UC Tourism Connections San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge — a brick from McMicken Hall lies in the bridge’s anchorage designed by Joseph Strauss, Eng 1892 Treasures from the Palace of Nestor — artifacts displayed at the national museum in Athens and the Museum of Hora, near Pylos, Greece, where you can see the statue of the famed UC archaeologist Carl Blegen. He’s also honored in the Hora town square at the intersection of Blegen and Marinatos streets. Blegen made headlines in the ’50s-60s when he excavated the palace, followed more recently by a team led by UC archaeologist Jack Davis Ellis Island Immigration Museum, Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Grand Central Terminal restoration, South Street Seaport restoration — Manhattan, New York designed by architect Richard Blinder, DAAP ’59 Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium, General Jackson Showboat, Wild-horse Saloon — Nashville, Tenn. owned by Gaylord Entertainment, Michael Rose, Bus ’63, HonDoc ’89, chairman Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art founded by Doug Cramer, A&S ’53 Artifacts from Homer’s famous Troy — northwestern Turkey artifacts housed in the Canakkale Museum site first excavated in the ’30s by UC archaeologist Carl Blegen and more recently by UC archaeologist Brian Rose in partnership with the University of Tübingen Swan and Dolphin hotels — Walt Disney World, Florida designed by Michael Graves, DAAP ’58, HonDoc ’82 College Football Hall of Fame — South Bend, Ind. collection manager Kent Stephens, CCM ’76 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland Browns Stadium designed by architect Christopher Wynn, DAAP ’85 New York City’s 21 Club — famous restaurant once frequented by Cary Grant, Aristotle Onassis and Ernest Hemingway; 21 W. 52nd St. built by the late Jerry Berns, A&S ’29, and his brother in 1938 Rare Grecian treasures — including a late Bronze Age citadel’s main palace hall, Midea; artifacts from Lerna displayed at the Museum of Argos; artifacts from Kea, exhibited in its museum excavated by UC archaeologists Gisela Walberg (in Midea) and Jack Caskey (Lerna and Kea) Island of Cyprus antiquities — from prehistoric sites of Bamboula and Kourion, housed in a museum at Episkopi excavation a project of UC archaeologist Gisela Walberg Lake Champlain Maritime Museum — Revolutionary War replica gunboat, plus craftsmen and 150 years of maritime artifacts, 4472 Basin Harbor Rd., Vergennes, Vt. cofounder and director Art Cohn, A&S ’71 EarthWorks — a 3-D computer model of ancient Native American earthen structures that measure a quarter of a mile across, originally built as early as 600 B.C.; on permanent display at the Cincinnati Museum Center digital restoration project conceived and led by architecture professor John Hancock Reds stadium, Aronoff Center, Newport on the Levee, Newport Aquarium — Greater Cincinnati projects of GBBN Architects, headed by partners Chris Beghtel, DAAP ’73; John Gartner Jr., DAAP ’56; Bob Gramann, DAAP ’66; Greg Otis, DAAP ’88; Kim Patton, DAAP ’91; Keven Speece, DAAP ’79; John Rogers, DAAP ’79 Relief sculpture of three batters, 50 by 20 feet, Reds stadium administration building sculpted by Todd Myers, DAAP ’97, and Paul Brooke, att. DAAP Minor-league baseball — with the Lowell Spinners, the Boston Red Sox affiliate, in their 5,000-seat stadium, Lowell, Mass. team owner Drew Weber, Bus ’66 Walton’s Mountain Museum — Ike Godsey’s Store, recreated rooms from “The Waltons,” TV memorabilia; open March - November in an old Blue Ridge Mountain elementary school in Schuyler, Va., across from the childhood home of Earl Hamner, the real John Boy “Waltons” producer, creator, writer, narrator Earl Hamner, CCM ’48 Cannon House Office Building — oldest congressional office building in Washington, D.C., completed in 1908, significant example of Beaux Arts architecture, opposite the Capitol Plaza at the junction of C Street and New Jersey Avenue named after “Uncle Joe” Cannon, Law 1858, a long-time member of the House of Representatives, who served as Speaker of the House from 1903-11 New Orleans French Quarter — statue of jazz-to-Dixieland trumpeter Al Hirt, 311 Bourbon St. Al Hirt, CCM ’41, HonDoc ’68 Cincinnati’s Music Hall — National Historic Land-mark, built in 1878 to house the Grand Expositions of Manufacturers, Products and Arts, as well as the May Festival Chorus; also used for Bearcat home basketball games in ’46-47 Ohio Mechanics Institute (now part of the College of Applied Science) sponsored all 14 Grand Expositions in