Here at the National Gallery in DC, we have an AV department of 8 people who do everything Bryon listed below, plus full blown audio and video production and podcasting, as well as some web design. We call our department Media Productions because we produce as well as design and engineer, plus operate theaters and archival film machinery. We also don't consult with exhibition designers, we design AV installations to the requirement of the curator, then install and maintain, all in-house. Our staff is specialized for what is needed: a web designer, two audio engineers, two video engineers, a designer, and couple of operators and contract projectionists for archival content.
We don't belong to the IT department: we're under the curatorial executive officer because our mission supports the arts side of the organization, but we have a great supportive relationship with IT. Vicki Toye Chief Media Productions National Gallery of Art -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bryon Thornburgh Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2017 10:36 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] IT SIG: IT Managing AV? When I started at the DAM AV was not in IT, but we have since moved it into IT since we share some similar equipment and there are some shared skill sets between the two departments. Our AV department's responsibilities include: - Presales for external clients hosting an event in a number of spaces throughout the museum - Providing equipment and staff support for external client events - Providing equipment and staff support for internal (staff, support groups, board of directors, etc.) events - Occasionally they work with external AV companies that are hired to support internal and external events - Service/maintain AV equipment inventory - Run our 266 person auditorium including projection and control rooms - Consultant when needed on AV equipment installations in galleries to support an exhibition - Video editing for internal and external clients We have 1 FT AV Manager and 6 AV on-call techs that work as event support demand dictates. I am happy to discuss further, Bryon Thornburgh Director of Technology 720.913.0136 [email protected] Denver Art Museum 100 W. 14th Avenue Parkway Denver, CO 80204 Visit www.denverartmuseum.org and sign up for our e-mail updates. The Denver Art Museum salutes the citizens of metro Denver for helping fund arts, culture and science through their support of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Whaley Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2017 6:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MCN-L] IT SIG: IT Managing AV? Hello all! So, how many of you have an AV department in your museums? If you have an AV department, does IT manage it, or is it a separate area? In either case, what kind of AV services do you have, and how many people are in the AV department? Thanks to everyone. Brian Whaley Head of IT and AV Kimbell Art Museum 3333 Camp Bowie Boulevard Fort Worth, TX 76107-2792 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> t. 817.332.8451 ext 357 f. 817.877.1264 www.kimbellart.org [SCFD] _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: [email protected] To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: [email protected] To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
