By Joanne Molina.
The Curated Object.
Laura Flusche, image courtesy of Jerry Burns
The 21st century is the age of design thinking. Design philosophers, futurists, and critics are asking how our relationship with objects creates a vision of what we have been, what we are and what we will become. Interdisciplinary collaborations within cultural institutions have produced more meaningful ways of communicating important—often complex—ideas, all while evoking the charms of the imagination. In 2014 the Museum of Design, Atlanta (MODA) will be celebrating 25 years of design advocacy, community outreach, education and participation in the international conversation about how our relationships with objects can facilitate social and personal change.
“In the past year, the staff and board of MODA have spent lots of time building foundations, as we’ve re-evaluated our mission and vision and compiled a strategic plan, while also thinking aspirationally about what MODA can become and the role it can play in the metro-Atlanta community and beyond. Most challenging (but also most exciting) has been the task of reconciling those two ways of thinking with day-to-day operations. We’re small enough that a clarification of the museum’s vision that is reached one afternoon can impact operations the very next morning,” says Laura Flusche, Executive Director of MODA.
“MODA is a non-collecting institution, which gives us the opportunity to focus a great deal of attention on our exhibitions and the programs that enhance them. Over the course of the past year, we’ve concentrated on creating content-rich exhibitions that teach but that also inspire visitors to ask questions and to want to learn more. And, through our programs and interactive activities, we try to give those visitors the chance to expand their knowledge and to ask questions of experts. The idea that exhibitions should be jumping-off points for many people, rather than the be-all and end-all of knowledge, is something that we discuss, whether we’re curating our own exhibition or choosing to bring a traveling exhibition to the museum,” she explains…
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