partnership with the city William Howard Taft National Historic Site — Taft’s restored 1857 birthplace reflects family life during his boyhood, features educational exhibits and an animatronic figure of the Taft’s son Charlie telling stories; Auburn Avenue, Cincinnati William Howard Taft, Law 1880, HonDoc ’25, is the only U.S. president to have also served as U.S. chief justice — D. Rieselman Museums run by UC alumni as of November 2003 Even the most avid museum fan has probably overlooked the Sunshine State Museum of Popular Culture, conceived by UC students to commemorate Florida’s tourist industry. There visitors can explore a trailer camp, putt around a miniature golf course dotted with Florida landmarks, learn how the state has attracted Hollywood filmmakers and meet the untrained artists who paint Floridian scenes on everything from seashells to salt shakers. In the gift shop, guests can buy flamingo figurines or monkey heads carved from coconuts. As kitschy as it all sounds, attendance has been really poor. That’s because it exists only as a Web site and on paper. Even though the virtual museum looks quite authentic, complete with admission prices, hours, membership benefits, educational programs and renderings, it’s really a group project of the Museum Studies Graduate Certificate Program in the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. (Visit: www.daap.uc.edu/Gallery/gallery.html. Click on “museum studies.”) Attendance at class, on the other hand, has been admirable, says program director Anne Timpano. Also director of the DAAP Galleries and the UC Fine Art Collection, Timpano started offering museum studies courses in ’97, then implemented the 16-hour certificate program three years ago. Students study collection management, museum administration, program development and conservation methods. Alumni can be found at a wide variety of museums around the country, including the following: Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Ky., Laura Bryan, MA (DAAP) ’03, GradCert (DAAP ’03), special exhibitions manager Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, Rebecca Herman, MA (DAAP) ’00, assistant registrar Ball State University Museum of Art, Muncie, Ind., Nicole Cardassilaris, GradCert (DAAP) ’02, preparator and exhibit designer Cincinnati Art Museum, Jennifer Wirth, GradCert (DAAP) ’01, art handler Cincinnati Art Museum, Heather Braunlin, DAAP ’99, GradCert (DAAP) ’01, education coordinator and teacher services Cleveland Museum of Art, Gretchen Shie-Miller, MA (DAAP) ’96, associate registrar for loans Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Sandra Light, MA (DAAP) ’02, GradCert (DAAP) ’02, curatorial assistant Cincinnati Fire Museum, Danielle Gentry-Barth, A&S ’99, MA (A&S) ’02, GradCert (DAAP) ’02, the museum’s first curator of education Cincinnati Museum Center, Elaine Tuazon, GradCert (DAAP) ’01, reservations specialist Warren County Historical Society Museum, Lebanon, Ohio, Lucy Putnam, GradCert (DAAP) ’01, administrative assistant Buffalo Soldiers Museum, Indianapolis, commemorating blacks who served in segregated Army units, developed by George Hicks, GradCert (DAAP) ’01, in a historic home In the 1800s, Native Americans nicknamed black Army recruits “buffalo soldiers” out of respect for their warrior characteristics and because their hair resembled buffalo hide, says alumnus museum curator George Hicks.
San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge — a brick from McMicken Hall lies in the bridge’s anchorage
Treasures from the Palace of Nestor — artifacts displayed at the national museum in Athens and the Museum of Hora, near Pylos, Greece, where you can see the statue of the famed UC archaeologist Carl Blegen. He’s also honored in the Hora town square at the intersection of Blegen and Marinatos streets.
Ellis Island Immigration Museum, Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Grand Central Terminal restoration, South Street Seaport restoration — Manhattan, New York
Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium, General Jackson Showboat, Wild-horse Saloon — Nashville, Tenn.
Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art
Artifacts from Homer’s famous Troy — northwestern Turkey artifacts housed in the Canakkale Museum
Swan and Dolphin hotels — Walt Disney World, Florida
College Football Hall of Fame — South Bend, Ind.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland Browns Stadium
New York City’s 21 Club — famous restaurant once frequented by Cary Grant, Aristotle Onassis and Ernest Hemingway; 21 W. 52nd St.
