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ARCSchat March 2022 Future-Proofing Intent in Time-Based Media: March 1, 2022
Installation On Display: April 28, 2021; This session discusses the experience, challenges, benefits, and take-aways of installing art in public view.
ARCSchat February 2, 2021: Installing the Butterfly Effect: Talking Collab w/ PACCIN & Art Pro Net: February 2, 2021; Now, more than ever, our profession requires unprecedented levels of collaboration and trust across staff, institutions, and professions in order to function. With this in mind, #ARCSchat collaborates with two other chats/podcasts representing the in…
Lighten Up: Enhancing the Visitor Experience (Conference session, 2017): October 4, 2020; Video from 2017 ARCS conference presentation, discusses lighting tactics and upgrades employed at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum
Inclusive Digital Interactives: Best Practices and Research: September 1, 2020; This book focuses on the inclusive design of digital interactives for visitors and staff, one segment of museums’ larger program offerings. Access Smithsonian, the central accessibility office for the Smithsonian Institution, initiated this project i…
Lighten Up: Enhancing the Visitor Experience (conference session, 2017): November 5, 2017; Slides from 2017 ARCS conference presentation, discusses lighting tactics and upgrades employed at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum
On-Campus Loans: Balancing Stewardship, Tradition, and Politics (Conference session, 2015): November 15, 2015; Slides from 2015 ARCS presentation, discussing the balance of collection access with collection safety when university museums are asked to provide collection materials to campus locations that often do not meet museum standards
Nick Cave: Sojourn—Behind-the-Scenes Installation Footage: June 6, 2013; Installation footage from the 2013 Nick Cave exhibition at the Denver Art Museum
Jim Nutt: Back to Front: January 29, 2011; A preparator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago shares notes artist Jim Nutt left on the back of his artworks.
Preparing the gowns for the First Ladies Exhibition: May 9, 2010; Preparing the gowns for the First Ladies Exhibition at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History

Behind The Scenes at The National Media Museum: January 1, 2010
Sebastiano Mainardi: The Science of Art Installation: September 6, 2007

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