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Article: Scale models of museums aid designers

admin — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 01:16:47 +0000

Great article by Kenneth Baker on how museums make models of the museum’s gallery spaces and all the objects that might appear in a given show, using foam core, balsa wood and cardboard. Paintings and photographs get miniaturized to scale using Photoshop. Read more

Visit Diatrope Books

Amy Ione — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:06:15 +0000

The Diatrope Institute has partnered with Amazon.com to create an online bookstore specializing in art, science and technology titles. Our stock includes both new and used items. We will also search for and special order hard-to-find books in the field. Visit www.diatropebooks.com.
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Article: Exploratorium and the California Academy of Sciences

Amy Ione — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:24:57 +0000

Interesting article by Edward Rothstein comparing how the new California Academy of Science and the Exploratorium excite wonder in visitors. He thinks the Exploratorium offers a better experience overall. See http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/arts/design/04museum.html

Also includes a slide show

Ann: Conventions of Display: Cultures of Exhibition in Twentieth-Century Medicine

Amy Ione — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:31:12 +0000

Talk by Miriam Posner, Yale University

Most medical historians have heard of anatomical museums and displays of anomalies in earlier eras. Few are aware, however, that exhibition has also been a crucial component of twentieth-century medicine. The prominence of exhibition in medicine suggests that historians should refine their notions of how medical ideas are communicated to accommodate this lively and interactive culture.

The next History of Medicine Division seminar will be held on Wednesday, September 9, 2-3:30pm, in the NLM Visitor Center, Bldg 38A. In conjunction with NLM's newest travelling exhibit, "The Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and 'The Yellow Wall-Paper,'" Helen Horowitz of Smith College will speak on "Underneath the Whirls: Rethinking Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Sex, Nervous Breakdown, and S. Weir Mitchell."

All are Welcome

Sign language interpretation is provided. Individuals with disabilities who need reasonable accommodation to participate may contact Stephen Greenberg at (301-435-4995), e-mail greenbes@mail.nih.gov, or the Federal Relay (1-800-877-8339).

Due to current security measures at NIH, off-campus visitors are advised to consult the NLM Visitors and Security website:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/about/visitor.html

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
History of Medicine Division
Summer of Seminars
Thursday, August 27, 2009, 2-3:30pm
NLM Visitor Center, Bldg 38A, NLM
Bethesda, MD