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A Case Study of "Planetary Landscapes: Sculpting the Solar System"

January 1, 2005 | Exhibitions
This article presents a case study of the design, development and evaluation of a science museum exhibition called Planetary Landscapes: Sculpting the Solar System. The exhibition was created by Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, California, in collaboration with the artist Ned Kahn. (A slightly smaller version has been traveling to science museums around the country, and has been sent to the Middle East and Asia.) This exhibition affords a chance to explore the work of a gifted artist as he seeks to merge art and science and create beautiful inquiry-based exhibits. The story also relates how a museum design team and an evaluation team sought to support the exhibition design in ways that would augment and not interfere with the expertise of the artist.

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    Inverness Research
  • Dawn Huntwork
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    Inverness Research
  • Citation

    Publication Name: Curator: The Museum Journal
    Volume: 48
    Number: 3
    Page Number: 281
    Resource Type: Research Products
    Discipline: Art, music, and theater | Education and learning science | Geoscience and geography | Space science
    Audience: General Public | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits

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