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 - Behind The Scenes at The National Media Museum
- January 1, 2010
- Brief introduction to the behind the scenes preparations at the Nation Media Museum ahead of the 2009 temporary exhibitions
- Nick Cave: Sojourn—Behind-the-Scenes Installation Footage
- June 6, 2013
- Installation footage from the 2013 Nick Cave exhibition at the Denver Art Museum
- 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
- Sebastiano Mainardi: The Science of Art Installation
- September 6, 2007
- The Indianapolis Museum of Art invited the public to paint reproduction panels of an altarpiece as conservators work on the real thing.
- Installation On Display
- April 28, 2021
- This session discusses the experience, challenges, benefits, and take-aways of installing art in public view.
- A Tale of Two Museums: Documenting "The Refusal of Time"
- April 28, 2021
- This discussion describes the process of developing the inter-institutional documentation of a co-owned artwork at the Met and SFMOMA, and the collaborative reality of co-owning, exhibiting, and preserving variable media arts installations.
- Indigenize and Digitize: A Case Study in the North American Hall at the Field Museum of Natural History
- April 28, 2021
- Quick study of indigenizing your collections using digitzation and new perspectives to bring collections by minority groups to the forefront and be accessible for the communities they represent.
- 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.
- Immunity from Judicial Seizure Statute
- May 17, 2021
- Explanation and guidance on immunity from judicial seizure legislation
- 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
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