![]() ![]() On the flip side of that, I also reported through the themed entertainment branch of National Geographic. It was an eye-opening five years into that realm in general. “I learned where the pain points were, what their business models were, how they were struggling with staying relevant and bringing in new content. She learned a great deal about museums in the process: There was a lot of brand content that wasn’t centralised for the museum market.” “It involved looking across the organisation at content that was coming out of National Geographic, and how that would find its way into the museum community, whether that was speakers or books everything from exhibits to movies. Having established that programme, she built it into a museum partnerships role: They had many licensees that were constantly trying to do exhibitions for marketing, for customer engagement, and so on.” Building a programme “I came in and built up their national programme, and then made it international. So I went to the National Geographic Society, and started building up their touring exhibition programmes.”Īt that point, while they had a couple of touring exhibitions, they lacked a formalised programme: The National Gallery, as a longstanding, government-run institution, wasn’t really looking outward to influence what they were doing. “From there, I really wanted to get into a role that had a more outward-facing look at the museum business. “I started early in the art museum world, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC., in their design department.Įlectricity exhibition at the Franklin Institute “I have been in the museum business for my entire career,” she tells blooloop. She has also been developing new museum experiences to further the Institute’s growth trajectory. This includes Crayola IDEAworks: The Creativity Exhibition, Harry Potter: The Exhibition, and the upcoming 2023 exhibition celebrating 100 years of The Walt Disney Company. ![]() Over the past six years, she has cemented TFI’s place as one of the premier touring exhibition venues in the US with three consecutive world premiere acquisitions. Shen then spent five years at National Geographic, overseeing their travelling and digital exhibition programmes, and leading their museum partnerships nationally and internationally. Previously, she spent seven years in the exhibits department at the National Gallery of Art. In “Where Do the Stories Come From?” visitors will learn how Disney storytellers bring characters to life, and see sources of inspiration for Disney’s films through art and artifacts from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Frozen, and The Princess and the Frog.Bysshe, an accomplished leader at TFI since 2016, is working on prioritising the audience experience, elevating the exhibition experience, and fostering a world-class touring exhibition programme while overseeing the experiential and architectural master plan, upcoming strategic planning process, and customer journey planning.īysshe has 18 years of experience in innovative museum business modelling and exhibition development and implementation. ![]() The “Where It All Began” gallery will introduce Walt Disney, including his creation of Mickey Mouse in 1928’s Steamboat Willie. Exhibitors today shared renderings and details of six of those galleries. The exhibit will consist of 10 galleries over 15,000 square feet of the Franklin Institute’s special-exhibit space. ![]() Tickets went on sale today, for those who like to plan ahead.Īlso released today: additional details and specifics about the immersive exhibit, plus a sneak peek at some special artifacts. Disney100: The Exhibition will make its world premiere at the Franklin Institute on February 18th, 2023. A sneak peek at some Disney artifacts at the Franklin Institute for its upcoming Disney100 exhibit / Photograph by Laura SwartzĪs we told you back in September, Disney is launching an exhibit to celebrate 100 years - and it’s debuting right here in Philly. ![]()
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