OKAY. Today, this will be short and sweet. Promise. In my second post about rolling textiles (read the first post here), I want talk about what to do with the rolls when you’re done with them. This is a simple DIY for any museum to build, and is a great way to get some non-collections … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2011
On a Roll: Textile Storage (part I)
It’s time for another preservation post! If you’re new to the Museum Minute (welcome!), be sure to catch up with my post on padded hangers and on book preservation. So without further delay (we only have a minute, after all), today’s topic is (drum roll please–no pun intended–) Rolled Textile Storage! Huh? Textiles come in … Continue reading
Crashing a Trade Show
About a week and a half ago, my husband and I decided to take a stroll through the Des Moines Home and Garden Show. After all, we kept hearing about it on television and the radio (um, Ty Pennington was on all of the commercials, but I don’t think he actually made an appearance?) and … Continue reading
Through a Child’s Eyes
Today, Museum Minute welcomes our first guest blogger! Take it away, Jenn: Thank you to Lindsey for letting me guest blog. Having both attended Eastern Illinois University’s Historical Administration program at different times, then serving on the alumni board of same program, we’ve known each other semi-professionally over the years. Then, when she moved to … Continue reading
Conserve O Grams
Ah, Conserve O Grams, a resource near and dear to my heart. To the uninitiated, Conserve O Grams are: “short, focused leaflets about caring for museum objects, published in loose-leaf format. New topics are added as needed and out-of-date issues are revised or deleted.” (from the National Park Service‘s website) In other words, if you’re … Continue reading
Too many words! …?
I’ve noticed that my blog posts have been getting longer and longer lately. And, I’m afraid that other people are starting to notice… Therefore, I’m going to try my darndest to keep my blog posts short, sweet, and one minute long (excluding videos or external links). This dilemma reminds me of exhibit writing. Curators and … Continue reading
Foursquare and Museums
A couple weeks ago I mentioned foursquare in a post about The Metropolitan Museum of Art and I promised to write a post about it. So, here we go! First of all, what is foursquare? From their website: Foursquare is a location-based mobile platform that makes cities easier to use and more interesting to explore. … Continue reading
Brunnier, Wyeth and the Baby-Sitters Club
I recently ventured north to Ames, Iowa and visited the Brunnier Art Museum at Iowa State University. ISU has four museums on campus: the Brunnier Art Museum, the Christian Peterson Art Museum, the Farm House Museum and the Textiles and Clothing Museum. In addition, there is also a sculpture garden on campus, the Anderson Sculpture … Continue reading
Exhibits as a Business
Yesterday (2/15/2011), I had the opportunity to chat with Michael Libbie of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications on his internet radio program, Insight on Business. We talked about Exhibitsmith and the “business” of exhibits. I had a wonderful time talking about my current projects, exhibit development, ethics, and a few personal tidbits (just for fun). … Continue reading
My Favorite Book
I’ve been writing this blog for about six weeks now and it’s occurred to me that I’ve barely mentioned my work in the Des Moines University Archives and Rare Book Room. I have a sneaky feeling that I’ve avoided it because I’ve been trying to get a departmental newsletter off the ground for ages, and … Continue reading
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