My Day in NYC: Day 2 MoMA

Todays visit to the Museum of Modern Art was hectic to say the least. Bursting as the seams with visitors, there was an air of excitement as every piece of art received their due attention. Earlier that morning, the atmosphere was much more relaxed as we listened to an enlightening…

Visitor Experience is the MoMA’s North Star

The Museum of Modern Art continuously invests in strategies to improve visitor experience. From wall labels to…

Day Two: Making the Most of Modern Media at MoMA

The Guggenheim was definitely the highlight of the day for me. Everything about it was so unique and different, I’m certain I’ve never experienced a museum quite like it. I loved the…

Day 2— MoMA, Education and Digital

Today we met with Sara Bodinson, Director, Interpretation, Research, & Digital Learning; Shannon Darrough, Senior Media Developer, Digital Media; and Chiara Bernasconi, Assistant Director, Digital Media.

Day 2: Museum of Modern Art

While I have not chosen to pursue the concentration in digital curation, I technically work on the digital team at my current job, so a lot of what we discussed with the Director and Assistant Director of MoMA’s digital team was directly relevant to major projects going on where…

Guggenheim

Day 2 of the seminar! The two visits of today were the Museum of Modern Art and the optional visit to the Guggenheim. I love the MoMa, I decided to the Guggenheim provided a different museum experience than I was used to, that I didn’t like at first, and that reflecting on it was actually a great experience.

Museum of Modern Art

At MoMA- like at the Brooklyn Historical Society yesterday- we heard emphasized the importance of “meeting the visitor where they are.” I was really interested to learn a bit about how the MoMA approaches interpretation and digital learning, especially the cross-departmental Audience…