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The town memory exhibit: Exhibit curator

A school prepares an exhibit from fictional old photographs and family recollections. You play the exhibit curator and work through 9 short levels, about 14 minutes in all. Where you start: A photograph captures a moment from one view. A memory adds a person’s perspective, which may need checking. The work connects to careers such as historian and museum curator. It is free, and your reflection stays private.

Your path

Tell a story while preserving what a source can say.

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The town memory exhibit

  1. Easy startSources have viewpointsStart this level
  2. Guided exampleWatch the approach
  3. Try a taskChoose a caption
  4. Try a taskOne family, whole town
  5. Try a taskBuild an exhibit panel
  6. Try a taskTwo dates
  7. Bring it togetherA powerful story
  8. Your reflectionPause and notice
  9. Look backWhat the work involved

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What does an exhibit curator do in this activity?

A school prepares an exhibit from fictional old photographs and family recollections.

Tell a story while preserving what a source can say.

Where you start: A photograph captures a moment from one view. A memory adds a person’s perspective, which may need checking.

A worked situation: A photo shows a crowded market; one note calls it a festival.

  1. Crowding is visible; the occasion needs more evidence.
  2. Keep the visible detail separate from the interpretation.

What are the levels?

  1. Sources have viewpoints, easy start, under a minute
  2. Watch the approach, guided example, 1 minute
  3. Choose a caption, try a task, 2 minutes
  4. One family, whole town, try a task, 2 minutes
  5. Build an exhibit panel, try a task, 2 minutes
  6. Two dates, try a task, 2 minutes
  7. A powerful story, bring it together, 3 minutes
  8. Pause and notice, your reflection, 1 minute
  9. What the work involved, look back, under a minute

Which careers is this work part of?

  • Historian

    Investigate the past through sources, context and carefully argued interpretations.

  • Museum Curator

    Research collections and help visitors understand objects in context.

The other role in this workplace: Archive assistant

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