Category Archives: Exhibits
Many Mexicos: Exhibitions as Creative Team Products
Our guest blogger today is Whitney Klotz. I met Whitney while she was working on a BA in Anthropology at the University of Arizona. As part of my class, she led tours in the Paths of Life exhibit. Enjoying working in the museum, she went on to pursue a MA in Museum Studies from George [...]
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: A Living Document
This post is the remarks given by Dr. Michael Brescia at the opening of the exhibit of pages from the original Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, on loan from the National Archives. The pages and related materials are on display at Arizona State Museum only through the month of February. Please do not cite or quote [...]
A cell phone in every hand; a mobile app to teach
Smart phones are becoming more and more popular and accessible. IPhones, Androids, Droids… sounds like Star Wars fighters. Cell phones, though, are not warriors, but rather communicators and equalizers, educators and learning tools. Cell phones are tools of empowerment for people all over. Internet access and mobile apps are taking the phone beyond being solely [...]
Reflections on creating a school tour
This blog post was written by Morgan Abercrombie an intern in ASM’s education office. Originally from San Diego, CA, she came to the desert to attend the University of Arizona. She graduates this summer with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Anthropology. Her experience at ASM inspired her: Morgan would like to pursue a career [...]
Mexico, the Revolution and Beyond: The Casasola Archives 1900-1940
In December, Arizona State Museum collaborated with the Consulate of Mexico in Tucson to host the exhibition Mexico, the Revolution and Beyond: The Casasola Archives 1900-1940. The exhibition has traveled on to other venues, but we recorded the panel presentations related to it and have made them into podcasts. These, along with transcripts, are now [...]
A Controversial Revolution
Today’s guest blogger is Dr. Beth Grindell, director of Arizona State Museum. She has worked at ASM for more than 17 years and served as director for 1.5 years. “What if I throw a party and no one comes?” It’s every hostess’s worst nightmare. Then her very next thought is “Have I got enough food?” [...]
Contemporary Issues
What makes a museum relevant? What role should a museum play in its community? Which communities should a museum serve? How and why? How do you define culture? Is it important? Those are some of the questions being discussed by ASM staff these days. Why do you visit museums? What do you expect to see [...]
Making Connections
“Its interesting. I’ve never seen a picture of him before,” pondered Chental Spencer my student employee, after catching sight of her great grandfather John Willie, Jr. in ASM’s newest exhibition on Navajo Code Talkers. She also saw a picture of another of her great grandfathers, Richard Thomas. Chental recalled when he was awarded the Congressional [...]
