Episode Archive
107 episodes of Museum Archipelago since the first episode, which aired on April 3rd, 2015.
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23. Museum-Metro Station Hybrids
June 5th, 2017 | 5 mins 53 secs
bulgaria, sofia
During the planning stages for the Sofia Metro in Bulgaria, ruins of an old Roman fortress and city wall were discovered at the network’s proposed Serdika station.
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22. Guide Training at Akagera National Park with Lisa Brochu
May 15th, 2017 | 10 mins 25 secs
I met interpretive planner Lisa Brochu in Akagara National Park in Rwanda. I was there as a tourist, and she was there as a guide trainer. Lisa’s teaching stresses that the best way to communicate with the visiting public is by having strong, central theme.
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21. Apollo 11 Historic Site
May 1st, 2017 | 5 mins 14 secs
apollo 11 historic site
Even before I started working in the museum field, I was thinking about the future museum at the Apollo 11 landing site at Tranquility Base on the moon.Â
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20. Universal Design at the White House Visitor Center with Sherril York
April 18th, 2017 | 9 mins 57 secs
sherril york
Dr. Sherril York, executive director of the National Center on Accessibility, was part of the team that renovated the White House Visitor Center in 2012. Design priorities included making the experience accessible for all visitors.
The new visitor center features raised line floor plans, tactile 3D models, and physical directional keys adjacent to touchscreens.
In this episode, based on her case study for the fall 2015 issue of the Exhibitionist, Dr. York describes the process of working on alternative navigation methods, explains the difference between accessability and universal design, and underscores the importance of not thinking about accessibility and universal design as an afterthought.
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19. Remembering the Rwandan Genocide Against the Tutsi at the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre
April 3rd, 2017 | 15 mins 2 secs
honoré gatera, kigali genocide memorial
Recording from Kigali Genocide Memorial, we talk with Honore Gatera, the director of the memorial, about what his institution means to the city and country today.
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18. Maps and the 20th Century at the British Library
February 27th, 2017 | 4 mins 48 secs
british library
In order to understand a map, you must understand how it was made. Maps are not neutral.
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17. Entertainment and History at Disney's America
February 6th, 2017 | 6 mins 44 secs
disney's america
In 1994, Disney was hard at work on a new theme park called Disney's America. The park, which would open in Virginia not far from Washington DC, would showcase the “sweep of American History.” Confident and enthusiastic, Disney executives were walking a tightrope between entertainment and history.
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16. Visitation Trends at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Indian Museum
January 16th, 2017 | 11 mins 7 secs
ah-tah-thi-ki, carrie dilley
The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Indian Museum is commemorating three anniversaries in 2017: the 200-year anniversary of the first attack of the Seminole War, the 60th anniversary of federal recognition of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and the 20th anniversary of the opening of the museum.
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15. Tamar Avishai's The Lonely Palette
January 2nd, 2017 | 12 mins 16 secs
tamar avishai
The Lonely Palette is the best museum podcast out there.
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14. Early Interpretive Planning at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
December 12th, 2016 | 11 mins 59 secs
andrew anway, national museum of african american history and culture, sara smith
National Museum of African American History and Culture opened on the National Mall in September 2016. Today we will talk to some of the people who were thinking about the museum in 2007.
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13. Museums at a Crossroads with Rainey Tisdale
June 23rd, 2016 | 4 mins 34 secs
rainey tisdale
Curator Rainey Tisdale sees two possible futures for museums: they play a more interdisciplinary role for their audiences or keep going down the same path they're on, becoming less and less relevant each year.
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12. Dead Bodies in Museums Part 2
May 24th, 2016 | 7 mins 16 secs
From museums to mausoleums, we look at how cultures view their own dead.