Exhibit Blog

We had a marvelous turnout on September 22 to celebrate the grand opening of the new installation of the ACS-Midland Section centennial exhibit at the CMU Museum! Congratulations and thank you to everyone who made this possible! Continue reading

The day is finally here! Join us at the CMU Museum on September 22 to view the new installation of the Midland ACS centennial exhibit and help welcome Dr. Angela K. Wilson, President of the American Chemical Society, to this celebration! Continue reading

Work continues on the American Chemical Society exhibit as new panels and museum entrance signage go through final approval and are installed!  Continue reading

In an exhibit, such as the Midland ACS centennial exhibit now being installed at the CMU Museum, it is important that each panel is readable and easily accessible to visitors. This means planning lighting carefully, considering not only the lights themselves but also their installation.  Today’s image shows several members… Continue reading

The Midland ACS centennial exhibit is nearly ready — check out these behind-the-scenes photos! Continue reading

More elements for the Midland ACS centennial exhibit are emerging by the day at the CMU Museum! The lights are now on around the exhibit tower, in place to illuminate the interpretive panels and the interactive features which will be housed around the base. Last week, Museum Student Assistants Isaac… Continue reading

During a ‘work party’ last night, CMU students in the MST 315: Museums, Stakeholders and Communities course made great progress in the installation of the Midland ACS centennial exhibit at the CMU Museum! These students completed tasks such as preparing walls for more construction, assembling monitors, and salvaging pieces from previous exhibits… Continue reading

The Midland ACS centennial exhibit at the CMU Museum is blossoming with the new season! Last Thursday, CMU Museum Student Assistants Julia Burkholder and Isaac Hunter were instructed by Collections Manager Ron Bloomfield in the technique of covering the newly-constructed walls (made of recycled material from past exhibits!) of the… Continue reading

The heart visible in the last blog post occupies a wall which will soon be covered by materials for the upcoming Midland ACS centennial exhibit. Painted by Museum Student Assistant Taryn McCarthy, the huge heart is now filled with writing from students currently in Museum Studies and related classes, as… Continue reading

As installation on the Midland ACS centennial exhibit continues, CMU Museum students and staff alike are chipping in. The next generation of Museum professionals is gaining some terrific real-life experience through this process! Museum Student Assistant Isaac Hunter is shown here spackling more area along the expanded installation plane, coached… Continue reading

We have moved on from stapling to spackling! Museum Student Assistant Victoria Boykin is shown here spackling the newly-constructed platform for exhibits. While the putty is applied while pink, it turns white as it dries. Once it is sanded, this material will help provide a smooth surface for the carpet… Continue reading

Things are moving along at the CMU Museum! Collections Manager Ron Bloomfield and Museum Student Assistant Julia Burkholder have assembled parts of what will eventually clad a wall inside the centennial exhibit. The renovations will support installation of the Midland ACS centennial exhibit and future flexible displays at the main… Continue reading

If you’ve enjoyed exploring A Century of Science and Service: 100 Years of the Midland Section of the American Chemical Society virtually through the centennial website, we have some good news for you! Soon, this exhibit will be installed at the Central Michigan University Museum and open to the public… Continue reading