Katherine Crosby, McKissick Museum – University of South Carolina
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Museums/Exhibits
- Teaching and Training
Abstract
Most museums today are struggling with budget issues that make purchasing new exhibition equipment impractical or impossible. The goal of this presentation is to discuss creative ways to construct and repair props, staging equipment, cases, and other facets of exhibition design and installation. Participants will collaborate to create a resource (possibly a white paper) for repair and reuse techniques that reduce costs while protecting objects and maintaining high exhibition standards.
Description
The goal of this presentation is to collaborate with exhibition curators from other institutions to create a resource for professionals who need to repair/reuse elements of exhibitions to meet budget needs. I would love to have other panelists involved in this process, as I think that the most productive use of the time would be to share ideas for creative solutions to exhibit problems.
If you have a direct offer of assistance, sensitive criticism, or wish to pass along someone’s contact information confidentially, please get in contact directly: Katherine Crosby, [email protected]
All feedback and offers of assistance should be submitted by July 1, 2018. If you have general ideas or feedback to share, please feel free to use the comments feature below.
Hi Katherine, are you aware of this proposal that wants to discuss 3D Scanning and Printing as new technologies for repair and reconstruction within museums? http://ncph.org/phc/2019-annual-meeting-topic-proposals/3d-scanning-and-printing-new-technologies-of-repair-and-reconstruction/
See my comment on Meghan Sylvester’s proposal – you and she are thinking very much along the same lines, and might want to consider collaborating!
I like this proposal a great deal, and see the similarities other commenters have identified in kindred sessions. What’s present in yours, though, that I don’t see so clearly in others–and that I find really fascinating–is the prospect of keeping in circulation bits of old exhibits. Beyond just a white paper, perhaps you folks could imagine how to create a criagslist for heritage professionals. I can think of a 1,000 uses, and I love too the concept of a circulating archive of museum stuff.