60. Susanne Paulus: Back to School in Babylonia

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 School3:27  goals5:37  what's on show?7:16  star pieces10:10  recreating an ancient school11:05  how to display tablets17:06  why school and why now?19:10  return to Nippur and the Nippur Tablet Project23:51  audience testing25:50  how long it takes27:37  what does a curator do?29:33  the wider team38:40  workshops for children41:33  souvenirs for the giftshopSusanne's university pageSusanne's Academia pageSusanne's ResearchGate pageBack to School in Babylonia exhibitionexhibition catalogueThe Adventures of Inanaka and Tuni: Learning to Write in Ancient BabyloniaAugusta McMahon's talk on excavations at NippurThis 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 HillawiWebsite: http://wedgepod.orgYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgwEmail: [email protected]: @wedge_podPatreon: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod