Art museum painting framing question. A common style of framing in art museums --- especially with abstract paintings such as Cy Twombly and Mark Rothko's works --- involves a thin strip of wood around the edge of a painting, perhaps with a few-millimeter gap between the edge of the canvas and the inner edge of the wood. The strip of wood is usually flush with the face of the painting. That's all there is to it. I would like to replicate this effect with some paintings I have. [more inside]
posted on Jul 21, 2008 - 3 answers

How can I preserve Douglas Adams' typewriter for the ages? And more generally, how do museums handle item donations and loans? [more inside]
posted on Jul 16, 2008 - 16 answers

Appreciating the visual arts: what should I be looking at? What should I be thinking about? [more inside]
posted on Jun 6, 2008 - 9 answers

Is the Clark County Heritage Museum in Henderson, NV still open? [more inside]
posted on Jun 2, 2008 - 1 answers

Who painted this and what is it called? [more inside]
posted on Apr 20, 2008 - 4 answers

How unsafe is it to work in a warehouse filled with hundred + year old stuffed exhibits (buffalo, cougars, birds, snakes, etc.) It contains the archives of a natural history museum. One of the scientists there told me that, although they would like to get rid of some of these old specimens, no one would want them as they were taxidermed the old fashioned way with mercury and formaldehyde, etc. They, also, have a bar of radium from Madame Curie but its on a different floor. I've inquired as to how its packaged but I'd be surprised if its done properly in a lead box. I just read an article that made a connection with working around formaldehyde and ALS - my most feared disease. I only work (volunteer) there 2 days a week but am I in any danger doing so? Thanks
posted on Apr 17, 2008 - 9 answers

I'm going to Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara for 12 days and I'm looking for recommendations of things I absolutely must do/see... [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2008 - 5 answers

Children run away from home and live in a museum -- help me remember this book! [more inside]
posted on Apr 1, 2008 - 10 answers

What odd things are there to do in Paris? [more inside]
posted on Mar 5, 2008 - 18 answers

Please help me find the Timothy "Speed" Levitch equivalent of NYC Museum/walking/podcast/tours, does it exist? [more inside]
posted on Mar 1, 2008 - 1 answers

A passel of museum geeks is headed to Virginia. Can you help us plan the trip? [more inside]
posted on Jan 2, 2008 - 4 answers

Is "The Great Wave at Kanagawa" actually on display at the Met? Does anyone know exactly where it is?
posted on Aug 14, 2007 - 20 answers

What is the name of the simple dish-shaped device used to project and receive sound across a large room? [more inside]
posted on Jul 3, 2007 - 10 answers

Who would want old natural science archives? I'm a librarian who is doing volunteer work for a big natural science museum. They have dumped their old printed journals, surveys, etc. in a warehouse and I've been sitting on a stool sorting through it, recording what is there. [more inside]
posted on Jul 2, 2007 - 23 answers

Where can I find classical-type female statuary in Washington, D.C.? [more inside]
posted on May 27, 2007 - 7 answers

I am looking to photograph a WWII Grumman F4F "Wildcat" as a present for my dad. While there is a local airshow in Geneseo, NY each summer, they have not had a F4F. Does anyone know of an airshow this summer within a days drive of Rochester, NY? A museum would also be okay, though it might be more difficult to get good photos. [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2007 - 12 answers

A friend of mine is looking for the name of a computer game he played maybe 14 years ago. Any clue which game this is? It takes place in a museum, and at one point you have to give Napoleon a pastry. [more inside]
posted on Apr 20, 2007 - 11 answers

Need some help designing and building LED light strips for an interactive table -- help me select 880nm IR LEDs, understand the circuitry, and figure out how to deal with power. [more inside]
posted on Mar 3, 2007 - 23 answers

I think I am ready to begin the transition into trying to put my photography in galleries. My main question is what are the steps that artists go through to gain exposure for their work? I understand that in the case of great artists the work usually stands on its own but I also believe that it got there not on the material items merits but due the efforts of the artist to gain exposure for their work. [more inside]
posted on Oct 24, 2006 - 2 answers

Is it possible to visit Joseph Cornell's house on utopia parkway? [more inside]
posted on Jun 6, 2006 - 1 answers

Help me plan a trip to Italy - Rome, Florence and the countryside in Tuscany and Umbria. [more inside]
posted on May 19, 2006 - 24 answers

Redesigning an art museum website (content / design / strategy / the whole shebang). What would you expect to see? What would you like to see that they're not doing? What would totally blow your mind? What do you know they'll include that you just don't care about? And, on a slight tangent, best web examples for art museums? Not the content that resonates for you, but rather kind of information and how it was executed. Thanks!
posted on Dec 31, 2005 - 24 answers

I'm considering an MA degree in Museum Studies. Can anyone offer any insider information on North American programs - which offer the best training, which are considered reputable by Museum professionals, etc. Thanks! [more inside]
posted on Oct 10, 2005 - 8 answers

I recently saw architect David Adjaye give a presentation. He showed slides of an interesting gallery/art museum he designed. It's on an island, off the coast of Croatia, I think. The building is half-buried and may be solar-powered. I can't find it on google. Anybody know?
posted on May 7, 2005 - 4 answers

I was at the MoMA the other day and came accross an amazing painting called The Diver. I am trying to find out the artist and the poem associated with it. Art history mefites? [more inside]
posted on Mar 8, 2005 - 6 answers

Can anyone identify this museum admission tag I found in a box? The symbol on it is a ring, broken in two places. Inside is a standing stick figure with arms outstretched. It is brown and the symbol is white. No text. [Photo inside]
posted on Jan 22, 2005 - 7 answers

I'm leaving for Amsterdam in less than two weeks. I've been to the museums, I know which coffeebars I like. Where fun is there to do? Winston? That hidden anarchist's bar I can never find? Stampot at Haesje Claes?
posted on Nov 18, 2004 - 14 answers

I work with a group of people that develop museum exhibits and I've spent a lot of time thinking about unusual interfaces and compelling non-traditional experiences. I've been deep in this for some time, but would be interested in the views of people not quite so close to the field. So, a few questions:

1.What and where are some of the most compelling museum experiences you've had and why, online or in real life (ideally using tech in a surprising or particularly effective way, but I'm interested in the core of any great museum experience)?

2.Given your druthers, what sort of interaction would you like to have with a museum that you're not getting?

3.What conferences or shows might I attend to be exposed to stuff of which I'm not already aware, in the US or internationally. (Obvious ones are the annual meetings of AAM, ASTC, SIGGRAPH, SIGCHI, Ars Electronica)

4.What universities are doing compelling research and application in creating compelling interfaces and experiences that can work in a museum environment (such as the MIT Media Lab or Fraunhofer Institut)?

5. What companies or design firms execute this sort of stuff like no other (such as Second Story Interactive)?

Thanks.
posted on Jan 11, 2004 - 16 answers

So, I'm moving to Orlando tomorrow for my job for a period of some months. What is there to do there other than the obvious Mouse-related activities? Any good restaurants or bars? Museums? Parks?
posted on Jan 4, 2004 - 7 answers