Rachel and I got a chance to go to the Dia de los Muetos Event last Thursday. Although the weather wasn't the greatest, it didn't stop people from checking out the museum. At the Children's Museum on the Navy Pier, we brought our recording devices to capture the event at hand. Upon arrival we listened to some of the mexican music that was being performed. The music and dancing encapsulate evening on the second floor while a flurry of activities, such as paper mask making, clay sculpture creating, and many more workshops dominated the lively event.
We got a chance to interview Keith McCormick, the Director of Cultural Programs, who was in charge of the evening's activities. It was a great way to showcase cultural heritage from around the world and getting kids and adults to participate in the activities together. Overall he wanted to welcome everyone, locals or walk-ins, to experience and share their creative talent or have a good time in the museum with their kids. I had a lot of fun exploring the museum since it was my first time. Rachel even recorded my plane creation activity. I was overly impressed with all the space and play tables and props that were set up around the museum. It truly was a great place for kids to explore all day.
Overall it was a good evening interviewing people. We recorded a few families and kids and got a great insight about the activities and the programs the museum has to offer. Quinn, a staff at the museum, had the chance to tell us about her experience in art education and how it has gotten her to love the program. In the end we learned a lot about the children's event and highly recommend bringing your kids to Chicago Children's Museum. You can check them out on at www.chicagochildrensmuseum.org.
for a long while i was pretty wary of the children's museum. partly due to it's location at tourism central, navy pier, and partly because of pre-conceived notions about children's museums. i have since come to gain a much greater appreciation of the space, and an understanding of, this museum is what it is, and i shouldn't be looking for deeper meanings to life or profound moments of inspiration. instead, it's a space where families and kids can learn, grow closer, and experience things they wouldn't get to anywhere else.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you picked a great event/program for recording audio. That, plus the interviews should make for an awesome podcast. Can't wait to hear it!
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