Rene G. Cepeda

Museologician: a blog about my thoughts and experiences in art history and museums.

SCVA Mesoamerican exhibition catalogue

I recently found the catalogue, that I used for the SCVA exhibition I wrote about recently. In order to create it, I searched through the SCVA’s collection for objects that followed the story I wanted to tell about mesoamerica. Afterwards sorted objects chronologically and realized they almost matched my sociological division exactly. Emboldened by this…

July 11, 2011
The Age of Reality Is Over

With this new advancement all our concerns about authenticity and what is real have taken a new hit. We are now creating humans in the real world, and not only that, but people didn’t know about it for ages. For all effects and purposes this woman was real to the observer. What is the relation…

June 23, 2011
Monterey Bay video on “jellyfish”

This is an interesting piece of information design that informs us through graphics, narration and video. A great example of successful multimedia integration.

June 2, 2011
Modeling the Norwich Castle Museum

As part of my work in the Norwich Castle Museum, i was tasked with creating accurate 3D models of the 3 galleries used by the art department so they could simulate re-hangings, new exhibitions, and make sure the pieces fit within. This is also the first step into what could be called the meta-museum.

May 27, 2011
Setting up Duprat

May 26, 2011
More Hubert Duprat

More info on the exhibition by Hubert Duprat in the Norwich Castle Museum, which recently opened. Hubert Duprat Press Release News duprat marketing flyer

May 21, 2011
Taking care of Caddisflies

May 1, 2011
Green Cactus

I LOVE this picture of an Aloe Vera plant, and consider it one of my best pictures.

May 1, 2011
Stranger by the Day

Found this in my archives. This video was done for a class on the semiotics of communication.

April 16, 2011
Hubert Duprat update

Right now im in charge with the care of Hubert Duprat’s caddisflys, and it is really interesting to see them frolic around in their tank. Here are some pictures of what they will be doing in the exhibition:

April 15, 2011