Friday, June 12, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Docent Luncheon
Today we had a thank you luncheon for the history and Discover World docents. As always, it was a grueling tour season, but everyone pitched in and we made it!!
This year we had 200 more kids than last year in April & May! That is really something to be proud of. We have a quality education program here and teachers know it.
We took a minute to brief everyone on what's going on upstairs. After so many years of hard work, we are starting to see it all come together!!!!
This year we had 200 more kids than last year in April & May! That is really something to be proud of. We have a quality education program here and teachers know it.
We took a minute to brief everyone on what's going on upstairs. After so many years of hard work, we are starting to see it all come together!!!!
Going smoothly.......
Things are happening now!
The Keller is empty and ready for the installation of The Working White House. All of the cases have been moved to the Industrial Hall. The furniture from the Historical Hall that will be in the new exhibit has also been moved into the Industrial Hall. The Late Victorian Parlor is completely gone! Steve has started ripping up the floor in preparation for the new door to be cut in 2 days.
This is an exciting time at the Museum! Lots of work, but it will all be worth it in the end.
The Keller is empty and ready for the installation of The Working White House. All of the cases have been moved to the Industrial Hall. The furniture from the Historical Hall that will be in the new exhibit has also been moved into the Industrial Hall. The Late Victorian Parlor is completely gone! Steve has started ripping up the floor in preparation for the new door to be cut in 2 days.
This is an exciting time at the Museum! Lots of work, but it will all be worth it in the end.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Progress
So many things going on at the same time!
The Masons came this morning and cleared out the Keller. So painting will begin this afternoon! The Working White House arrives Thursday.
I have recorded all the numbers of the remaining items in the Historical Hall. Some are being used in the new exhibit and will be displayed this summer in the Industrial Hall. Some will be going to our off-site storage facility, and some will be moving into an on-site storage area.
When the dresses come back from the art museum, I am going to make a quick display out of them in the rest of the Industrial Hall. Since we have no room to store the Working White House crates AND all our unused cases in the Keller, I will also be adding some cases in the Industrial Hall for the summer. Some will house hats from the 50s, 60s, and 70s to go with the dresses. The rest will have some of the artifacts that will be going into the new exhibit.
Between now and the end of July, Steve will be working in the Historical Hall on lighting, the ceiling, and the floor, as well as cutting a new door between the galleries and tearing out the old room settings.
Yesterday Steve and I talked about what to do with the cases in the Industrial Hall when Split Rock comes to install the new exhibit. The installation will overlap with the final two weeks of The Working White House.
So, we will move the cases downstairs into the Auditorium for the last half of August. After The Working White House closes, we will create a false wall along one wall of the Keller Gallery and hide all the cases behind it. The Keller will be empty for the month of September as we prepare for the grand opening of The Stark County Story at the White Glove Affair on September 25. During September, Steve will have the opportunity to clean and wax the Keller floor.
AFTER The Stark County Story opens, people will be bringing in their dollhouses for the next Keller Gallery exhibit Life in Miniature, which opens October 16.
So as you can see, this is a well-orchestrated plan that will be evolving as we get into this process!
My immediate concern is PAINTING, which I shall begin after lunch!
The Masons came this morning and cleared out the Keller. So painting will begin this afternoon! The Working White House arrives Thursday.
I have recorded all the numbers of the remaining items in the Historical Hall. Some are being used in the new exhibit and will be displayed this summer in the Industrial Hall. Some will be going to our off-site storage facility, and some will be moving into an on-site storage area.
When the dresses come back from the art museum, I am going to make a quick display out of them in the rest of the Industrial Hall. Since we have no room to store the Working White House crates AND all our unused cases in the Keller, I will also be adding some cases in the Industrial Hall for the summer. Some will house hats from the 50s, 60s, and 70s to go with the dresses. The rest will have some of the artifacts that will be going into the new exhibit.
Between now and the end of July, Steve will be working in the Historical Hall on lighting, the ceiling, and the floor, as well as cutting a new door between the galleries and tearing out the old room settings.
Yesterday Steve and I talked about what to do with the cases in the Industrial Hall when Split Rock comes to install the new exhibit. The installation will overlap with the final two weeks of The Working White House.
