The

Time Machine

Johns Hopkins University Museum Studies Seminar

Lauren Wenger, Iris Close, Eleanor Langham, & Charlotte Ring

Have you ever wanted to travel back in time? Where would you

go? What would you see?

Dial into the Past Visitors will explore Balboa Park’s objects and places by connecting them through moments in time.

Dial into the Past Choose Your Time Period

1940s

1915

1870s

1980s

Share Your History!

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Snapshots of the Era

➢  Major events ➢  Cultural trends ➢  Photos ➢  Context

Snapshot of the World The 1940s

Snapshot of Balboa Park The 1940s

World War II took place in the first half of the decade... Abstract Expressionism was a major art movement of this time...

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During WWII, Balboa Park was one of 42 Naval Hospitals… After the attack on Pearl Harbor (Dec. 1941), the Naval Hospital expanded…

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List of Treasures

(Artifacts, Places, Historical Figures, etc.)

Museum of Art Arshile Gorky, The Liver is the Cock’s Comb, 1944

Air and Space Museum Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII

Museum of Man Cast of australopithecus skull discovered in 1947 by Robert Bloom & John T. Robinson

Automotive Museum Louie Mattar’s Fabulous $75,000 Car

Veterans Museum and Memorial Center D-Day Mural

Model Railroad Museum Women of World War II

San Diego History Center Flag flown by USS San Diego, 1945

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Collect your Treasure

Treasures

➢  Information ➢  Context in the time period ➢  FIND ME ➢  Button to “collect” your

treasure ➢  Possible link to

institution’s website

D-­‐Day  Mural  

Location: San Diego Veterans Museum and Memorial Artist: Richard de Rosset Date: Ongoing Summary: Depicting events on and around Omaha Beach on 6 June 1944, is punctuated by one of the Museum's many beautiful stained-glass windows.

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Bonuses & Secrets DID YOU KNOW?

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There is a time capsule in Balboa Park! Installed at the House of Hospitality in 1997, what do you think is inside?

Time Capsule The Museum of Natural History - Dendrochronology The Zoro Garden – Butterflies The Old Fig Tree Palm Canyon Trail Archery Range

The Map ➢  Google Map interface ➢  Accessible from any

point in the application

➢  GPS location ➢  Will Display:

○  Where you are ○  Where “treasures” are ○  “Trails” to get from

treasure to treasure ○  Bonus Stars

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Balboa Park

User Generated ➢  Photos and memories ➢  Social media ➢  Connection to

programs at Balboa Park institutions

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Share your History

Create history with us! Share your Stories and

photos

#BPTimeMachine

Project Links Example

Project Links Example

➢  Fun & personalized ➢  Sense of discovery ➢  Connections ➢  Focus visitors’ attention ➢  Explore new museums ➢  Museums & grounds included…

➢  Collaboration between institutions

➢  BPOC ➢  Explorer Pass

Connections & Collaboration

Encourage all visitors to explore!

Thank you!