Exploratorium: Making Exhibitions | Sarah Seiter (Fall Colloquium)

Presentation: “A Practical Overview of Museum Exhibition Development”

How are museum exhibitions made? What are the constraints and advantages to storytelling in an institutional environment? How does something go from a big idea to a multi-part exhibit that visitors can interact with and learn from together? This week we are very lucky to have Sarah Seiter join us to share her applied approaches in the curatorial process.

Biography:
Sarah is a curator and technologist. She is currently the senior science writer at the San Francisco Exploratorium.  She uses collaborative design and community engagement to create exhibitions and experiences that are personal, relevant, and social. She believes that science can be a force for optimism, equity and social change for communities everywhere. 

Sarah was formerly the Associate Curator of Natural Sciences at the Oakland Museum of California.   Her exhibition work there has included Altered State: Marijuana in California, Bees: Tiny Insect, Big Impact, and the upcoming Take Root: Oakland Grows Food. Our exhibitions have been featured on NPR, in the San Francisco Chronicle, and The Guardian.

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