Cygnia Maintenance’s Post

Yale Peabody Museum recently unveiled its first temporary exhibition since reopening, a unique collaboration with the Wu Tsai Institute, "Mind/Matter: The Neuroscience of Perception, Attention, and Memory." The exhibition was curated by Daniel Colón-Ramos, Associate Director of the Wu Tsai Institute and Director of the Center for Neurodevelopment and Plasticity. The exhibit features interactive stations, visual illusions, AI tools, and more, showcasing scientific contributions from Wu Tsai Faculty Members including Pietro de Camilli, Damon Clark, Luciano Floridi, John Lafferty, Kia Nobre, Cristina Rodriguez, Shreya Saxena, and Nick Turk-Browne. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eqSXVGfm

How did marketers help put #RochesterNY on the map and drive their organization’s business goals during the #eclipse? Join us tonight to find out!

Behind every great museum experience is great technology. Brooks Weisblat of Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science discusses the importance of reliable telecommunications in supporting extensive visitor interactions and crucial museum operations. Dive into our full story and see how we support their mission! 🌐🔬 #ConnectivityMatters #BusinessCommunication #IPFone #SDWAN #InnovativePartnerships #TechnologyLeadership #TelecomSolutions #ScienceAndTech #CustomerSuccessStories

Exciting News from Royston Museum! Royston Museum has secured funding from the North Herts Prosperity Fund and the Brian Leslie Racher Trust to upgrade the Collections Store and Art Store this winter. These improvements will boost storage capacity by 30%, helping to better preserve the Museum’s collections. To complete the work, the Museum is temporarily closed and plans to reopen in time for the February half-term. Follow @RoystonMuseum on social media or sign up to receive updates on the progress! To read this and more visit: https://lnkd.in/e4CxNV4v #RoystonMuseum #MuseumUpdates #RoystonHistory #MuseumNews #LocalHistory #CommunityNews #ReadMore

This case study examines our recent project involving the Pickering Museum Village, focusing on the use of wood cladding to protect and celebrate the historical significance of the building. https://lnkd.in/gishwxGG

Kiewit Luminarium has announced Mathew Sinclair as its new CEO who will lead the Omaha STEM museum into its next chapter. Read more about the transition: https://buff.ly/3WB0aRv Story by Ani Schutz.

If you missed the Today Show feature on The Strong, now is your chance to catch up! Check out the link below 👇 How lucky are we to have this in our backyard?

The McLean County Museum of History is using a Museums for America grant to increase its storage capacity by 50%. The project will not only enable the #museum to better preserve its significant art and #localhistory collection, but it will also increase the collection's accessibility and provide hands-on learning opportunities to emerging museum professionals. Learn more about the project ➡️ https://lnkd.in/exsmPWnR Discover the #IMLSgrant ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eDt6FcmN

Employee friendly, collaborative effort, environmentally sustainable, appropriately aligned to tourist seasons, immersive local community engagement - the slow-museum model seems to have it all; but not without its challenges! With concerns of waitlisting in terms of booking exhibitions or artwork donations, artists' resentments, job cuts etc., I really like how the article highlights that the model still paves way for in-depth conversations and consciousness art consumption. As a fan of slow living and relishing art, slowly and meaningfully, a yay from me!

Is slow the new fast? Imagine a museum where you can breathe and truly appreciate the art, not just race through a checklist of exhibits. That's the idea behind the hot new trend of "slow museums." Slow museums are all about quality over quantity. They showcase fewer collections but invest more time and energy into making each one unforgettable. It's not just about the paintings (though those are still awesome!). Slow museums are also upping the game on events and workshops. Imagine chatting with the artist, learning a new skill, or participating in discussions about the art. With the rise of slow museums, we gotta wonder: is less truly more for museums? Could this be the key to a deeper connection with art and culture? Would you rather have a curated, in-depth experience or the variety of a traditional museum? 👇 #MuseumExperience #ArtAndCulture #CultureShift