[MCN-L] question on gallery simulation software
Dear all, I am a PhD student at Indiana University, working this semester with the Curator of Works on Paper at the University Art Museum on an art exhibition project. We have been wondering if there is some specific software out there used for exhibition design, to be handy, quite easy to learn, cheap, and that would not expect some great experience in 3D design. We are mostly thinking of a template that would simulate the museum gallery, where we could drag and move things to get some feeling of what the exhibition gallery would look like with the art works, painted walls, etc. included. I have been playing around with Google's SketchUp, but I would be interested in any software that you may be using, that could maybe be easier for curators to use when they lack the availability of an installation designer, and they just want to have a gallery simulating interface... Any feedback would be really appreciated! thank you in advance, Ilias Kyriazis -- Ilias Kyriazis, BMus, MLS Fulbright Alumnus PhD Student in Information Science School of Library and Information Science Indiana University, USA "Art is solving problems that cannot be formulated before they have been solved. The shaping of the question is part of the answer." Piet Hein
[MCN-L] question on gallery simulation software
Hmm. I'm not an exhibition designer, but would Second Life be a good platform for this? I have seen it used for gallery mockups (and have done something similar myself for other purposes), but it does have the advantage of being fairly easy to learn. ~Perian Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Ilias Kyriazis Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 3:10 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] question on gallery simulation software Dear all, I am a PhD student at Indiana University, working this semester with the Curator of Works on Paper at the University Art Museum on an art exhibition project. We have been wondering if there is some specific software out there used for exhibition design, to be handy, quite easy to learn, cheap, and that would not expect some great experience in 3D design. We are mostly thinking of a template that would simulate the museum gallery, where we could drag and move things to get some feeling of what the exhibition gallery would look like with the art works, painted walls, etc. included. I have been playing around with Google's SketchUp, but I would be interested in any software that you may be using, that could maybe be easier for curators to use when they lack the availability of an installation designer, and they just want to have a gallery simulating interface... Any feedback would be really appreciated! thank you in advance, Ilias Kyriazis -- Ilias Kyriazis, BMus, MLS Fulbright Alumnus PhD Student in Information Science School of Library and Information Science Indiana University, USA "Art is solving problems that cannot be formulated before they have been solved. The shaping of the question is part of the answer." Piet Hein ___ 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: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
[MCN-L] Recommendations for photo management databases and software
Colleagues, We are a small cultural center and museum, and we are taking preliminary steps toward creating a database to manage our digital photography, most of which currently resides on individual hard-drives or on the shared network. I would be interested in hearing from you regarding software and vendors you do or don't recommend, and why. (I'm well versed in the issues surrounding the retention and preservation of digital objects, btw.) We don't have a lot of money to throw at a solution, but we want to do the best job we can given those restraints, so I'm particularly interested in solutions that will provide the most bang for our limited means. Also, this is purely an in-house project -- we do not foresee sharing our photo resources outside the organization. If you would be so kind as to share your expertise, please reply privately to this e-mail address, and I thank you very much in advance. Best regards, Peter Peter Johnson Project Manager for Records, Documents & Images Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310-440-4707 pjohnson at skirball.org
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[MCN-L] Creative Commons MuseumPods Podcast Licensing Survey Results
This past fall Creative Commons (CC) and MuseumPods conducted a brief online survey regarding podcast licensing. The results are now available online at http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/12901 it is not an academic study but does provide some valuable insight for museums interested in podcasting or including CC licensing, copyright, and attribution to RSS podcast media. There are some nice charts to reference. Based on the survey results MuseumPods added CC licensing, copyright capability and human-readable attribution fields to our free podcast media software called FeedMe. FeedMe is a free resource for museums to use to create unlimited RSS feeds, episodes, as well as have unlimited media storage and bandwidth needed for its distribution. Since we support organizations in over a dozen countries we also included human-readable geographical licensing and copyright support. Best of luck with your podcasting. Kurt Stuchell Founder MuseumPods http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/12901 http://museumpods.com Creative_Commons at MuseumPods.com