Stories in Stone: Interpreting history in the context of a museum exhibition

Stories in Stone: Interpreting history in the context of a museum exhibition

This project examines opportunities for history exhibition design practices. Research into museum studies and creative work in typography, photography, graphic design and architecture result in curation and design of a prototypical exhibit about the granite quarrying industry of Stonington, Maine.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hamalainen, Bonnie
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2005
Subjects:
artefact
artifact
audience
curate
curator
curatorial
design
designer
exhibit
exhibition
granite
granite quarrying
graphic design
history
interpretation
interpretive exhibit design
museum
museum studies
narrative
narrative form
precedent
precedents
prototype
quarry
quarrying industry
stone cutting
typography
typographic form
user-centered design
visitor
visual communication
Architecture
Art and Design
Arts and Humanities
Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd_retro/10
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&context=etd_retro

Internet

http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd_retro/10
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&context=etd_retro

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