Exhibits
I know museum exhibits are full of collections, but how often can you touch them? Never right?! I use touchable collections to connect the exhibit and all those collections behind glass and ropes to the community. I can do this in a variety of ways, through well-known local history, landscapes, economic, and community interests.
I have led the enhancement of over 30 temporary exhibits on a variety of topics using hands-on teaching collections to deepen visitor engagement and experience.
My favorite exhibit enhancement was developed for a temporary exhibit titled,
Creatures of Light. We called this interactive, Does It Glow? We used black lights to showcase the fluorescence of a variety of objects and specimens. I partnered with the exhibits department to design a table where visitors could move objects between natural and blacklight to discover if an object would fluoresce (photo right). I added Amethyst, an Abalone Shell, and Lepidolite, along with other shiny and glittery specimens that reflect visible light but not ultraviolet light (they didn't glow). I also added Willemite, Fluorite, a Scorpion, and even US currency to name a few (they all glowed)! Plus visitors could try their own possessions to see if the UV light was reflected. It was a grand addition to this exhibit.
My exhibit work history.
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Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition
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Benjamin Franklin: In Search of A Better World
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Gold
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Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries
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Genghis Khan: Mongol Warrior
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Nature Unleashed
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Body Worlds: Story of the Human Heart
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Amazon Voyage: Vicious Fishes and Other Riches
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TRex Encounter
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Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah From Slave Ship to Pirate Ship
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Lizards and Snakes
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A Day in Pompeii
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Mammoths & Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age
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Mythbusters: The Exposure Exhibition
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Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed
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Traveling the Silk Road
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Whales: Giants of the Deep
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Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns and Mermaids
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The Power of Poison
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The International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes
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Chocolate: The Exhibition
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Mummies: New Secrets from the Tombs
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Extreme Mammals
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Vikings: Beyond the Legend
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Nature's Amazing Machines
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Ultimate Dinosaurs
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Dead Sea Scrolls
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Creatures of Light
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Cuba
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Leonardo DiVinci: 500 Years of Genius
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Our Senses: Creating Your Reality
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Extreme Sports: Beyond Human Limits
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Art of the Brick
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Dogs! A Science Tail




