http://hechaime.com/2011/11/25/the-power-to-make-us-dream/ Change later Sat, 15 Mar 2014 10:59:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 http://hechaime.com/2011/11/25/the-power-to-make-us-dream/#comment-27 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 06:31:23 +0000 https://loriho.com/test7/?p=307#comment-27 Cool!

]]> http://hechaime.com/2011/11/25/the-power-to-make-us-dream/#comment-26 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:31:58 +0000 https://loriho.com/test7/?p=307#comment-26 Fern, as you have mentioned it is that holistic approach that the science museums have taken that has rendered them spaces of true learning. It is the collaboration between the scientific research institutions, the museums and the learning institutions that have allowed the creation of such environments. We all learn better when we are immersed and engaged. Even the readers and the researchers need to go to the lab to explore their theories, prove or disprove them. In schools today practical problem solving is becoming a way to connect the dots for students in immersive learning whether they are solving forensic problems or they are building robots, theses exercises allows the theories to become real in the minds of the students. They therefore understand the practical applications of physics, chemistry, natural sciences, biology and math and how they all connect to each other, allowing them a multitude of eureka moments.
If we look at the way literature and humanities have been taught there is still a similar distance in their teaching process as there is in the exhibition and institutions that celebrate them. For me it took a teacher to make us perform Shakespeare for us to understand the plays as they are, the exploration and understanding of the intricacies of human interactions.
The tube experience could be where these immersions start and the conversations get sparked. If we consider creating the equivalent of the ‘café littéraire ‘ for the museum or guerilla museum presences around the city, these could become satellite connection points that engage the visitors before they enter the museum and actually pulls them to cross those gates. Museums will end up with incubators where ideas are generating themselves rather than imposed upon the visitor. As you mentioned this experience is definitely a most cost effective means of promotion for the museum since it is alive, and allows you to use funding in other places. It also would be the places to test the visitor experiences in rapid prototyping methods, exploring experience ideas on small scale before spending the budget to build the whole thing. It also would be places to engage the potential visitors in the process of designing the experience, making them more connected to what the experience is about and how it connects to their lives.

]]> http://hechaime.com/2011/11/25/the-power-to-make-us-dream/#comment-25 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:05:13 +0000 https://loriho.com/test7/?p=307#comment-25 Elisabeth you are absolutely right. The cult of the object is what has rendered our museum experiences distant and cold. Humans have created these objects and even the most beautiful and intricate objects were made to be experienced by others. This veneration of the object has created the snapshot museum goers. Those who walk through the museum more busy snapping pictures of the pieces on display than seeing and immersing themselves within their realm. Even if the objects are not meant to be touched they are still meant to be experienced in some way. Redefining that experience within the walls of the museum and outside of it is a step towards revolutionising the museum experience.

]]> http://hechaime.com/2011/11/25/the-power-to-make-us-dream/#comment-24 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:32:52 +0000 https://loriho.com/test7/?p=307#comment-24 I agree with Elisabeth’s comments the one thing science and chldren museums offer is the interactivity. Science museums are merging with science centers in a conceptual way, showcasing the present and looking towards the future. The hands on experience resonates and appeals to those who learn by doing rather than reading. Fun for everyone if you engage the visitor in a significant way. The experience in the tube will need less promotional investment leaving more funding available for where it matters, the visitor experience.

]]> http://hechaime.com/2011/11/25/the-power-to-make-us-dream/#comment-23 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:48:36 +0000 https://loriho.com/test7/?p=307#comment-23 I’ve been thinking a lot about why science and children’s museums seem generally to be more accessible and popular than history and art museums. In part, I believe, it’s because they are more easily viewed as relevant to everyday life. However, we could also consider the respective role of objects in these museums. Again, speaking generally, science and children’s museums are less object-oriented than museums focused on history and art. They tend to utilize objects, whether actually or in exhibit cases, as part of getting across a larger idea. This makes them more apt to create exhibits that engage and stimulate visitors. Certainly art and history museums have made some progress in this direction, but many, and especially those outside of the larger cities, still tend to be hostage to artifact worship. Those of us working in these types of museums, and/or engaged in training the next generation, need to be willing to loosen our grip on the artifact and place it more clearly in the service of the public. That would be a significant step towards creating more “tubal” moments.

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