The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is one of the oldest and larges university museums in the country. The Museum has dedicated many years to expeditions through nearly every continent, and obtaining a sizeable collection with approximately one million artifacts. With this great collection, Penn Museum’s mission statement is simple: “The Penn Museum transforms understanding of the human experience.” To support their mission statement this institution has put into place for “pillars.” These pillars include research, teaching, collections stewardship, and public engagement, to foster further knowledge, exploration, and care of the collection. Due to the large scope and breadth of the collection, the Penn Museum
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I arrived at the museum around noon and decided to first use this time as a museum visitor, assuming the average visitor would first eat lunch. During this time I viewed several of the major exhibits such as the China Gallery in the massive rotunda, Iraq’s Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur’s Royal Cemetery, and two of their special exhibitions, Beneath the Surface: Life, Death and Gold in Ancient Panama and Native American Voices: The People – Here and Now. These exhibitions feature several interactive materials, which I thought would be very popular, and decided to focus my attention on Native American …show more content…
I was not saddened or over excited, just enlightened. I enjoyed the exhibition for the most part, and especially the interaction with the technology. Within the small gallery space there were nine interactive media to play around with, to learn about issues and cultures of the Natives, and to form thought provoking options. One thing I would change is the placement of the column-like touchscreens. Positioned at the front and rear of the gallery, whenever I would use them, I felt like I was blocking the entrance or disrupting other visitors. Positioned in a more central location in the gallery, and closer together, I think better use and reaction from the media, and even maybe discussions between
I arrived at the museum around noon and decided to first use this time as a museum visitor, assuming the average visitor would first eat lunch. During this time I viewed several of the major exhibits such as the China Gallery in the massive rotunda, Iraq’s Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur’s Royal Cemetery, and two of their special exhibitions, Beneath the Surface: Life, Death and Gold in Ancient Panama and Native American Voices: The People – Here and Now. These exhibitions feature several interactive materials, which I thought would be very popular, and decided to focus my attention on Native American …show more content…
I was not saddened or over excited, just enlightened. I enjoyed the exhibition for the most part, and especially the interaction with the technology. Within the small gallery space there were nine interactive media to play around with, to learn about issues and cultures of the Natives, and to form thought provoking options. One thing I would change is the placement of the column-like touchscreens. Positioned at the front and rear of the gallery, whenever I would use them, I felt like I was blocking the entrance or disrupting other visitors. Positioned in a more central location in the gallery, and closer together, I think better use and reaction from the media, and even maybe discussions between