Jared's Day at the Museum

Thoughts and news about the museum world. Special interests in visitor trends and new media use within the museum walls.
Lady Gaga’s meat jerky dress is put on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Lady Gaga’s meat jerky dress is put on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

R.I.P.

R.I.P.

A time-lapse tour of 1983 Manhattan when it was brown and grey and scary and there was still a Forty-Deuce where you could see triple-feature dirty movies and pick up a hustler, etc. And, yeah, it was a hotbed of creativity. The Rick Liss six-minute film is set to the tune of Laurie Anderson’s “For Electronic Dogs.”  (via Dangerous Minds)

This video is not museum specific, but it is a fun use of technology.

Getty showcases new audio tour.

MOMA APP - Its great when museums take the extra effort to put some effort behind promoting their new interpretative tour.  With all the effort put into the tours, it is crucial that it gets used and in the museum visitors hands.

A great commercial video created by Tim Burton for his exhibition at MoMA