When is the last time you read labels in an exhibit? Not just skimming, but really reading? Be honest! Experienceology's Stephanie Weaver recently found herself so completely enthralled with an exhibit that she was really reading the labels, while admiring the creative use of materials, the seamless weaving in of A/V components and the use of social media as a "talkback feature."
What is this amazing exhibit? Home Lands: How Women Made the West, currently on view at The Autry through August 22, 2010.
But don't take my word for it; to hear what Stephanie has to say herself, view photos of the exhibit and read details on the exhibit development process from designer Tim McNeil and curator Carolyn Brucken, visit Stephanie's post over at Experienceology!
And better still, if you happen to be in the Los Angeles area before the end of August, go see the exhibit for yourself!
Have you seen a really great exhibit lately that took your breath away? Let us know! Do you think that exhibit would make a good candidate for the Charles Redd Award for Exhibition Excellence? Nominate it!
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On my way out of LA I purposefully stopped to see this exhibit, and am delighted that I did. It is subtle in spots, but works on your mind long after you are gone. There are well told stories, great visual juxtapositions, and some really fun screen interactives—quite a delight. Kudos to those creating it. Well worth the extra time I spent engaged with the show even though it totally broke the day's schedule.
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