Virtual Museums – the way of the future in a sustainable world?
By Eric Dorfman, Executive Director, Eklektus Inc. 17 December 2008 As I write this, I’m standing on the rough turf that surrounds Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Portraits of actors colourfully display...
View ArticleSustainability in Museum Operations – are we doing enough?
By Eric Dorfman, Executive Director, Eklektus Inc. 12 January 2009 As the state of the planet’s climate, oceans, and terrestrial ecosystems decline and the world runs steadily out of oil, living...
View ArticleIntangible Natural Heritage
By Eric Dorfman 5 February 2009 When I mention ‘intangible natural heritage’ I frequently get a blank look, even from museum professionals. It’s not a phrase, say like ‘fire engine’, that immediately...
View ArticleInteractivity and the Diamond Necklace
By Eric Dorfman Director, Eklektus Inc. On August 15th we partnered with the St James Theatre here in Wellington to host an evening of interactive theatre: The Affair of the Diamond Necklace. It was...
View ArticleAn international view of regional museums
By Eric Dorfman The last few weekends we’ve been visiting some of the regional museums in our area. It’s been a great excuse to explore places we wouldn’t normally have a reason to go, and to learn...
View ArticleKnitting in New Plymouth: some news from our participatory art scene
I was at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth over the weekend and stumbled on a wonderful peace of interactive soft sculpture. Walking up the stairs to the first floor I was faced with a...
View ArticleSolar Decathlon
By Eric Dorfman As museum professionals, many of us spend a lot of time thinking about what makes effective, memorable visitor experiences. Most frequently, our attention is focused on more or less...
View ArticleHalloween: the ultimate participatory visitor experience
By Eric Dorfman What is (or could be) a visitor experience? Eric Dorfman links the traditions of his childhood Halloween celebrations with the world of museums. In my last post I wrote about thinking...
View ArticleICOM Conference in Shanghai
By Eric Dorfman I’ve just come back from the general conference of the International Council of Museums in Shanghai, held from the 7th to the 12th of November. It was my first time to Shanghai so, from...
View ArticleVirtual Eve and the Future of Museums
By Eric Dorfman Tangible heritage. Outmoded? Credit: Magnus Manske. I read in the paper the other day that Unitec Associate Professor Hossein Sarrafzadeh has announced the development of an...
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