A Journey of Exploration: Reflections on the Crossmedial Exhibition Course


 On March 27th, we came to the end of our journey in the 'Crossmedial Exhibition' course - a course that allowed us to explore the world of museums and their potential.

 During our last session, we presented our research papers, which gave us a chance to understand the topics our peers were investigating and how they connected to our own interests and field of study. As we come from different backgrounds, seeing how our individual perspectives could be applied to the museum setting was exciting.Through the presentation, we discussed how to improve our papers and exchanged ideas and opinions about the changes we could make. As many of us used the same sources, inevitably, as the texts proposed during the course were beneficial and encompassed the world of museums from all perspectives, new sources were also proposed, which many of us will find helpful in our research papers.

 It is essential to emphasize that all the ideas for the works were different and aimed to investigate museums and the media from different perspectives, as some focus on fashion, education, and even the layout of the museum space and how it can affect the narration of the museum.It was an excellent opportunity to learn from our peers and better understand the topics we had been researching. We all had to think outside the box to come up with creative ways to present our research. It was also a great chance to practice our presentation skills and get feedback from our peers.

 Overall, the Crossmedial Exhibition course was a fantastic experience that allowed us to widen our knowledge, explore the world of museums from different angles, and visit some of them.Also, we are grateful for the opportunity that was given to us to meet Natasha Greenhalgh, creative director and co-founder of the Nxt Museum, which answered all of our questions and discussed with us about the museum. Moreover, the meeting we had after we visited the exhibition, 18000 words by Saodat Ismailova, with the project manager of the Eye Museum Claartje Opdam, helped us understand even better how you create an exhibition and solve many of our questions. 

 We are grateful for the opportunity to have learned so much in such a short time, and we are sure to keep the knowledge and insights we gained in our minds as we continue our studies. We finished the course with a feeling of accomplishment and enthusiasm to learn more.

Ioanna Paschali

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