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Darkened Waters: Profile of an Oil Spill

May 24, 1991 | Exhibitions
A multifaceted evaluation study was conducted of the 2,000-square-foot exhibit "Darkened Waters: Profile of an Oil Spill" between September 14 and October 12, 1991, at the Oakland Museum, Natural Sciences Department. "Darkened Waters" is the second generation of an exhibit originally conceived and built by the Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska, to provide information and a forum for the environmental impact of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. The exhibit will travel to the Smithsonian Institution in December 1991, and will be available to other institutions through the Association of Science-Technology Centers. Before "Darkened Waters" goes on the road, it will be modified and improved. Decisions about what to change have been made by the exhibit developers based on what they perceive to be necessary and desirable to enhance the esthetics, technical aspects and durability of the exhibit. In addition, changes are being made to improve the organization and presentation of information, based to a large extent on feedback from visitors during this evaluation.

TEAM MEMBERS

  • 2013 06 11 BSERRELL
    Evaluator
    Serrell & Associates
  • Pratt Museum
    Contributor
  • Citation

    Funders

    NSF
    Funding Program: ISE/AISL
    Award Number: 9150159
    Funding Amount: 389297
    Resource Type: Evaluation Reports
    Discipline: Ecology, forestry, and agriculture | Education and learning science | Geoscience and geography | History/policy/law
    Audience: General Public | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits

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