Comments on: Experience Is Everything

By: Rebecca Davidson

Rebecca Davidson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:37:06 +0000

if only we could market-ize the way people “feel” after visiting the museum…then the effect because the CAUSE that makes them come to the museum…

i’m envisioning a print piece that portrays “sad/normal/blank/plain ?” people walking into a museum and “happy/individualistic/colorful/exciting ?” people walking out of it.

Maybe like the “all free” campaign ima has now, a campaign about what you’ll *feel* here:
“Happiness here” with an arrow pointing to the museum.
“Connected” in big words over a picture of the museum or of an event
“Community” with a picture of a lecture crowd, ie.
“Family”, “Friends”, etc, you get the idea.

Did i just go off on a tangent?…

By: Creating Culture | Recent Addition

Creating Culture | Recent Addition — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:11:04 +0000

[...] at any point). I’m definitely experiencing culture these days, maybe due to a motivating post by Meg. It’s true–as a marketer, and as a resident of Indy–we should all be experiencing [...]

By: Creating Culture | Indianapolis Museum of Art Blog

Creating Culture | Indianapolis Museum of Art Blog — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:10:04 +0000

By: Carren

Carren — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:29:56 +0000

This is a great post. Thank you for sharing your insights. I think it’s a common conundrum that when presented with opportunities, many of us fail to take advantage of them precisely because we get caught up in our work (great though it is). This post is reminder to widen our horizons and tear ourselves away from our comfort zones.

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:43:02 +0000

Great post Meg! I usually wander up to the Asian gallery or out into the gardens when I need a break, but I should branch out more.

Also, Linda has a great point. I participated in the Spirit & Place festival’s Spirited Chase event over the weekend and saw some amazing places around Indy that I have never seen before.

By: Georgia Krantz

Georgia Krantz — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:58:05 +0000

Inspiring post, Meg! And so completely dead on. As a member of the Guggenheim staff responsible for training adult educators to teach adults about the art in the galleries, I am happily obliged to spend a lot of time in the galleries observing, learning about and experiencing the exhibitions. But aside from the “study,” I also find it important – indeed necessary – to spend time in the galleries observing how visitors are observing, discussing and interacting with the art. Thus I am better able to tailor my own teaching approaches (and, by extension, the teaching approaches of my educators) to the actual experiences being had by visitors. I find “observing observers” to be a critically important piece of my own effectiveness as a teacher.

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:51:04 +0000

Well said! The same thoughts could be applied about one’s city.

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:38:01 +0000

Inspiring! Great post Meg.