Extreme Makeover: Museum Design

NM Media Industries Conference III (Friday, February 2nd @ UNM)

 

Extreme Makeover: Museum Design for the 21st Century

3:00 - 4:30 PM | Lobo A & B

What does the future hold for New Mexico’s museums? This panel will explore how Internet tools and techniques are radically transforming museum exhibition design. Over the past decades, museums have developed networked on-site exhibitions and online exhibitions that connect with remote visitors. Now, Web 2.0 technologies are providing exhibit developers and designers with the next generation of tools that emphasize social networking and open Web services including blogging, mashups, and "colonizing" social sites. We will begin our discussion with examples of projects produced by students from the New Mexico Highlands University Media Arts Program through a partnership with the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. This innovative program is preparing media arts majors for careers in New Mexico’s museums and cultural tourism industry.

Mimi Roberts is the Director for Media Projects for the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. Formerly she was the Director of TREX: the Traveling Exhibitions Program for the Museum of New Mexico, where she encountered Miriam Langer, NMHU Professor of Media Arts. Together they initiated the partnership between NMHU and DCA to address the technological and design needs of New Mexico’s museums through an innovative academic and workforce development program.

Jim Spadaccini is the founder and owner of Ideum, a company specializing in providing media services to museums, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations and socially responsible companies. Formerly the Director of Interactive Media at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, Jim has taught courses on design and technology at San Francisco State University's Multimedia Studies Program and currently teaches for the Cultural Resource Management Program at University of Victoria in British Columbia.

Nellie Price is a graduate student in the Media Arts Program at New Mexico Highlands University, and Program Coordinator of its Museum Internship Program. Last spring semester, Nellie worked on the class project that produced Between Fences: The Student Perspective in conjunction with the Smithsonian/SITES traveling exhibition in Las Vegas. Last summer, she interned with the City of Las Vegas Museum on a project entitled The Duncan Opera House and its Piano. She will graduate this year.

 

LOCATION, PARKING & TRANSPORTATION

UNM's Student Union Building (SUB) is located near the center of the main Albuquerque campus, between Lomas and Central to tne North and South; Girard and University to the East and West. A Google map is available here. A pdf map of the campus can be found here.

Parking while classs are in session can sometimes be difficult, so plan ahead and carpool or take public transportation if possible. Hourly visitor parking is available in the Cornell Parking Structure on Redondo just east of Stanford. Please note that due to construction Stanford Drive is closed, entry is from Lomas or Girard (see maps and more information here). Cornell Parking Structure Rates are $1.35 per hour. The first half hour is 65 cents. A lost ticket results in a $15 charge.

There are several additional paylots within walking distance, both on University, West of campus, and on Yale, South of campus. Friday parking is usually plentiful before 9AM.

Within Albuquerque, UNM is conveniently located on the City's 66 and Rapid Ride routes. Visit their page here for more information.

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VOLUNTEERS & SUPPORT

We can't do it without you. If you can offer your time or other support for the conference, please contact Conference Coordinator, Eric Whitmore, at whitmore@unm.edu

MATERIALS & INFORMATION

This year we've set aside a hall for program materials and information. If you'd like to participate, please contact artslab@unm.edu for more details.