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Shanice Sproule

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Shanice Sproule

Portfolio Gallery

Portfolio Gallery

Less Work, More Play Exhibit at Lang Pioneer Village and Museum

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I was part of the group of Museum Management and Curatorship (MMC) students that designed and installed a permanent exhibit in the Ayotte Cabin at the Lang Pioneer Village and Museum.

As part of an MMC program cross-curricular project to design and install a permanent exhibit at the Lang Pioneer Village and Museum, I spent considerable time reviewing and selecting archive media for inclusion in the exhibit space.

As part of the Care of Collections curriculum in the MMC program, I learned to properly handle and clean textiles.

LPVM received donations of ceramics, textiles, and more to help furnish the cabin for the Less Work, More Play exhibit. I had the pleasure of applying accession numbers to the ceramics.

One of the challenges for this exhibit was creating text panels that could be hidden entirely when an interpreter was present. One of the ways we chose to display text was by designing iron on decals that were applied to objects that could be turned

To keep the space and objects authentic, we chose to decorate the play space with period appropriate quilts, then hand embroidered words related to the concept of play. Embroidery was done with yarn that was hand spun and hand dyed on site, using pe

LPVM received donations of ceramics, textiles, and more to help furnish the cabin for the Less Work, More Play exhibit. I had the pleasure of applying accession numbers to the ceramics.

Final staging for the Less Work, More Play in the Ayotte Cabin at Lang Pioneer Village and Museum.

To keep the space and objects authentic, we chose to decorate the play space with period appropriate quilts, then hand embroidered words related to the concept of play. Embroidery was done with yarn that was hand spun and hand dyed on site, using pe

Group photo of the team that created the Less Work, More Play exhibit at Lang Pioneer Village and Museum…in costume!

To keep the space and objects authentic, we chose to decorate the play space with period appropriate quilts, then hand embroidered words related to the concept of play. Embroidery was done with yarn that was hand spun and hand dyed on site, using pe

Final staging for the Less Work, More Play in the Ayotte Cabin at Lang Pioneer Village and Museum.

Final staging for the Less Work, More Play in the Ayotte Cabin at Lang Pioneer Village and Museum.

Final staging for the Less Work, More Play in the Ayotte Cabin at Lang Pioneer Village and Museum.

Final staging for the Less Work, More Play in the Ayotte Cabin at Lang Pioneer Village and Museum.

Final staging for the Less Work, More Play in the Ayotte Cabin at Lang Pioneer Village and Museum.

Final staging for the Less Work, More Play in the Ayotte Cabin at Lang Pioneer Village and Museum.

Final staging for the Less Work, More Play in the Ayotte Cabin at Lang Pioneer Village and Museum.

Final staging for the Less Work, More Play in the Ayotte Cabin at Lang Pioneer Village and Museum.

Final staging for the Less Work, More Play in the Ayotte Cabin at Lang Pioneer Village and Museum.

Final staging for the Less Work, More Play in the Ayotte Cabin at Lang Pioneer Village and Museum.

Opening day for the Less Work, More Play exhibit at Lang Pioneer Village and Museum

Shanice Sproule