tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5317052042177627905.post3544468921449833246..comments2023-06-10T10:09:21.134-04:00Comments on ExhibiTricks: A Museum/Exhibit/Design Blog: Doing More With Less, and Our First 2009 Contest!POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop, Inc.)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05111591384018210698noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5317052042177627905.post-78629896392510755632009-01-10T18:55:00.000-05:002009-01-10T18:55:00.000-05:00Make friends with your neighborhood hardware store...Make friends with your neighborhood hardware store. They have all the cool stuff you are going to need. Often you can get miscut plexi glass, pipe, wire, and even paint for a huge discount. One local store even sets things aside that they think we might be able to use. We ofer them a few free passes and the discount is even bigger.Theresa Milakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597871108337994855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5317052042177627905.post-79738462290753506302009-01-09T14:55:00.000-05:002009-01-09T14:55:00.000-05:00Perhaps it's easier to do for programming, but if ...Perhaps it's easier to do for programming, but if you have something that's temporary (in some sense), borrowing is a great way to go. Sometimes, the right connection at a government agency will net you a long-term loan of their equipment, shuttle tire, model rover, etc.KThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11174301901591261887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5317052042177627905.post-32820898291755079032009-01-07T16:02:00.000-05:002009-01-07T16:02:00.000-05:00Hi Joyce,Great comment!I think continuing to build...Hi Joyce,<BR/><BR/>Great comment!<BR/><BR/>I think continuing to build "internal capacity" is one of the most important challenges for new (and old!) museums.POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop, Inc.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05111591384018210698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5317052042177627905.post-40236779640234891732009-01-07T14:28:00.000-05:002009-01-07T14:28:00.000-05:00Coach volunteers/staff from the museum to do most ...Coach volunteers/staff from the museum to do most of the exhibit development, design, fabrication and installation themselves -- with your guidance. Michael Heusler (Innovations in Art: design/ fabrication/installation) and Joyce Cheney (Focus Communications: exhibit development) met six times with three volunteers from a small, local historical society's museum. After discussions and reviews during each meeting, we agreed upon "homework." The volunteer team contacted us when they'd completed their "assignments" and we came back to coach again. They developed the whole exhibition themselves, then recruited community businesses to donate materials and local citizens to donate construction/installation labor. The only exhibition costs were coaching charges for us, and costs of fabricating a few specific display elements. Big savings -- big exhibition success!! They learned a lot, and did the next exhibition completely on their own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5317052042177627905.post-58302409397626209022009-01-06T11:45:00.000-05:002009-01-06T11:45:00.000-05:00Thanks to all those who have already subscribed vi...Thanks to all those who have already subscribed via email!<BR/><BR/>I don't know if people are shy about commenting with their money-saving exhibits ideas, but I'll start things off:<BR/><BR/>Try to design and build components that can be "repurposed" for future exhibitions. For example, a magnetic board interactive can be reused by changing the graphic on the face and/or the magnetic pieces.POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop, Inc.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05111591384018210698noreply@blogger.com