Columbus Day at the IMA

From writing large-scale, big-budget marketing plans to proofing marketing pieces for the printer, I generally have about 15-30 different projects cross my desk every day. Some things take a considerable amount of attention, while others take seconds. Some days I have six meetings, while others I have just one. As with many jobs, my position requires me to switch back and forth between projects all day, every day. At times, I find the harried nature and varied scope of my work to be exhausting. But most of the time, I find it exhilarating. Regardless, I love every minute.

To give you an overview of what someone who works in museum marketing does , I thought that I’d outline my typical day. In order to do that, I recorded my activities throughout the past Monday. While some of you were relaxing (or partying) on your Columbus Day off, I was hard at work with my fellow colleagues at the IMA.

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Image taken from ugotbling.com

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The Pharmacy

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The Pharmacy prescribes the following links to combat Monday online anemia.

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www.lifeadvicefromoldpeople.com

Blog: Life Advice from Old People

If this doesn’t get you to crack a sentimental smile on a Monday, then nothing will. You won’t find any potty-mouth one-liners here, but you will find sweet, insightful and real interviews and videos from the wisest among us.

ArtBabble Video: Smarthistory presents:Leonardo da Vinci: The Last Supper

A conversation about Leonardo’s famous fresco in the monastery of Santa Maria della Grazie in Milan. We discuss the characteristics of the High Renaissance style, the terrible condition of the painting, how Leonardo’s version of this subject is so unique, and what makes this such an important painting in European art history.

Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker

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We, the People

What’s working for the @NatHistoryWhale that makes me want to visit the American Museum of Natural History?

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I have the distinct pleasure of being in Daniel’s class this fall, Museums and Technology.  While it is surprising for my classmates that I would take a class about something I do already, I am excited for the opportunity to explore more thoroughly the meaning of technology for the museum experience and how the visitor is affected by these changes. I see continual parallels between issues encountered with visitors in physical space and issues we are encountering all over again in our digital spaces. I’ve talked about Twitter before and I have been thinking about how it is harnessed by museums and where we are going wrong. Read the rest of this entry »

The Pharmacy

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The Pharmacy prescribes the following links to combat Monday online anemia.

KathEats.com

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Blog: Kath Eats Real Food

Who doesn’t love some good food porn? Kath posts gorgeous photos of everything (literally everything) she eats to her blog to illustrate that eating healthy can be delicious.

ArtBabble Video: YBCA Inside Out: A good idea? The Pilot

YBCA (new comers to ArtBabble) has a video series that documents the behind-the-scenes of their workplace. Think ‘The Hills’ for the museum world.

IMA Work of Art: UP7 (II Piede)

UP7 (II Piede), 1969

UP7 (II Piede), 1969

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Photo_booth_normal mooshinindy Yes. While #gencon is awesome…#blogINDIANA is where it’s at. (Besides we’re all going to Gen Con tonight. WHEE!!)

Anti-Social

I got into a fight with my friend in public the other day.

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OK, not so much a fight, as a discussion. And when I say ‘in public’ I mean on my Facebook wall.

It all started when I retweeted @anarchivist (see below) and then it ended up on my Facebook page too. Anyway, the ‘discussion’ played out like this:

ME: I agree. RT @anarchivist hates the phrase “social media.” all online media is inherently social even if you dont want it to be.

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