Ed, We actually are doing somewhat that type of thing now here at SUNY Potsdam. Rather than being a museum in the sense of being opened and closed at particular times, ours is a type of thing that is in an open space of one of our large classroom buildings, and thus it can be viewed anytime the building is open. There will be many permanent displays, with opportunities to expand the history, as it happens, with computer stations, where "online exhibits" will allow for future expansion, without having to redo the whole exhibit, as well as allow for highlighting of information in more detail for things already represented in the exhibit. We also expect to have some audio buttons etc. where excerpts from historical performances of the Crane School of Music can be heard, as well as other kinds of things. Our exhibit designer is Peter Shrope, who designed the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore. We were extremely fortunate that he happens to be in our area, and that he was willing to work with our particular staffing situation. The college has done a fundraiser to help fund the cost of this project, but most of the actual research, writing, etc. is being done by a large number of volunteers, which include alumni, faculty, and staff. Although there are some down sides to relying on volunteers and a large number of them, things have gone actually quite well. Many have done an outstanding job, and there have been fewer holes to fill in than we expected. It has been a plus in some ways to have so many people in and using our archives, and many have become addicted to learning more about the college's history. Some of the researchers have passed on much useful information to me, compiling useful information in a useable form from their hours of examining documents, yearbooks, the college newspaper, etc. Our physical plant is renovating the physical space this summer, and an area BOCES is also involved in the project, with their students (under direction of Peter Shrope and our physical plant staff) constructing all of the columns to be used for all the exhibit panels. The planning involved for the project took about a year, the research phase and additional planning has taken most of this academic year, and we are now in the production phase of the actual exhibit panels. We are planning the grand opening for Alumni Weekend in early July 2007. The plan for use of this space is multiple - for alumni and their gatherings, for admissions tours, for events, etc. It is also planned as a comfortable space for students, faculty, and staff to relax in, and parts of the space will include tables and chairs. The tables will have checkerboards on them, encouraging chess and checker games. Jane Subramanian SUNY Potsdam College Archivist Edward Galvin wrote: >I've looked over our archives but have not had any luck finding >information on this issue. > >Syracuse University is looking into creating a permanent museum on >campus that would highlight the history of the university from 1870 to >the present. I am wondering if anyone knows of any other >college/university that has done this? I'm not talking about a library >gallery, a temporary display or exhibit, but a real >wander-through-and-learn interactive museum that would be of interest to >returning alumni or prospective students. > >Thanks in advance for the help. > >Ed Galvin > >Edward L. Galvin, Director >Archives and Records Management >Syracuse University >6th Floor, E. S. Bird Library >Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 >315-443-9760 >315-443-4053 (fax) >[log in to unmask] >http://archives.syr.edu/ > >A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. >For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. > >To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] > In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname > *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES >To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] > >Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html > >Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]> > > -- Jane M. Subramanian Phone: (315) 267-3326 F.W. Crumb Library Fax: (315) 267-2744 SUNY Potsdam E-mail: [log in to unmask] Potsdam, N.Y. 13676 A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>