Rare Grecian treasures — including a late Bronze Age citadel’s main palace hall, Midea; artifacts from Lerna displayed at the Museum of Argos; artifacts from Kea, exhibited in its museum
Island of Cyprus antiquities — from prehistoric sites of Bamboula and Kourion, housed in a museum at Episkopi
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum — Revolutionary War replica gunboat, plus craftsmen and 150 years of maritime artifacts, 4472 Basin Harbor Rd., Vergennes, Vt.
EarthWorks — a 3-D computer model of ancient Native American earthen structures that measure a quarter of a mile across, originally built as early as 600 B.C.; on permanent display at the Cincinnati Museum Center
Reds stadium, Aronoff Center, Newport on the Levee, Newport Aquarium — Greater Cincinnati
Relief sculpture of three batters, 50 by 20 feet, Reds stadium administration building
Minor-league baseball — with the Lowell Spinners, the Boston Red Sox affiliate, in their 5,000-seat stadium, Lowell, Mass.
Walton’s Mountain Museum — Ike Godsey’s Store, recreated rooms from “The Waltons,” TV memorabilia; open March - November in an old Blue Ridge Mountain elementary school in Schuyler, Va., across from the childhood home of Earl Hamner, the real John Boy
Cannon House Office Building — oldest congressional office building in Washington, D.C., completed in 1908, significant example of Beaux Arts architecture, opposite the Capitol Plaza at the junction of C Street and New Jersey Avenue
New Orleans French Quarter — statue of jazz-to-Dixieland trumpeter Al Hirt, 311 Bourbon St.
Cincinnati’s Music Hall — National Historic Land-mark, built in 1878 to house the Grand Expositions of Manufacturers, Products and Arts, as well as the May Festival Chorus; also used for Bearcat home basketball games in ’46-47
William Howard Taft National Historic Site — Taft’s restored 1857 birthplace reflects family life during his boyhood, features educational exhibits and an animatronic figure of the Taft’s son Charlie telling stories; Auburn Avenue, Cincinnati
— D. Rieselman
Even the most avid museum fan has probably overlooked the Sunshine State Museum of Popular Culture, conceived by UC students to commemorate Florida’s tourist industry. There visitors can explore a trailer camp, putt around a miniature golf course dotted with Florida landmarks, learn how the state has attracted Hollywood filmmakers and meet the untrained artists who paint Floridian scenes on everything from seashells to salt shakers. In the gift shop, guests can buy flamingo figurines or monkey heads carved from coconuts.
As kitschy as it all sounds, attendance has been really poor. That’s because it exists only as a Web site and on paper. Even though the virtual museum looks quite authentic, complete with admission prices, hours, membership benefits, educational programs and renderings, it’s really a group project of the Museum Studies Graduate Certificate Program in the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. (Visit: www.daap.uc.edu/Gallery/gallery.html. Click on “museum studies.”)
Attendance at class, on the other hand, has been admirable, says program director Anne Timpano.
Also director of the DAAP Galleries and the UC Fine Art Collection, Timpano started offering museum studies courses in ’97, then implemented the 16-hour certificate program three years ago. Students study collection management, museum administration, program development and conservation methods.
Alumni can be found at a wide variety of museums around the country, including the following:
Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Ky., Laura Bryan, MA (DAAP) ’03, GradCert (DAAP ’03), special exhibitions manager
Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, Rebecca Herman, MA (DAAP) ’00, assistant registrar
Ball State University Museum of Art, Muncie, Ind., Nicole Cardassilaris, GradCert (DAAP) ’02, preparator and exhibit designer
Cincinnati Art Museum, Jennifer Wirth, GradCert (DAAP) ’01, art handler
Cincinnati Art Museum, Heather Braunlin, DAAP ’99, GradCert (DAAP) ’01, education coordinator and teacher services
Cleveland Museum of Art, Gretchen Shie-Miller, MA (DAAP) ’96, associate registrar for loans
Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Sandra Light, MA (DAAP) ’02, GradCert (DAAP) ’02, curatorial assistant
Cincinnati Fire Museum, Danielle Gentry-Barth, A&S ’99, MA (A&S) ’02, GradCert (DAAP) ’02, the museum’s first curator of education
Cincinnati Museum Center, Elaine Tuazon, GradCert (DAAP) ’01, reservations specialist
Warren County Historical Society Museum, Lebanon, Ohio, Lucy Putnam, GradCert (DAAP) ’01, administrative assistant
Buffalo Soldiers Museum, Indianapolis, commemorating blacks who served in segregated Army units, developed by George Hicks, GradCert (DAAP) ’01, in a historic home
