The Tuesday Question, Part VII
What actually happens in the project office after the exhibition has opened?
What does the project team do once the catalogue is edited, the artworks safely shipped and installed in the museum, the blog and the Facebook page set up, the exhibition design decided, the audio guide mixed, the opening remarks made, and the exhibition officially opened?
A comparison of project members’ desks.
The project office: This long table is the workspace for our press officer Astrid Müller, our project manager Rania Sid Otmane, our research associate Lioba Schollmeyer, and the social media processing.
1st Desk:
Condition: Halfway orderly. Lots of newspapers, magazines, and copied articles. Belongs to: Press officer Astrid Müller. What she does once the exhibition has opened: writes press releases about the exhibition’s accomanying programmes and flyer texts, coordinates interview appointments, organises podium discussions, drinks a lot of coffee, telephones, answers E-mails, and a lot more. Facial expression while being photographed: sceptical.
2nd Desk:
Condition: Also somewhat tidy. Numerous notes, coffee cups, mate tea, and a greatly reduced number of post-its (spring cleaning). Belongs to social media associate Weibke Hauschildt. What she also does after the exhibition has opened: writes blog entries, takes and edits photographs, produces videos and soundtracks, interviews people, updates Twitter and Facebook, drinks lots of coffee, telephones, answers E-mails, and complains regularly to IT about Typo3. Facial expression while being photographed: neutral, because its her own fault.
3rd Desk:
Condition: Very orderly. Many binders, mounted photos, and pictures of artworks. Belongs to project manager Rania Sid Otmane. What she does once the exhibition has opened: organises the loans for the exhibition in Milan and Tallinn, writes numerous E-mails, makes many telephone calls, drinks tea regularly. Facial expression while being photographed: unknown, because she was still on holiday.
4th Desk:
Condition: Fairly organised. Binders, notes, and coffee cups. Belongs to research associate Lioba Schollmeyer. What she does once the exhibition has opened: edits the English-language catalogue, telephones, answers E-mails, and drinks a lot of coffee, too. Facial expression while being photographed: initially worried about the disorder, then relaxed.
5th desk (curator’s office):
Condition: Also relatively neat. Christmas mail, notes, something to drink, and many books (not in picture). Belongs to curator Monika Flacke. What she does once the exhibition has opened: works on the English-language catalogue, plans the exhibition’s next venue, telephones, answers E-mails, organises, solves problems, reads and writes expert opinions, fills her role as collection head, and much more. Facial expression while being photographed: sceptical, then friendly.
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