[BCMA] Interactive Stations

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Good Morning Lee,

That is a good point. I will definitely bring this up in our future
discussions as an option. Thank you.

Hannah Chipman


On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 11:03 AM Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <
bcma at lists.vifa.ca> wrote:

> Think hard about this…. A simple photo frame might be enough. Or a basic
> tablet. Or heck an old fashion photo album….
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> I find that often touch screens and multiple technologies in a gallery
> just become places for kids to push a button at and move onto the next
> without even waiting for the response. I can’t even begin to count how
> often I have been in a museum gallery only to find a significant portion of
> the electronics our of order… Interactive could be as easy as a collection
> of old style jackets to put on, or a demonstration of a block and tackle
> system….
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> But if you really feel the need for an electronic viewer, then start with
> a basic tablet and see how it is used by the visitors.
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> Cheers
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> Lee Boyko
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> *From:* bcma-bounces at lists.vifa.ca <bcma-bounces at lists.vifa.ca> *On
> Behalf Of *Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.
> *Sent:* March 2, 2021 11:34 AM
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> *Subject:* [BCMA] Interactive Stations
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> Hello Everyone!
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> I'm working at a very small museum and we are trying to find new ways to
> display more in the limited space we have. One option is to purchase
> stations where we can have our photograph collections with the history
> connected to them for people to access in the gallery. We would like to
> have several but we would like to know what companies are out there for
> these as well as who would be more cost effective. We understand that right
> now anything hands-on is not ideal, but we would like to start planning
> this for when we can do more hands-on things in the gallery again. Thank
> you all.
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> Hannah Chipman
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