{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Making the Museum","title":"Circus Lessons for Museum Professionals, with Jennifer Lemmer Posey","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3012,"description":"What’s the role of wonder in experience design?\n \nWhat can the circus teach us to make our exhibitions better? (Spoiler alert: a lot.) Could being “with it and for it” be the secret to success for museum projects? How much technology is too much? Can we really design for all five senses? Can an exhibition be a high-wire act — literally?\n \nJennifer Lemmer Posey (Tibbals Curator of Circus at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art) joins host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to teach some inspirational “Circus Lessons for Museum Professionals”.\n \nAlong the way: popcorn, a wall of clowns, and that special smell of elephants.\nTalking Points:\n1. Build a team that is “with it and for it”\n2. Engage all of the senses\n3. Technology shouldn’t steal the center ring\n4. Wonder is in the details\n5. Create opportunities for shared experiences\n6. Design a space that can be ever-changing, never-changing\nHow to Listen:\nApple Podcasts\nhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-the-museum/id1674901311 \nSpotify\nhttps://open.spotify.com/show/6oP4QJR7yxv7Rs7VqIpI1G \nEverywhere\nhttps://makingthemuseum.transistor.fm/ \nGuest Bio:\nAs the Tibbals Curator of Circus at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Jennifer Lemmer Posey oversees the interpretation and care of objects and ephemera related to the history of circus. With more than twenty years of experience, Jennifer serves as a liaison to the international circus community and facilitates academic study of circus arts. A leading scholar in American circus history, her work has been included in numerous books, catalogs, and journals. Jennifer served as editor for Bandwagon: The Journal of the Circus Historical Society and was an Advisory Scholar in Circus Arts for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 2017.\nAbout MtM:\nMaking the Museum is hosted (podcast) and written (newsletter) by Jonathan Alger. This podcast is a project of C&G Partners | Design for Culture. Learn about the firm's creative work at:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ooMbrPDmGLsE_qMwfGl5DFclFB99_k3beUa6dc2Z8Yw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM5MzAzLzE2ODA1/NjI4NTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}