Random Visuals

...must think differently, open your minds.

Experimental Museum Exhibits Concept #1

There will be a huge structure of the "Kam Cheng" in the utensils section and different utensils will be displayed around it. Visitors also can go into the "Kam Cheng" and exhibits will be in it. Visitors will be surrounded by the projection on the walls and there will be visuals, audio and phsyical feel back. Example: When the lit of the kam cheng is opened, the trigger will start the presentation and probably it will give some voice introduction like "Girl ah, told you don't drink too much soup now you see! it's raining on your wedding day." than either it will sprinkle water down on the side or rain will be projected. Other exhibits will also have huge sized display that exhibits are in it.

Proposed by QiLin

Museum Talk (Part 2)

Museum image & attitude:
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1. What is a museum means to you?
   Boring... Dull... Talks...
   
2. Survey done with the public on what they usually do when they are free.
   
   Home / Home Entertainment --- (62%)
   Shopping Centres ----------------- (55%)
   Cinemas ------------------------------ (22%)
   Cafes / F&B ------------------------- (20%)
   ...blah blah blah
   Museum ------------------------------ (1%)
   
3. A museum that engage all sensors are needed.
   
4. Smells and Taste exhibits are difficult to maintain and show to visitors.
   
5. Why no drums were displayed when exhibits relates to drums?
   If alot visitors knocks on the drum, the museum will be very noisy.
   
6. Children definately loves to dress up and some older student also like to dress up but not in front of the whole class. However, they will when they're in a small group.
   
7. Exhibits that allows users to touch, they will put holes on the top(adult) and bottom(child)
   
8. Prescriptions are in placed so that visitors will know which part it belongs to.
   Example: Accessories that people wear, the hat will be on top, earrings at the sides and necklace at the bottom.
   
9. Role plays exhibits doesn't last long. Usually 1-2 weeks.
   
10. Stamp embossment are there for kids. Usually they will have something to bring home from the museum.
    
11. Enviroment / Atmosphere of the exhibits must suit the topic.
    
12. Exhibits must have multiple endings.
    Example: Knowledge Skills + Empathy Purpose Eviroment = Optimal Leaning
    
13. Why projections were on the walls?
    We have to "respect" the thing things that is being projected.
    
14. Things to consider:
    Virtual or Reality?
    Which method to exhibits will be appropriate?
    
15. On-screen and reallife experiences is different.

Museum Talk (Part 1)

Museum Talk
by Swee Li (Museum Educator)

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“More visual aspect, Lesser Descriptions.”

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Things to consider:-

• Who is it for?
  


• What are the materials used?



• What we have to look out for?
  

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• New visitors are in blank state when they step into the museum.
  


• “Information Onsite” means information could be found at the museum.
  


• Descriptions at the museum are simplified.
  For more information, approach museum staff or tour guild.
  


• What the questions you will ask yourself when you saw an exhibit.
  - What is this item?
  - What is it used for?
  - How was it made?
  


• Genuine Artifacts are rare, what museum could do was to replicate it so that the visitors could feel it.
  


• If two articles placed together, visitors will tend to compare.If unnecessary to do compares, it’s not recommended to put them together.
  


• If comparing is needed, probably compare the Time, Date, Weight or the material used.
  


• Example for weight: If artifact is 5kg, they will use 5kg Rice Sack as the example.
  


• Example for years (Kids Exhibits): [500BC] just display estimated years or display some old photos.
  


• Don’t make the visitors stop too much as it will make the visitors feel that there are lots to learn.
  


• Don’t talk about Motifs in every exhibit.(Probably use a kiosk to display the motifs in order to let the users find out.)
  


• Use language to suit the exhibits.
  


• Galleries exhibits should come together as a whole.
  


• Highlights of the exhibits shouldn’t be over done as it will make the visitor remembers the highlighted exhibit.
  


• Language used should cater to minimal age of 9 years but at the recommended age of 16 years.
  

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Some Photos taken at the museum

Interactive Installations Part 3

Progress/ summary

I think our research are alot and too messy.
Basically to summarise things up

As our topic on the kitchen / its only a setup, we plan to focus on the utensils to make food.
Did the user survey which ms esther advice us to do.

Researching more in depth for the utensils,
and looking for another way to link them up.
while researching for the utensils info,
we did some interactive research, in hope to inspire us.
to make learning a more fun yet not game experience for the visitor.

Ok, research research research.

below are the different research we have.

Accoutrements for a Nyonya’s Kitchen

RUMAH BABA
Life in a Peranakan House RSING 305.89510595 LEE


The Straits Chinese House
Domestic Life and Traditions RSING 305.89510595 LEE
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Accoutrements for a Nyonya’s Kitchen

Fuels of the Nyonya’s Kitchen

Early Days: Firewood
Later on: Charcoal

…and chimneys were common features of Baba kitchens.

Cooking was done on long brick stoves that had a solid surface with several holes over which allows cooking pots to be placed.

Preparation of food and servant’s dining table is a square or rectangular wooden table with elongated bangku (benches).

Wooden meat safes with wire-mesh sides were used to store food in the days before refrigeration.

Wooden meat safes were either suspended from the ceiling or place in a corner of the kitchen with its legs standing on bowls of water to deterrent to ants.

Wooden drying racks hung on the wall were also used to store cooking implements.