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COM2080 FINAL
By: Ian Sherry
On Sunday, December 7, The Detroit Historical Museum held another one of their free entry days. The free days are a favorite occasional trick of the DHM, but they are a weekly occurance in December, by tradition. The following is a slide show, short video story and social media campaign to promote such occasions. Keep browsing for a peak into the exhbits you could experience for free any day this month.
Visitors line up at the door prior to the Detroit Historical Museum's 1:00 p.m. open, Sunday, December 7.
Patrons comb through Detroit sports jerseys and memorobelia outside the entrance-adjacent gift shop.
The O\old Tiger Stadium's sign found a home here in the Detroit Historical Museum
Visitors line up at the door prior to the Detroit Historical Museum's 1:00 p.m. open, Sunday, December 7.
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT
Brendan Roney is a 20-year employee of the Detroit Historical Museum. As the manager of digital projects, he is invoved in much of the electronic work required in design, translation and curration. He is familiar, therefore, with exhbits museum-wide and has seen many an attraction cycle through. His recent pride is the comic book exhibit, which he was involved in bringing to light. To see some of Mr. Roney's work visit the Detroit Historical Museum's website.
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VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH BRENDAN
I chose to select the Detroit Historical Museum as my nonprofit after a long, failed fight with PR offices of other organizations. I arrived 20 minutes before open on a Sunday, and quickly a line formed behind me. A few dozen visitors piled through the door, escaping the December cold at 1:00 p.m. sharp. The slim museum staff buzzed around, some tending to visitors, one interviewing with the Local CBS station and more downstairs setting up tables for dual presentations. I was lucky to find out Sundays are free in December, and periodically throughout the year. Even with all the museum attendants hard at work, I was able to corner the manager of digital projects, Brendan Roney, in the elevator headed to the upper administrative floor. He gladly stepped into a conference with me and donated the 20 minutes he had to spare in order to help me complete my project. I was told other museums, the DIA in particular, may not be as receptive, so I was thrilled to have chosen such a warm, open and enthusiastic environment.
