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collaborate creatively
Kevin WalkerLondon Knowledge Lab /
exhibit research
UKMW10 • 26 Nov 2010
about me
• Senior Software Designer, American Museum of Natural History 1996 - 2000
• Freelance exhibit design & consulting 2000 - present• Researcher, London Knowledge Lab 2004 - 2010
• PhD, Education (IoE London 2010)• Masters, Interactive Telecommunications (NYU 1995)• BA Honors, Anthropology/media studies (Berkeley 1992)
kevin@exhibitresearch.com
100 Objects
• 1 vision, 2 partners, multiple media• Consistency / branding• High production value
(My role: none)
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My Ashmolean
• 1 medium, 3 partners, many perspectives• Consistency / branding• High production value
(My role: none)
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trails at Kew Gardens
• 1 vision, 3 partners, 4 schools, 20 trails• Education-led, not technology-led• Commercial partner = quality & consistency
(My role: researcher)
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trails at Centre Pompidou
• 1 interface, 4 partners, many phones• Amateur-led = in-built quality• Support for any visitor phone
(My role: developer)
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trails at the Foundling Museum
• 1 trail, 3 students, 4 partners• Education-led• Low budget, high engagement
(My role: researcher/facilitator)
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summary
collaborations around collections
Approaches
• 100 Objects: 1 voice, many objects, many stories• My Ashmolean: Many voices, many objects, many
stories• Trails: 1 voice, 1 story, a few objects
Elements of successful collaborations
• 1 vision = consistency of branding• Commercial partner = quality of tech/design• Education-led not technology-led
kevin@exhibitresearch.com
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