We still have yet to speak with any of the experts who will be determining what goes in the exhibit. It's a little frustrating, but at the same time, we'll have a really good idea about what we have in the collection when it comes time to select the pieces. I was able to sit down with Mike Creech who is in charge of the library website spotlight, which highlights different objects in the University's collection. This was interesting, because his job is essentially what I'm doing with my blog for another class, which could eventually be tied into my internship here at the Map Library.
On Tuesday, I got to finally meet the books conservator, Cathy Baker, which was really pretty awesome. She's super nice and gave me a lot of advice about pursuing a career in conservation. I asked her a few basic questions about paper conservation as it differs from the object conservation I've been involved in and I've decided that I'd like to learn more about the process. She has offered for me to come into the conservation lab at sometime so she can show me around, and I'm hoping that I might be able to work with her when we begin conserving maps for the upcoming exhibit on France.
On Thursday Karl took us over to the Kelsey Museum where he pointed out some interesting components of the museum... such as the type of floor, cases, and labels. We discussed the layout of the museum and thought critically about the way it presented information to us. I suppose I'm a little biased because I love the Kelsey Museum, but the design of an exhibit and museum should be compared to creating art as there are limitless options. I began to think more critically about the museums I've seen and started to wonder why generally museums present items in a similar manner. You really must consider the audience, and while some information may seem extremely interesting to you, it may not be the same for others, so we'll have to think of ways to grab people's attention when designing the exhibit.
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