Preparation to the nth degree!

Today we focused on refining the logistics for our trip the Yorkshire Museum next Friday to collect visitor feedback on the 'After the Ice' exhibition with a focus on the site of Star Carr. This involved creating a list of every piece of equipment and signs we would need, writing out the interview questions we wish to ask and timetabling our planned activities for the day.

Poster advertising the year end exhibition we created 

The rest of the day focused on preparations for the year end departmental exhibition. This will take place on Wednesday 19th June 2013, at 4pm in K/G60 of The King's Manor, York. This will be an opportunity for the excavation students working in collaberation with us Heritage Studies students to present a 'Heritage Panel' of interactive information about the site they were working on. Our videos will also be showcased at this event. Everyone that attends will have the chance to vote for the best panel for each site and the winners will recieve a  £10 Amazon voucher each. There will also be wine and nibbles for all!

The six of us were divided into pairs and given specific tasks. Emma and Susan were tasked with the promotion of the exhibition, particularly through social media sites such as the departments facebook and twitter, and also to create a post for the departments newsletter and website home page. Kelly and Adam focused on the logistics of the running of the exhibition. This involved seeing how many screens would be needed for the exhibition room and also issues such as how much food and wine would be required depending on how many are likely to show! Our task (Jenna and Olivia) was visual presence and branding of the exhibition. For example we have produced a poster advertising the event with the main details which you can see above. We also created the ballot slips that will be used to decide the winners.

Lastly Simon Davis who works with the University joined us this afternoon to ask us for our feedback on the video projects in the form of a survey and a group video interview. Thats all for today, you'll hear from us again after our day of data collecting at the museum next Friday. Thanks for reading as always.