Abstract
The opening of a museum exhibition is the end of an odyssey that begins with an idea and ends with a frenetic evening of translating the last credit line and hanging the last graphic panel. In this talk, I’ll take you through “The making of Maya: Secrets of their Ancient World” through the eyes of an archaeologist.
You will sit at the table as we create the core concept for the show, and tag along as we visit the collection storerooms to select objects (and lament the ones that gotaway). You will witness as layer after layer is added to create a final product that, if we are lucky, takes you momentarily into a different era.
–Justin Jennings