Extra! Extra!

Museum Staff buried alive under stuff!

Intern found giggling under collapsed pottery kiln!

Registrar disappears into paperwork sinkhole!

Okay, perhaps it won’t make the front page news, but the curatorial staff has been feeling rather ‘buried’ at the moment! BIG changes are in the works at the Museum.

Ms. Kim

The North Carolina Pottery Exhibit has come down (literally in the case of the kiln vignette falling on top of intern Kim Looby! She’s fine, Mom, we promise!) and The Evolution of Recorded Sound is going up.

Over the past several years we’ve done some exhibits that while interesting, have dealt with some pretty serious topics: child labor, children with serious medical issues, the Civil War, etc. And though these have been mixed with some amazing art exhibits, they haven’t really offered the staff (or the visitors) an opportunity to have any fun. The Sound exhibit is just that. A fun topic that while interesting and informative, concentrates purely on entertainment!

Ms. Regan

Of course we’re never still for long! As soon as the exhibit is up, we’ll be moving our offices around! The Curatorial and Education departments are doing a BIG switch-up, moving desks, files and shelves. Why? So we can all be together around the campfire! J Right now, our offices are spread out throughout the building. Now that we’re bringing on our newest partner in crime, Programs Coordinator Jason Luker, we thought it might be a good opportunity to try and get everyone in the same area. That way the ideas can flow a bit more smoothly and we don’t have to hunt everyone down to get feedback and input. A great idea, and while we’re at it, it’s the perfect time to go through 20+ years of old files, pare down and weed out. Which might take awhile…..