Saturday, April 23, 2011
Helpers
Unpacking of archival boxes and bags has been going on for the last two weeks. Only a dozen or so boxes still need to be unpacked. We have also begun to "museum wax" the tiny treasures in place. Rick from CCM and friends have been helping unpack including Gregory, Cheryl, Pat, and Roger.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
UPDATE April 15, 2011: Unpacking and Filling Cabinets
Yesterday and today, friends of Michael's Museum including Cheryl, Pat, and Gregory helped Curator Michael with unpacking collections in preparation for installing them into the exhibit cabinets. Here are a few pictures:
Cheryl & Pat unpacking Tiny Treasures
Gregory unpacking Tiny Treasures
More collections unpacked and waiting.
Still more stuff ...
Loose items in drawers (total of 18 in cabinet.) Once filled each drawer will be topped with a plexiglass protective cover.
Boxes with blue stripes have been unpacked. Some items are sitting in their space in the Tower waiting to be attached with "museum wax."
The Tower begins to take shape. The glass case in the lower right corner will be filled with and surrounded by Day of The Dead items.
Bottom shelves of the Corner Cabinet with Halloween, Chanukah, and Glass collections.
Items unpacked and sorted and placed in front of their cabinets waiting for installation.
Vintage toys in a drawer waiting for their shelf to be fabricated by Mark in the workshop.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
UPDATE April 12, 2011: One Month Check In
This afternoon was the Michael's Museum Core and Expanded Team meeting to celebrate the "One Month Until Opening" milestone and to tie up as many loose ends as possible. Michael brought refreshments to help celebrate the occasion.
The Graphics Department presented logo and exhibit sign samples, the collection ID numbering system graphics, a beginning look at "The Story of Michael's Museum" which will be located in the exhibit, and a look at the arrangement of the collection of "Tiny Quotes from Michael" each in a beautifully ornate frame. The quotes will be so tiny that a magnifying glass will be necessary to read them in English and in Spanish. We also discussed signs around the museum that will "advertise" Michael's Museum.
Katie and Natalie shared the manipulatives which will be part of the visitor's educational, hands-on experience. Visitors will be able to sort, organize, classify and arrange (in other words "Curate") various colorful objects on trays, in cabinets, on shelves, etc. They will be able to do this on the floor, on the sofa or chair, at the coffee table, on the walls of the exhibit, or at the Curator's Desk.
Natalie K shared marketing updates including the Chicago Children's Museum web site, social media including CCM's facebook presence, the E-Newsletter, a press kit, and more. She mentioned that there has already been media inquiries about MM@CCM.
Brett talked about the arrangement for the morning ceremonies including invitations, a light breakfast, media presence, presentations and speeches, and ribbon cutting. There are three entrances to Michael's Museum, each of which will have a ribbon to cut. A large archway (with red velvet drapery,) a medium size archway (with red velvet drapery,) and a mouse size archway (with red velvet drapery.)
The excitement builds ...
The Graphics Department presented logo and exhibit sign samples, the collection ID numbering system graphics, a beginning look at "The Story of Michael's Museum" which will be located in the exhibit, and a look at the arrangement of the collection of "Tiny Quotes from Michael" each in a beautifully ornate frame. The quotes will be so tiny that a magnifying glass will be necessary to read them in English and in Spanish. We also discussed signs around the museum that will "advertise" Michael's Museum.
Katie and Natalie shared the manipulatives which will be part of the visitor's educational, hands-on experience. Visitors will be able to sort, organize, classify and arrange (in other words "Curate") various colorful objects on trays, in cabinets, on shelves, etc. They will be able to do this on the floor, on the sofa or chair, at the coffee table, on the walls of the exhibit, or at the Curator's Desk.
Natalie K shared marketing updates including the Chicago Children's Museum web site, social media including CCM's facebook presence, the E-Newsletter, a press kit, and more. She mentioned that there has already been media inquiries about MM@CCM.
Brett talked about the arrangement for the morning ceremonies including invitations, a light breakfast, media presence, presentations and speeches, and ribbon cutting. There are three entrances to Michael's Museum, each of which will have a ribbon to cut. A large archway (with red velvet drapery,) a medium size archway (with red velvet drapery,) and a mouse size archway (with red velvet drapery.)
The excitement builds ...
UPDATE April 12, 2011: Fabrication & Installation
This morning Mark and Michael met at the storage facility and sorted and selected and brought back the last of the collection boxes to the museum. This week unpacking, sorting, and the beginning of installation will take place. By now Mark has most of the cabinets cleaned up, fortified if needed, and plexi installed. Also many of the shelves have "back shelves" so the cabinets can fit more items. Look closely and you will see the extra little shelf. Also the activity manipulatives have begun to arrive and you can see a sample of those below.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Initial Announcement
Check out the first announcement of Michael's Museum's opening that was sent via e-mail to over 15,000 people who love The Chicago Children's Museum:
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
UPDATE 04/05/11: Installation Meeting
Today Michele and Michael discussed: 1) "Collections Names and Numbers" in preparation for the Graphics Department creating a numbering system to identify the collections around the exhibit. 2) Began "staging" the various areas in the New Museum Offices for the beginning of installation of collections into their cabinets. and 3) Discussed BITS and BOBBS!
Later Katie, Louise, and Michael met to discuss the creation of the Natural History Collection which will be featured in one of the Peek-A-Book Cabinets. These cabinets will be installed on the exhibit wall allowing visitors to see the collection as well as peek through the cabinet to the interior of Michael's Museum. Once in the exhibit, they will allow the visitor to peek through the cabinet into the Great Hall of the main museum.
Later Katie, Louise, and Michael met to discuss the creation of the Natural History Collection which will be featured in one of the Peek-A-Book Cabinets. These cabinets will be installed on the exhibit wall allowing visitors to see the collection as well as peek through the cabinet to the interior of Michael's Museum. Once in the exhibit, they will allow the visitor to peek through the cabinet into the Great Hall of the main museum.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Today's Tiny Treasure: Antique Buttons in Silver Wooden Frame
We will get back to TINY items next to a shiny new penny soon, but for now enjoy:
Friday, April 1, 2011
Happy 4th Anniversary
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