MW2006 BoW Nomination: Innovative: Eyelevel [http://eyelevel.si.edu]

Site: Eyelevel
URL: http://eyelevel.si.edu
Institution: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Designer[s]: Jeff Gates (in-house)
Category: Innovative
Explanation: As the Smithsonian Institution's first blog, the Smithsonian American Art Museum's "Eye Level" presents an extraordinary collaboration among curators, conservators, historians, enthusiasts, critics, designers, and of course bloggers-all participants in the story of American art. When the Smithsonian American Art Museum reopens its renovated historic main building in July 2006, it will be a showcase for American art that celebrates this nation's vision and creativity. SAAM's blog "Eye Level" is part of the museum's continuing effort to explore the stories central to the American experience and to search for what connects Americans today. Using the museum's collection as a touchstone, the conversation at "Eye Level" will center on the ways in which the nation's art connects to its history and culture.



Nominated by:
Cassandra Good
New Media Content Producer
ITO
Smithsonian American Art Museum
USA
www: http://americanart.si.edu


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for the results anytime after March 24, 2006.


All sites are reviewed by the Best of the Web judges. Nominating a
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Jennifer Trant and David Bearman, Archives & Museum Informatics
MW2006 Conference Co-Chairs
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/