Describes EMF as it relates to science museum exhibits. The exhibit "CSI: The Experience" had an average stay time of 44 minutes in comparison to a national average of 13.
Description of new system which lets patrons with sensory disabilities fully experience exhibits.
For an art gallery, the Armand Hammer Museum of Art has always been both interactive and inventive. The museum — which is part of the University of California at Los Angeles — not only offers patrons a wide variety of talks, readings, screenings, and field trips, but it also goes outside the box when it organizes exhibitions.
On Monday, though, the museum surpassed itself — and every other museum
The Palace Museum in Beijing, China and IBM's Corporate Citizenship project are now welcoming guests to their virtual recreation of the Forbidden City. Become a virtual tourist and join forums contributing to the project's on-going development.
The Smithsonian American Art Museum is launching an alternate reality game (ARG) called "Ghosts of a Chance." "Ghosts" aims to welcome gamers and non-gamers alike to play through a storyline that traverses virtual and physical worlds. Nina Simon's blog coverage provides some great behind-the-scenes info and links. See the actual game at http://www.ghostsofachance.com/.
From deserts to it’s high Sierras, California is full of aircraft crash sites. Famous sites dot the landscape, like that of the XB-70 Valkyrie and YB-49 Flying Wing, to the resting places of other unfortunate aircraft pulled from the sky. Join us for virtual visits to the famous, and not so famous, aircraft crash sites. Our emphasis is on experimental &test flying around Edwards AFB, CA.
The Space Science Institute has created Alien Earths, a web site companion to an exhibition at the Institute. It looks at how stars are formed, searching for life on other planets and understanding Earth’s place in the universe. There’s a separate Education Program area for students, teachers and parents that includes an e-tour.
Helping information professionals use technology to serve their institutions
The collections of art museums have been assembled over hundreds of years and described,organized and classified according to traditions of art historical research and discourse. Art museums, in their role as curators and interpreters of the cultural record, have developed
standards for the description of works of art (such as the Categories for the Description of Works of Art, CDWA)...