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Putnam Museum launches permanent regional history exhibit, incorporates digital signage

Example of an oral history video monitor, part of the permanent regional history exhibit. Courtesy of The Putnam Museum and Science Center.

April 25, 2023 by Daniel Brown — Editor, Networld Media Group

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The Putnam Museum and Science Center, a Smithsonian affiliate based in the Quad Cities metropolitan area, has announced the launch of its permanent regional history exhibit incorporating video and digital signage components, called "Common Ground: Our Voice, Our Stories," according to a press release.

The museum partnered with a range of community organizations to update the display of a collection that includes over 250,000 pieces; co-curators and partners include the Friends of Martin Luther King Interpretive Center, the LULAC Council 10 and the Azubuike African American Council for the Arts.

Digital Signage Today reached out for comment on the digital signage component of the exhibit.

"There are video components to the exhibit," spokesperson Jessica Waytenick, public relations and marketing manager at Visit Quad Cities, said via email. "Oral histories are shown on monitors throughout the exhibit. There is a QR code component on many of the display cases that links you to more information and web pages pertaining to that case."

"The reimagined and redesigned regional history exhibit, Common Ground: Our Voice, Our Stories, is a wonderful example of our community coming together to tell the stories of our past while looking to the future of the Quad Cities," Kelly Lao, VP of museum experiences at the Putnam Museum, said in the release. "The exhibit engages visitors with new technologies and interactives, brings in the voices of leaders and community members through oral histories and collects and shares the stories of all of our citizens."

"The Putnam's new regional history exhibit Common Ground: Our Voice, Our Stories will enthrall Quad Citizens with stories and objects of our past and present, while providing inspiration to everyone on how they can be a part of our future," Christina Kastell, curator of history and anthropology at the Putnam Museum, said in the release. "The exhibit will help build pride for our joint accomplishments and the roles played by Quad citizens and visitors. We all have a story, and the Putnam wants to tell them!"

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Daniel Brown is the editor of Digital Signage Today, a contributing editor for Automation & Self-Service, and an accomplished writer and multimedia content producer with extensive experience covering technology and business. His work has appeared in a range of business and technology publications, including interviews with eminent business leaders, inventors and technologists. He has written extensively on AI and the integration of technology and business strategy with empathy and the human touch. Brown is the author of two novels and a podcaster. His previous experience includes IT work at an Ivy League research institution, education and business consulting, and retail sales and management.