MuseumExpo at AAM 2011

Are you planning on attending the AAM annual conference in Houston this month?  If so, stop by the Atlas Van Lines' Booth at the MuseumExpo.  I will be in the booth most of the exhibition hours, and I would love for you to stop by and say hello.  The booth number is 1037.

Click on the link below for an online copy of the conference Advanced Program.

Advanced Program

Joe

The Museum of Broken Relationships

Have you ever had a broken heart?  Are you going to AAM 2011 in Houston next month?  There may be a connection for you.  The Blaffer Art Museum, in collaboration with the American Association of Museums is presenting an exhibition from the Museum of Broken Relationships.

It won't heal your broken heart, but it will make you smile.

The Museum of Broken Relationships



Joe

Bruce Gugliuzza exhibits at Harmony Hall Regional Center

The exhibit Incarnation and Transformation by Bruce Gugliuzza is at the Harmony Hall Regional Center through May 21, 2011.  Please stop by and visit when you are in the Fort Washington/Oxon Hill, Maryland area.

Using wood and metal as his medium, Bruce Gugliuzza produces highly finished sculptures that resemble magnified and stylized versions of microbes and plant seeds. Bruce has been a night instructor at Prince Georges Community College for over 15 years, teaching the lost wax method of bronze casting.

Harmony Hall Regional Center

10701 Livingston Road
Fort Washington, MD 20744
            301-203-6040 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            301-203-6040      end_of_the_skype_highlighting      ; TTY 301-203-6030

Hours of Operation

Mondays-Fridays: 6:30 am-10 pm
Saturdays: 8 am-4 pm
Sundays: 12 noon-4 pm


~Joe

New Series on Museum Secrets

There is a new series about Museum Secrets on History Television.  Check out this video to see a promo for for the series that has episodes on The Vatican, The Louvre, The Met, The Cairo Museum and more.



For more information go to Museum Secrets TV

Joe

Bare Bones by Ruth Trevarrow

My friend Ruth Trevarrow has a show opening today at the Athenaeum in Alexandria, Virginia.  The show  Bare Bones will be there until April 10th. The Athenaeum is open on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

See the story in the Daily Campello Art News


Joe

Where Will Museums Fit Into the Society of the Future?

During the 2010 AAM Annual Meeting, The Pinky Show conducted some interviews.  The idea was to obtain an idea of how society might be improved, and where Museums would fit into this society of the future.  This video presents clips of the interviews, edited by the  Center for the Future of Museums.






Visit www.PinkyShow.org to read about the shows expedition to the future of museums.


~ Joe ~

Meet Holly and Graham

"Help us Obi Wan Kenobi, you're our only hope!"

You probably remember that quote from Princess Leia in the original Star Wars.  

She was projected as a hologram to Obi Wan Kenobi to deliver a very important message.  This message ultimately saves the rebellion from Darth Vader and the Empire's Death Star.  When I first saw this movie in the late 70s, this was truly science fiction.  Well, not anymore!

Take a look at this BBC News video introducing Holly and Graham.  They are the newest members of the security team at London's Luton Airport. They are holograms and they too deliver an important message.  Imagine how this technology will change the modern museum experience.

"LUKE, I AM YOUR FATHER"...  I'm sorry, but it had to be said.

BBC News

~ Joe ~