson's experience 
includes teaching museum studies and museology courses. Her particular 
interest is the needs of small museums.

Her credentials include the following;

  * An MFA from The Ohio State University in sculpture and critical writing
  * A BFA from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in painting.
  * Work as a curator for the Ross County Historic Society (Chillicothe,
    Ohio), the Art Museum of South Texas (Corpus Christi), the Columbia
    Museum of Art (South Carolina), and the Minnesota Museum of American
    Art.

Course Runs: September 1- October 10, 2014

Sign up now: at www.museumclasses.org

-- 
Helen Alten
Northern States Conservation Center
www.collectioncare.org
www.museumclasses.org

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