2010-02-03T23:03:23Z Wendy Pollock /uploads/0000/0251/Maine.jpg 2010-02-03T23:03:23Z image/jpeg 767 internal 1 765 0 2010-02-03T23:00:36Z 1 126 0 http://exhibitfiles.org/wendy_pollock true This one has labeling, so sighted people - and groups - might get more out of it than a map that's only tactile. This is in the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden - review is here: http://www.exhibitfiles.org/garden_of_the_five_senses 2010-02-03T16:23:16Z Gretchen Jennings 2010-02-03T16:23:16Z 766 internal 1 0 2010-02-03T16:20:40Z 0 168 0 http://exhibitfiles.org/gretchen_jennings true Maureen McConnell and I are reprising the game activity we hosted last year at AAM, where participants role play museum staff deciding whether or not to mount an exhibition. We need more examples of "unexhibitable" topics. Any contributions? 2010-02-03T04:40:25Z Wendy Pollock /uploads/0000/0250/TactileMapChicagoBotanicGarden.jpg 2010-02-03T04:40:25Z image/jpeg 765 internal 1 1 2010-02-03T04:34:37Z 1 126 0 http://exhibitfiles.org/wendy_pollock true I saw this map at the Chicago Botanic Garden last fall. It's pleasing to look at and touch. But I think words could add to its interest and give a sighted member of a group something to read aloud. I wonder if others have examples of tactile maps to share here? 2010-02-03T00:24:54Z Jim Spadaccini http://i.ytimg.com/vi/LxYBJWUk8Xc/2.jpg 2010-02-03T00:24:54Z application/x-shockwave-flash 764 internal 1 0 2010-02-03T00:21:04Z 1 129 0 http://exhibitfiles.org/jim_spadaccini true A 10 minute well-produced video tour of the dinosaurs at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. Toward the end of the video you can go behind the scenes and see how they prepare some of the fossils for display. The video production group operates here in my hometown of Corrales, New Mexico. 2010-02-02T20:55:39Z Jim Spadaccini 2010-02-02T20:55:39Z 761 internal 1 760 0 2010-02-02T20:52:47Z 0 129 0 http://exhibitfiles.org/jim_spadaccini true These are great. I just did a Google search, because I thought my kids would like them. http://www.drtoy.com/awards/5002.html Found an interesting story behind the toy maker, too. 2010-02-02T20:45:17Z Paul Orselli http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2701/4275637326_e4e4b07ddc_s.jpg 2010-02-02T20:45:17Z flickr 760 internal 1 1 2010-02-02T20:42:17Z 1 138 0 http://exhibitfiles.org/paul_orselli true I just used these "Bill Ding" blocks in a circus-themed exhibit, but really they'd be great in any exhibit area that wants to give visitors some hands-on exploration with topics like patterning and balance.