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The Shelby County Historical Society was also where I realized I could incorporate my passion for photography into my museum career. As a child, my dream job was to work for National Geographic and take those beautiful pictures that fill each magazine or to travel around the world to see amazing animals and film them for the BBC's Planet Earth.

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The Old Capitol Museum

Located at the heart of the University of Iowa's Pentacrest stand's Iowa's first capitol building. Today, the building is used to house one of the University's campus museums.

Big Idea:

There was no big idea or goal that was explicitly stated. But, visitors who walk away from The Youth Diaries project are given a new insight as to what it means to be Iowan. The project shows, through the stories of others, how diverse everyone in Iowa is.

This big idea, coincidences with the mission of the museum: to provide education on "the continuing significance of the humanities" (Old Capitol Museum).

Discovery Center

The Discovery Center can be located on the ground floor of The Old Capitol Museum. This room was opened in 2006 and contains the Youth Diaries Project, which is the center's only permanent exhibit and "is a changing exhibit space" (Old Capitol Museum).

Unfortunately, on the day of my visit, the Youth Diaries Project was the only exhibit on display in the room. The other things present were chairs, games, and children's books.

The Iowa Youth Diaries exhibit consists of different "books" that can then be placed into a computer and different narratives and stories are told about men and women who lived in Iowa. These narratives came from migrant workers, Native Americans, authors, scientists and many others.

Our Mission

"The Old Capitol Museum seeks to educate the university, local, and national communities on the continuing significance of the humanities, as an invigorated and distinguished building that serves as a center of culture and civic discourse for the State of Iowa, through public outreach initiatives, educational programming, exhibitions, and academic scholarship (Old Capitol Museum)."

Pappajohn Sculpture Park:

The Pappajohn Sculpture Park was donated to the Des Moines Art Center in 2009 and consists of works by different contemporary artists. The landscape itself is part of the collection's ambiance and aids in giving each piece a different perspective as you move around the park (Des Moines Art Center).

Audio Tour:

The audio tour is free except for the minutes used on your phone. The audio transcript is also available in pdf form, to download and read, from the Des Moines Art Center's website and can be found under the 'Pappajohn Sculpture Park' page.

The audio tour is easy to use, in theory. You dial the number, 515.657.8264 (Des Moines Art Center), type in the sculpture number and then you'll get a prerecorded excerpt about the sculpture in front of you.

Problems:

Learning where the sculpture numbers were located were the first problem that I encountered with this collection. The first two stops I started at didn't have an information board with the name or artist, and so finding out how to start was problematic. Eventually as I moved around the park, I noticed the information boards that were small and low to the ground, which is the reason it was so difficult to find.

The next problem I encountered was with the audio itself. Certain recordings would be easy to hear and others were not so easy.

Another difficulty with the audio came from the technology. My cellphone kept dropping the call.

Our Mission:
"The not-for-profit Des Moines Art Center engages diverse local and international audiences with the art of today through its museum and school, adding to the cultural record collections and programs. (Des Moines Art Center".

Big Idea:

The big idea and experience goal for this collection was the interaction of the visitors with the sculptures throughout the park. The museum director and the artists emphasized the importance of perspective through the audio and the landscape. The audio explicitly told visitors to move around the park and look at sculptures from different angles, up close and far away.

Connections and Reflections:

Both exhibits and Museums had good themes and implementations of them. But a museum must be prepared to change, fix and add to their exhibits. The museums need to be continuously using the design process and making sure they come back to their exhibits to ensure the most beneficial and enjoyable experience possible.

Lung, Heidi. "Museum Exhibitions". Introduction to Museum Studies, University of Iowa, 16 October 2017, Schaeffer Hall, Iowa City, Iowa. Lecture.

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Located at the heart of the University of Iowa's Pentacrest stand's Iowa's first capitol building. Today, the building is used to house one of the University's campus museums. There was no big idea or goal that was explicitly stated.

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"A system to build and permanently maintain an irreplaceable and meaningful physical resource and use it to transmit ideas and concepts to the public." Keen's definition of museum.* Or what a museum should be in theory.

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What a Museum is by your daily knowledge reflation? A place for "old stuff"? A refinement and serious place far away from us? Or just a boring place you do not want to go? Well, before you judging what museums are, the following video may give you a more accurate definition.

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I feel the the museums are the center of knowledge as they help us describe the histories and the past and connect them not only to present, but also the future. I have always been attracted to museums, and remember my parents taking me to Children's museum when I was just 4 years old.

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On this website, you will find four sections that each talk about a different aspect of museums. You'll get a behind the scenes look, a look into public engagement, information about a museum career, and hear about my experiences as a visitor. Go ahead and explore each part, and I hope you enjoy!