[MCN-L] ‏‏RE: Headphones in exhibits

2010-01-04 Thread Amalyah Keshet [akes...@imj.org.il]
"I can concur with Adam that the Audio Technica's are bullet proof." Wow. What's going on at the National Gallery of Canada?! ?: ??mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] ??? MParadis at Gallery.ca [MParadis at Gallery.ca] ??: ? ?

[MCN-L] mcn-l Headphones

2010-01-04 Thread George Scharoun
Thought I?d add my thoughts on gallery headphones to the discussion. The norm at the MFA used to be $20 Sony headphones, but they broke constantly and were pretty much considered disposable. They were cheap, but it was embarrassing to come to the gallery and find a twisted mess of cables and miss

[MCN-L] Strollers?

2010-01-04 Thread Ivan Schustak
Hi all - We are hoping to have a few baby strollers at our museum for guests that feel they need one. As a single guy in his mid-20's, I have not yet had the need to purchase strollers on my own and don't really know the ins/outs or brands. Does anyone have any advice, either personal or p

[MCN-L] ‏‏RE: Headphones in exhibits

2010-01-04 Thread mpara...@gallery.ca
Metaphorically Bullet Proof :-) (none broken yet) Mark Paradis Chief, Multimedia Services-Chef de services multim?dia National Gallery of Canada, Mus?e des beaux-arts du Canada 380 Sussex Drive,Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N4 ph. 613-990-1788, fx. 613-991-2680 cell 613-797-0558 -Original Messag

[MCN-L] Strollers?

2010-01-04 Thread Andrew Fox
We have a bunch of inexpensive umbrella strollers that seem to do the trick. I've seem them for $20 or so at places like Target and Toys R Us. Andrew Fox Webmaster Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco de Young Museum 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco, CA 94118 415.750.3615 voice 415.750.355

[MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits

2010-01-04 Thread mpara...@gallery.ca
Hello Jason; I can concur with Adam that the Audio Technica's are bullet proof. We use the ATH M30 because of price and the straight cable design. Four years now with no failures and not too expensive either. Thanks, Mark Paradis Chief, Multimedia Services-Chef de services multim?dia Natio

[MCN-L] Press Release on Balboa Park Museums' Video Archiving Solution

2010-01-04 Thread Sunny Branson
For Immediate Release San Diego Museums Deploy Front Porch Digital's SAMMA SoloT to Share Cultural Wealth LOUISVILLE, Colo. - The 17 cultural institutions in San Diego's Balboa Park together have deployed a single Front Porch Digital SAMMA SoloT to migrate the content of their media collections

[MCN-L] (Event) Taxonomy for Personalization - January 6th Taxonomy Community of Practice Call

2010-01-04 Thread Rebecca Allen
Invitation Please join us for our monthly Taxonomy Community of Practice Call, presented by Earley & Associates. This month's topic is Taxonomy for Personalization. Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 Eastern Time Cost: $50 Free preview: http://www.slideshare.net/Earley/taxono