Struggling+Museum+Task

= __The Oz Museum__ = Hoping to boost attendance and broaden its base of supporters, the Oz Museum launched needs a new way of advertising its collection. Attendance have been diminishing over the past years and need a colourful, informative and eye-catching brochure to entice people to the museum. You have been hired by the museum to create a brochure to showcase its unique collection. The Oz Museum wants you to promote its unique pieces but they are not sure what would be interesting for people. Is your museum going to be for younger children, kids around your age, teenager or adults. You are to choose a well-known historical event or a famous Australian explorer that you are learning about in class to base your museum on. The brochure you will be creating must be completed in Scribus and it must be a 3-fold brochure. The "Z" fold (accordion) or Trifold (Letter Fold) are the types of brochures the museum prefers.



Think about what type of activities and information people would find interesting at your museum. There might be a certain time in history that you have found fascinating that you could research and incorporate at the Oz Museum. Apart from the artifacts and information, think about what people would also like at the museum, such as interactive shows, special exhibitions, eateries and gardens. There are examples of brochures available in class to give you ideas about what you could place inside or outside your the museum. Look at the examples closely and ensure that you fulfill the criteria. Once you have completed your brochure upload it, as a PDF, to your own Wikispace page. =

__ Some Examples __=

Below is an example of some activities to entice people to Museums in past years.

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 * Museum officials confirmed that many new visitors have given donations to the museum to get special member benefits, such as being allowed to remove works of art from the walls and sit down with them while enjoying food or drinks in the café.
 * Patrons are now invited to climb inside ancient Egyptian sarcophagi, whether to take a souvenir photo or just carve a message into a 2,500-year-old sacred coffin.
 * Museum-goers are also encouraged to try on the medieval suits of armor and participate in mock battles.
 * The American Museum of Natural History has begun charging $2 to ride atop its famed brontosaurus skeleton.
 * Boston Symphony Orchestra has created a special "Jam Night" during which audience members can come up onstage to play along with the orchestra, improvise lyrics, or just twirl around waving colored scarves.

QUOTE TO REMEMBER == "Sometimes you have to go that extra mile to grab people's attention," "Sometimes it takes more than curating exhibits that bring meaning and context to our complex cultural heritage, more than preserving works of art that capture the spirit of transcendence unique to humankind."

Example of a brochure completed in Scribus