Maine Mineral & Gem Museum (MMGM) is delighted to announce Jay Paulus of Paulus Design Group of Bath, Maine and Washington, D.C. as its Third Thursday Tours & Talks speaker for April 21 from 3-4:30 in MMGM’s Oddfellows Hall, located at 99 Main Street, Bethel, Maine. His talk, How a Museum is Designed, is of particular interest to those watching MMGM’s progress and anticipating how its exhibits tell the compelling story of Maine minerals and gems. In essence, Jay will illuminate the superlative nature of the narrative of Maine minerals and gems and the extraordinary people involved in their mining, collection and preservation.
Principle of the Paulus Design Group—the interpretive planner of MMGM—Jay says, “Going to a museum can teach us, delight us and inspire us. This said, the museum process is complicated and a lot of effort goes into a museum exhibit design. As a designer, I learn a lot by understanding the components that make such designs so successful. Museum designers are constantly looking for different ways to attract visitors and tell stories.”
Jay’s presentation will highlight 10 essential museum design components: motivate visitors, focus content, immersion, patterns, capture curiosity, interaction, a “fun” experience, storytelling, technology integration and layered content.
Each month, Maine Mineral & Gem Museum holds Third Thursdays Tours & Talks. Winter months’ feature presentations are held in Oddfellows Hall in the Preview Gallery from 3-4:30 p.m. Summer months’ feature tours are held at renowned regional geological sites. Summer times vary depending on tour location.
MMGM Museum Store & Preview Gallery Hours: Monday through Saturday 10:00 am to 5 p.m. www.mainemineralgemmuseum.org