So, we will move the cases downstairs into the Auditorium for the last half of August. After The Working White House closes, we will create a false wall along one wall of the Keller Gallery and hide all the cases behind it. The Keller will be empty for the month of September as we prepare for the grand opening of The Stark County Story at the White Glove Affair on September 25. During September, Steve will have the opportunity to clean and wax the Keller floor.
AFTER The Stark County Story opens, people will be bringing in their dollhouses for the next Keller Gallery exhibit Life in Miniature, which opens October 16.
So as you can see, this is a well-orchestrated plan that will be evolving as we get into this process!
My immediate concern is PAINTING, which I shall begin after lunch!
Monday, June 8, 2009
Keller Gallery changing!
Today we began taking down the Masons in Ohio exhibit! Tomorrow that will be finished.
Next I will paint (hopefully will finish it tomorrow, but it might go into Wednesday). The Working White House arrives on Thursday!
Busy week for sure!
Next I will paint (hopefully will finish it tomorrow, but it might go into Wednesday). The Working White House arrives on Thursday!
Busy week for sure!
Thursday, June 4, 2009
End of School Tours.........and the Historical Hall!
Today marked the end of our busy season! :-)
Special thanks to all the volunteers who made this season possible! It was as busy as ever, and I was more involved than usual, so I got to see a lot more of the process this year. Everyone did a great job! I think we had the best kids and teachers this year. It made things run very smoothly.
And for the school year, Chris's numbers are UP! We can all be proud of that. We have a great museum, and schools and teachers recognize that. The economy is not that great right now, so retaining schools is extremely important. When schools get funding back, they always come back to the museum for a field trip, which is just fabulous.
As you know, I have spent the month of June slowly removing small artifacts from the Historical Hall. I did not remove things that I knew the docents talked about on their tour, such as the candle mold or the hair receiver and hair wreath.
At 1:00 today, as soon as the last tour was over, I was upstairs with three carts to remove the rest!
All that is left now are large and medium artifacts. We will be removing those in a few days to make room for all the work Steve needs to do, including removing the drop ceiling, painting, installing lighting, etc.
All week people have been working on the floor in the Industrial Hall. There were various carpets glued down in different spots, so we needed to have the entire floor ground down. When that process is finished, we will be setting up mini "exhibits" with some of the furniture from the Historical Hall. And the "construction site" will shift to the Historical Hall.
Throughout this process, as I've said before, all of our visitors will be able to see all of the galleries that are not being worked on. The path might change, depending on what is being done. We will try to keep everyone informed.
Stay tuned!!
Special thanks to all the volunteers who made this season possible! It was as busy as ever, and I was more involved than usual, so I got to see a lot more of the process this year. Everyone did a great job! I think we had the best kids and teachers this year. It made things run very smoothly.
And for the school year, Chris's numbers are UP! We can all be proud of that. We have a great museum, and schools and teachers recognize that. The economy is not that great right now, so retaining schools is extremely important. When schools get funding back, they always come back to the museum for a field trip, which is just fabulous.
As you know, I have spent the month of June slowly removing small artifacts from the Historical Hall. I did not remove things that I knew the docents talked about on their tour, such as the candle mold or the hair receiver and hair wreath.
At 1:00 today, as soon as the last tour was over, I was upstairs with three carts to remove the rest!
All that is left now are large and medium artifacts. We will be removing those in a few days to make room for all the work Steve needs to do, including removing the drop ceiling, painting, installing lighting, etc.
All week people have been working on the floor in the Industrial Hall. There were various carpets glued down in different spots, so we needed to have the entire floor ground down. When that process is finished, we will be setting up mini "exhibits" with some of the furniture from the Historical Hall. And the "construction site" will shift to the Historical Hall.
Throughout this process, as I've said before, all of our visitors will be able to see all of the galleries that are not being worked on. The path might change, depending on what is being done. We will try to keep everyone informed.
Stay tuned!!
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
42 Days Left to Vote!
Have you been voting for us every day? We have slipped from 60% of the vote about 10 days ago to 57% today.
Don't let us slip further back!! We're doing so well competing against Cleveland's museum. Please vote! Just click on the link above and to the right.
Thank you for your support!
Don't let us slip further back!! We're doing so well competing against Cleveland's museum. Please vote! Just click on the link above and to the right.
Thank you for your support!
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