So a second museum opportunity has presented itself to me recently. I was fortunate enough to be invited to attend a planning meeting for a new children's museum here in Oslo - the Oslo Barnemuseum (barne means children in norwegian). The project seems to still be in the planning and design phase which is really exciting for me. The opportunity to be involved in the design of an entire museum - from the ground up is a great opportunity. This is actually my favorite phase in the design process - taking a given framework and generating ideas, concepts for exhibits and exhibitions - really just being able to be creative and innovative. It's not clear to me yet what role I'll be able to take, but several of the designers seemed quite receptive to my interest in mobile technologies.
I also will hopefully get a chance to work with some human computer interaction students at the University of Oslo to design some concepts for the museum. The Barnemuseum also is looking at the Children's Discovery Museum in San Jose as a source of inspiration. This is great news for me, as CDM is where I did much of my master's work at Stanford. My first few weeks as a Fulbright grantee have been very promising.
--rolf
I recently received a Fulbright Grant to live in Oslo, Norway for a year. As a designer, researcher, and student, I will explore children's mobile phone use in public spaces looking for learning opportunities. This site will capture ideas, research, and connections from along the way.
hi rolf,
ReplyDeleteI'm enjoying your descriptions of the new initiatives around learning and technology in Norway. I was wondering about possible cultural differences in museum design -for example, Norwegians have a tradition of outdoor folk museums (these seem like pretty child-friendly places). On the other hand, I don't think zoos are as popular in Scandinavia. Maybe as you continue to work on the barnemuseum project some of these cultural assumptions will surface.. just a thought.
This sounds like an amazing opportunity and something you would be great at. Let me know if I can help!
ReplyDelete@Jane - I'm absolutely interested in discovering cultural differences in museum experiences. Not only because of differences the types of places Norwegians think are popular, but also differences in the ways Norwegian families interact with each other may impact the design of spaces that support learning.
ReplyDeletehelo rolf......
ReplyDeletei m architenture student now in 5th yr.....
now doing my thesis...
and my thesis topic is also children museum...
i m going through the case studeis.....
i want to know wat actually a children museum should look like....
all the children museum around the world i have ssen a veru colorful/....
wat type of exibits and spaces u will be providing in ur museum....
if possible and a get ur email id....will like to talk to u 1ce....