February 2010 Blog Posts (7)

Design Museum Boston on Fast Company.com

Nice little article mentioning Design Museum Boston on Fast Company.com.

"It's hard to build a brand-new museum these days, but easy to start a pop-up--hey, the recession's done something good--so that's what Aquillano and Cascio are doing, taking over unused storefronts to display local work."

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Added by Jenna Casey on February 27, 2010 at 2:33pm — 1 Comment

Design Museum Boston featured in today's Globe.

Pick up a Boston Globe if you can! And flip to the style section. Big thanks to our team and all our members. We wouldn't be where we are without your support. Read the full article online:… Continue

Added by Sam Aquillano on February 25, 2010 at 5:43pm — 4 Comments

Design Museum Boston on Boston.com

Design Museum Boston made the front page of the lifestyle section on Boston.com. Read the article here.

Added by Derek Cascio on February 25, 2010 at 1:45am — No Comments

Prepare for... a launch party!

Come celebrate the launch of Design Museum Boston! RSVP!

Mark you calendars for Tuesday, March 16, 2010, and join us at 7:30pm as we celebrate the launch of Design Museum Boston and the DesigningAMuseum.org social network at West End Johnnies, 138 Portland Street, Boston, MA.

For one night,… Continue

Added by Sam Aquillano on February 20, 2010 at 11:48am — No Comments

Design Museum Boston's Meeting Minutes

Design Museum Boston Meeting Minutes Sat 1.30.10

General Update for current projects

Exhibit Update

Discussed the recent opportunities for gallery space. Many interesting options, stay tuned for design briefs around each space.

Launch Party Planning

-Date & Venue confirmed March 16th at West End Johnny's

-Name of the event decided: Prepare for Launch

-Wentworth ID department has agreed to loan pedestals for… Continue

Added by Adriane Harrington on February 7, 2010 at 9:00pm — 2 Comments

iPads in Museums.

Love it or hate it the iPad creates some seriously cool possibilities for museums. Walls and pedestals with analog displays are limited by space, but you can carry an iPad through an exhibit and have unlimited informational access to go deeper through digital interactions with the subject matter. The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum… Continue

Added by Sam Aquillano on February 3, 2010 at 5:08pm — 2 Comments

Together: New England Electronic Music Festival (next week)

Although this isn't exactly on the Design Museum target, I think (1) New England does have an incredibly unique dance and pop culture scene, and (2) the organizing surrounding Together is excellent. Check them out online, and go.

Festival from Feb 8 - 14th:

http://www.togetherboston.com/

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Added by genapeditto on February 3, 2010 at 2:18pm — No Comments