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LED Lighting in Today's Museums: Scott Rosenfeld: June 1, 2024; The Lunder Conservation Center held a one day symposium on March 1, 2013 on the use of LED lighting in museum collections. A series of presentations and panel discussions from museum and lighting specialists took place over the course of the day. Se…
Light Damage Calculator: December 20, 2023; The light damage calculator provides an estimate of the fading of colours exposed to light, based on the best available data.
ARCSchat March 2022 Future-Proofing Intent in Time-Based Media: March 1, 2022
Immunity from Judicial Seizure Statute: May 17, 2021; Explanation and guidance on immunity from judicial seizure legislation
Installation On Display: April 28, 2021; This session discusses the experience, challenges, benefits, and take-aways of installing art in public view.
A Tale of Two Museums: Documenting "The Refusal of Time": April 28, 2021; This discussion describes the process of developing the inter-institutional documentation of a co-owned artwork at the Met and SFMOMA, and the collaborative reality of co-owning, exhibiting, and preserving variable media arts installations.
Indigenize and Digitize: A Case Study in the North American Hall at the Field Museum of Natural History: April 28, 2021; Quick study of indigenizing your collections using digitzation and new perspectives to bring collections by minority groups to the forefront and be accessible for the communities they represent.
ARCSchat February 2, 2021: Installing the Butterfly Effect: Talking Collab w/ PACCIN & Art Pro Net: February 2, 2021; Now, more than ever, our profession requires unprecedented levels of collaboration and trust across staff, institutions, and professions in order to function. With this in mind, #ARCSchat collaborates with two other chats/podcasts representing the in…
Lighten Up: Enhancing the Visitor Experience (Conference session, 2017): October 4, 2020; Video from 2017 ARCS conference presentation, discusses lighting tactics and upgrades employed at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum
Inclusive Digital Interactives: Best Practices and Research: September 1, 2020; This book focuses on the inclusive design of digital interactives for visitors and staff, one segment of museums’ larger program offerings. Access Smithsonian, the central accessibility office for the Smithsonian Institution, initiated this project i…

ARCSchat October 2019: Budgeting on a Shoestring: October 1, 2019
Lighten Up: Enhancing the Visitor Experience (conference session, 2017): November 5, 2017
Acquiring, Exhibiting, and Caring for Contemporary Art Installations (Conference session, 2015): November 15, 2015
On-Campus Loans: Balancing Stewardship, Tradition, and Politics (Conference session, 2015): November 15, 2015
Nick Cave: Sojourn—Behind-the-Scenes Installation Footage: June 6, 2013
Jim Nutt: Back to Front: January 29, 2011
Preparing the gowns for the First Ladies Exhibition: May 9, 2010
Behind The Scenes at The National Media Museum: January 1, 2010
Sebastiano Mainardi: The Science of Art Installation: September 6, 2007

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