60. Susanne Paulus: Back to School in Babylonia
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Susanne pulls back the curtain on how exhibitions are made. She explains how the topic was chosen, and how that vision is translated into reality. How long does it take, how many people are involved, and just what needs to be done? 2:17  about Back to School 3:27  goals 5:37  what's on show? 7:16  star pieces 10:10  recreating an ancient school 11:05  how to display tablets 17:06  why school and why now? 19:10  return to Nippur and the Nippur Tablet Project 23:51  audience testing 25:50  how long it takes 27:37  what does a curator do? 29:33  the wider team 38:40  workshops for children 41:33  souvenirs for the giftshop Susanne's university page Susanne's Academia page Susanne's ResearchGate page Back to School in Babylonia exhibition exhibition catalogue The Adventures of Inanaka and Tuni: Learning to Write in Ancient Babylonia Augusta McMahon's talk on excavations at Nippur This special exhibition has been curated by Susanne Paulus, with Marta Díaz Herrera, Jane Gordon, Danielle Levy, Madeline Ouimet, Colton G. Siegmund, and Ryan D. Winters and with support from Pallas Eible Hargro, C Mikhail, Carter Rote, and Sarah M. Ware. This exhibition has been organized by the ISAC Museum: Susan Allison, Rob Bain, Denise Browning, Laura D’Alessandro, Anne Flannery, Marc Maillot, Helen McDonald, Kiersten Neumann, Josh Tulisiak, and Alison Whyte, with contributions by Erin Bliss and Judy Radovsky. Music by Ruba Hillawi Website: http://wedgepod.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgw Email: [email protected] Twitter: @wedge_pod Patreon: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod
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