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!