LET THE WORK BE HEARD CIMUSET CONFERENCE KRAKOW
LET THE WORK BE HEARD! CIMUSET CONFERENCE KRAKOW, SEPTEMBER 2015 IRENA MARUŠIČ TECHNICAL MUSEUM OF SLOVENIA
ØEU project Ø september 2013 – august 2015 Ø six partners/museums (sweden, Finland, Germany, Belgium, Poland, Slovenia) Ø aim: recording and preserving sounds connected to work
Why sounds? • part of working and everyday life; • important aspect when we want to experience, explore, reconstruct and understand different landscapes, environments and cultural heritage; • historical sounds are vanishing • change of contemporary sounds (progress) • not many have been recorded in the past (luck of specific, isolated sounds); • poor documentation in museums so far;
Outcome? • 650 recorded sounds; • publicly available without any restrictions (no copyright, no authors rights, free to use and remake); • “museum quality stamp” • www. workwithsound. eu Europeana Wikimedia Commons Facebook • positive response (media, followers, users, enthusiasts)
Sound (MP 3 and Wav) Video Photograph Map Sound data: where when genuine or reconstructed sound quality Object data: name category history technical data description of sound
Sounds in Museums? • another dimension • comparison before and now • better understanding of objects, past, heritage • brings objects “alive” • helps preserve objects • evokes memories, emotions • suitable for different target groups • great tool for disabled people • enables interactivity
Project: Let the Work be Heard!
Creative Use of Sounds • TMS project • evolved from Work with Sounds • team work • collaboration with Faculty of Architecture • goal: interactive, fun, educational • for different target groups • using knowledge and technology
Design Concept • combination: sound and story • implemented in existing permanent exhibitions • functional, practical, durable • suitable for different target groups • possibility to upgrade
9 Interactive Stations Famillies: • illustrations - cartoon book, with sounds • collecting stamps Adults and young visitors: • screens with sounds and videos Groups: Addapted guided tours Internet
9 Stories, Many Unusual Characters • funny and unusual names conected to objects/work • build a story around them • fun and educational • interactive, playful Madman– heavy hammer Fox tail – hand saw Fool - flail Jerk- adz Dragon – name of the factory for agricultural machinery Rabbit – logo for TOMOS motorbike factory Prince, tinsnail, frog, beattle – nick name for cars
1. Agriculture/Thrashing → From a Fool to a Dragon 2. Transport/Cars → A Story about a Prince, a Beetle and a Tin Snail 3. Transport/Production → A Rabbit on a Motorbike 4. Forging → A Loud Madman 5. Woodwork → A Fox and a Jerk at Work 6. Textile/Weaving → A little Flying Boat 7. Transport/Production → Where is TAM (There)? 8. Fishing → A Fly on the Menu 9. Hunting → The Roaring of a Lion?
Jerk, Fool and Madman officialy in our Museum
http: //www. tms. si/index. php? e_id=528 http: //www. tms. si/fck_files/file/Naj_se_slisi_delo/Knjizica 12. pdf http: //www. tms. si/index. php? m_id=366&lang=2 http: //www. tms. si/fck_files/file/Naj_se_slisi_delo/Knjizica 18. pdf
Evaluation • presented to the public on May 17 th • positive reactions from children and parents • few adjustements • guide book and e-book
DZIĘKUJEMY! www. tms. si
- Slides: 18