2003 MUSE Award Winners
Art
Gold: Unified Vision: The Architecture and Design of the Prairie School, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Web site: http://www.artsmia.org/unified-vision
Gold: Campfires with George Catlin: An Encounter of Two Cultures, American Art Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Web site: http://www.catlinclassroom.si.edu
Silver: George Washington: A National Treasure, National Portrait Gallery, Website: http://georgewashington.si.edu
Bronze: Norton Simon Museum Family Audio Tour, Norton Simon Art Foundation, Audio Tour
Honorable Mention: The Artist’s Toolkit: Visual Elements and Principles, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Web site: http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/
History and Culture
Gold: September 11: Bearing Witness to History, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Website: http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/september11/
Gold: Invention at Play, Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Website: http://www.inventionatplay.org
Gold: Mihtohseenionki (The People’s Place): Videos of the People, Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, DVD
Silver: Building America, National Building Museum, National Building Museum
Silver: “Getting In” Interactive Theatre Experience, Museum Victoria, Installation
Bronze: Yin Yu Tang, Peabody Essex Museum, Website: http://www.pem.org/yinyutang
Bronze: Museum of Sex Audio Tour, Museum of Sex, Audio tour
Honorable Mentions:
Corridos Sin Fronteras, The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, Website: http://www.corridos.org
What Exit? New Jersey and Its Turnpike, The New Jersey Historical Society
Website: http://www.jerseyhistory.org/what_exit/index.html
September 11: My Witness, The National Museum of American History, DVD
Civil Rights-Civil Liberties, and Celebration, Dwight D. Eisenhower Library/Museum, Video
Science
Gold: Raincheck 3000, Museum Victoria, Installation
Silver: Wild Reef, John G. Shedd Aquarium, Installation
Silver: Seafood Watch Online, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Website: http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/seafoodwatch.asp
Bronze: Make the Call, Indiana State Museum, Kiosk
Bronze: ViewSpace, Space Telescope Science Institute, CD-ROM
Honorable Mention: Blocks of Time, Science Museum of Minnesota, Installation
Promotion of an Institution
Gold: Museum of Aviation, Museum of Aviation, Website: http://www.museumofaviation.org
Silver: Brooklyn Works, Brooklyn Workers Speak, The Brooklyn Historical Society, Video
Bronze: National Constitution Center Virtual Tour, National Constitution Center, Video
Honorable Mention: Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic Seaport Museum, Website: http://www.mysticseaport.org
Database or Research Resource
Gold: Theban Mapping Project, Rare Books and Special Collections Library, American University
Website: http://www.thebanmappingproject.com
Silver: Duluth Lynchings Online Resource, Minnesota Historical Society
Website: http://collections.mnhs.org/duluthlynchings
Bronze: Alien Stingers Exhibit Kiosk, Wildlife Conservation Society, Kiosk
Honorable Mention: Global Climate Change, Exploratorium
Website: http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/index.html
Two-Way Communication
Gold: Live from the Heart, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
Distance learning program: http://www.livefromtheheart.org
Silver: Jefferson’s West, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Distance learning program
Web game demo: http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/jeffwest