James Elliott, an innovative museum director and curator and an amateur filmmaker, died Thursday at his home, a houseboat, in Sausalito, Calif.
SINCE the Exploratorium was founded here 31 years ago as an innovative "museum of science, art and human perception," it has taken pride in breaking traditional museum rules.
— It should be simple to honor Michael Jordan with a fresh and innovative museum exhibit that celebrates his athletic brilliance and transformational impact on sports marketing.
During his relatively brief reign between the wars as America's most innovative museum director, no one who met him failed to be struck by his intelligence, energy and charm.
It seems a natural choice for this innovative museum, established 20 years ago with a stellar reputation for groundbreaking work.
Helen is an artist and spent a dozen years in non-profit work and arts administration, directing the nationally ranked 4 Bridges Arts Festival and coordinating innovative museum programs, as well as designing and launching community-focused arts initiatives.
The trend, however, reached beyond expediting education; through innovative programming, museums sought to actively engage visitors with the collection.
As mentioned, several articles illustrate new innovative approaches museums use to introduce, or reintroduce, evolution to the public.
The other major cultural venue is Te Papa Tongarewa on the waterfront, the innovative national museum that opened 10 years ago and revolutionised the idea of how a national museum should look.
