You have been tasked with developing a temporary exhibition at the Smithsonian . Each member of your three-person team will need to bring a certain skill set (not Liam Neeson's) to the table to complete it. This will require both individual and group work. Each group member will be given a task he or she must complete on their own, but must add to the finished product. The bulk of your project grade will be determined on the quality of your own contribution. The remainder will consist of an evaluation of your entire group project, your ability to meet deadlines and maintain communication through your group discussion boards, and assessments completed by your group members regarding your input. Museum Project – Group Member positions Position #1: The Archeologist This person must find images or videos of the artifacts, primary source documents, etc. that you want to present as a part of the exhibition. This person will also need to supply some basic facts about the object (who, what, when, and where). He or she will need to run it by the other team members for approval before deciding whether or not to add it to the exhibit. He or she may also need to build replicas of some artifacts for display (i.e. an exhibit on the Industrial Revolution might have a telegraph or electromagnet demonstration), and may call on Team Members 2 and 4 for some assistance .Finally, this person will assist in developing the exhibit introduction which Team Member 2 will be drafting. Position #2: The Researcher/Exhibitionist This person will need to write a short blurb about each agreed-upon object/image that uses the basic facts provided by Team Member 1, and then explains the significance of it to explaining the exhibition's topic, using outside scholarly sources to write the blurbs. This person may be recruited to help in any replica constructions for the exhibit.This person will largely be responsible for also writing an introduction to the exhibit, which explains it as a whole (will receive input from Team Members 1 and 3). Position #3: The Marketing Analyst This person will be in charge of design, layout, and marketing for the exhibition. This person will need to craft the images and content found by Team Members 1 and 2 onto an aesthetically pleasing website that will both inform and draw visitors. Visit some museums and/or museum websites to get a feel for what works well. Do some research into museum marketing/administration.Additionally, this person will create a map that helps visitors navigate the exhibit. He or she will also need to craft a short press release describing the exhibition to be published in the local paper.Finally, this person will assist in developing the exhibit introduction which Team Member 2 will be drafting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Museum Project You will be presenting your final collaborated group project as a website which your Marketing Analyst will largely be working on (I will send.

1. You have been tasked with developing a temporary exhibition at
the
Smithsonian
. Each member of your three-person team will need to bring a
certain skill set (not Liam Neeson's) to the table to complete it.
This will require both individual and group work. Each group
member will be given a task he or she must complete on their
own, but must add to the finished product.
The bulk of your project grade will be determined on the quality
of your own contribution. The remainder will consist of an
evaluation of your entire group project, your ability to meet
deadlines and maintain communication through your group
discussion boards, and assessments completed by your group
members regarding your input.
Museum Project – Group Member positions
Position #1: The Archeologist
This person must find images or videos of the artifacts, primary
source documents, etc. that you want to present as a part of the
exhibition. This person will also need to supply some basic
facts about the object (who, what, when, and where). He or she
will need to run it by the other team members for approval
before deciding whether or not to add it to the exhibit. He or
she may also need to build replicas of some artifacts for display
(i.e. an exhibit on the Industrial Revolution might have a
telegraph or electromagnet demonstration), and may call on
Team Members 2 and 4 for some assistance
.Finally, this person will assist in developing the exhibit
introduction which Team Member 2 will be drafting.
Position #2: The Researcher/Exhibitionist
This person will need to write a short blurb about each agreed-
upon object/image that uses the basic facts provided by Team
Member 1, and then explains the significance of it to explaining
the exhibition's topic, using outside scholarly sources to write
the blurbs. This person may be recruited to help in any replica
constructions for the exhibit.This person will largely be

2. responsible for also writing an introduction to the exhibit,
which explains it as a whole (will receive input from Team
Members 1 and 3).
Position #3: The Marketing Analyst
This person will be in charge of design, layout, and marketing
for the exhibition. This person will need to craft the images and
content found by Team Members 1 and 2 onto an aesthetically
pleasing website that will both inform and draw visitors. Visit
some museums and/or museum websites to get a feel for what
works well. Do some research into museum
marketing/administration.Additionally, this person will create a
map that helps visitors navigate the exhibit. He or she will also
need to craft a short press release describing the exhibition to
be published in the local paper.Finally, this person will assist in
developing the exhibit introduction which Team Member 2 will
be drafting.
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Museum Project
You will be presenting your final collaborated group project as
a website which your Marketing Analyst will largely be working
on (I will send the links for each groups website to edit). Each
member will need to add their content to it, but the Marketing
Analyst will work to make it aesthetically pleasing to visitors,
in addition to other more administrative tasks.
For your individual research submissions (i.e. what is
specifically outlined in your position description), the following
are the recommended formats/styles for submission through
Blackboard:
Position #1
A Power Point presentation with images, pictures of objects
and/or videos of demonstrations of objects in the collection.
You should have a combination of 15-20 objects, pictures, and
demonstrations in your exhibit. Each should include those basic
facts you found (as outlined in your description above). Make

3. sure you include the source citations for both where you found
the objects/pictures, and also where you found the information
for the basic facts about each item. Citations should appear on
each slide, with a final slide providing your bibliography.
Position #2:
This can be done in either Word or Excel. You can present the
research about the objects in a table or more in the format of
paper with different sections (i.e. each section discusses one
item). Your blurbs about each object should be at least five
relevant and coherent sentences about the object and its
significance (i.e. do not tell me things like, “This picture is
historically significant, and should be preserved.”). Then, write
a one or two page double spaced report that will act as the
introduction display for visitors upon entering the exhibit. This
should be a general overview of the exhibit and should be
developed from your knowledge of the objects and their
significance. Make sure you are citing your sources throughout
the document, with your final page being a bibliography.
Position #3:
A Power Point presentation will most likely be the best method.
Treat it like a sales pitch: explain your design and layout for the
exhibit and the associated website (also, provide the exhibit
map on a slide to help “visualize” the exhibit). Your last slide
should have a brief press release about what the exhibit is and
the reasons it is relevant to the community. Make sure you
reference the marketing and historical sources, Museum
websites, and other sources (such as if you used any stock
images you found online) you used throughout your
presentation. You should have citations for each slide, with the
final slide being your bibliography.
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Museum Project – Requirements
While each position requires different types and different levels
of sources needed, each person should have sources that were

4. referenced and used in the creation of their work. Even if you
are a tech guru and do not need any how-to guide help, research
some tech websites to find out about the latest and greatest in
A/V content and development, especially as it pertains to
museums or history as a whole.
With the exception of a using at least 15-20 relevant and
thoughtful objects for your exhibit, there are no specific length
requirements (unless otherwise noted, such as for Position #2).
Mainly, you want to ensure your exhibit is thoughtful in its
selection and presentation of materials and content, and really
see to it that your objects and object demonstrations tell a
thorough story about your topic. So, an exhibit on Ancient
Greek philosophers might have a surviving written piece from
Aristotle or a Middle Age painting of him surrounded by his
students. There may even be a demonstration of how Greeks
recorded content during this era. However, you will most likely
not see a generic pot used for food storage by an unknown
family during this era. While interesting, it does not really
relate to the exhibit topic, and it fails to help tell the story of
Greek philosophy.
Now, for specific components that will be graded (also found in
the rubric):
·
Your own research submission (see “Presentation of your
Research” section)
·
The final group website
·
Your discussion board participation
·
Member assessments on each of your group members (will be
posted closer to the due date)