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Timken Museum of Art and Artfinder Launch Mobile App for the Timken’s World-Class Collection
posted on: 05/08/2012 - 9:56am by mdougherty

The Timken Museum of Art, together with Artfinder and the Balboa Park Online Collaborative, has launched a mobile app for its world-class collection of European old master paintings, Russian icons, and American art.

Timken iPad appAs far as I know, the Timken is the first art museum in San Diego to make its entire collection accessible through an app for iOS devices. The app is free (just like a visit to the museum!). It can be downloaded from the App Store. 

"The Timken is all about free access to explore and learn about great works of art,” said John Wilson, the Timken’s executive director.  “Our collection app brings the range of our collection, and information about it, to an all-but unlimited audience and we hope they'll make the journey to Balboa Park and see these masterpieces first hand.”

BPOC helped complete the digitization of the Timken’s collection and...Read The Rest
Fun with Cinemagrams in Balboa Park
posted on: 05/03/2012 - 3:05pm by mdougherty

Have you played with the Cinemagram app?

Michael Jackson, lead graphic design intern at the Balboa Park Online Collaborative, made these fun Cinemagrams of locations in Balboa Park: the fountain by the Fleet, the koi pond, and the San Diego Model Railroad Museum.

Refreshing

At one

Flow


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We'd love to see your creations. If you feel so inclined, post 'em to the Balboa Park Facebook page or send us a link via Twitter.

--Maren Dougherty

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Balboa Park LEED™ Summer Workshop Series
posted on: 05/02/2012 - 9:35am by mdougherty

Green Balboa ParkThe Balboa Park Cultural Partnership is presenting two free LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) workshops in June. Free and open to the public, the workshops will cover ways to be more sustainable in daily operations and how to become a LEED Accredited Professional. Balboa Park buildings will be used as case studies in the second workshop on June 22. 

Instructor Doug Kot is the executive director of US Green Building Council - San Diego Chapter. Doug is an architect and planner with more than 14 years of experience with green building and environmentally sustainable planning projects. His experience includes all phases and scales of project development - from writing general plans through building detailing to conceptual design through post-occupancy evaluation.

RSVP for the workshops by calling (800) 613-8970, e-mailing seminars@sdge.com or visiting seminars.sdge.com.

LEED Workshops at Balboa Park

Understanding the Operations +...Read The Rest
11 Open Positions at Balboa Park and the Zoo
posted on: 05/01/2012 - 4:43pm by mdougherty

FountainCollectors’ Gallery Manager at the Mingei International Museum

The Mingei seeks a manager for “coordination and supervision of all operations of the Collectors’ Gallery / Museum Store with the oversight and recommendations of the director and chief financial officer. Working closely with store buyer, manage consignment vendors, purchasing and display and continue the practice of trunk shows in coordination with the buyer.”

Science Educator at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center

The Fleet is looking for an educator to “teach science workshops, outreach programs, School-in-the-Park classes, spring and summer camps, Girl & Boy Scout badge workshops and other youth and adult programs.  In addition, this position may assist with development of curriculum for these programs.”

Collection Technician at the San Diego Natural History Museum

TheNAT’s Department of Entomology seeks a collection technician to “assist in the daily management of the entomology collection. Candidate must have experience in specimen-based entomology, field-based...Read The Rest
Junior Theatre opens "Disney's Peter Pan Jr."
posted on: 04/27/2012 - 9:33am by mdougherty

The San Diego Junior Theatre is opening “Disney’s Peter Pan Jr.” tonight at the Casa del Prado Theatre in Balboa Park. SDJT is a pilot theatre for this new Disney stage production.

Based on Disney’s 1953 animated feature film version of Sir James Matthew Barrie’s original play, the show includes “The Second Star to the Right,” “You Can Fly!,” “Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for Me),” “Never Smile at a Crocodile,” and other songs from the movie.

The production showcases the dedication and talent of more than 110 of SDJT’s students onstage and behind the scenes. The non-cast members prepare costumes, apply make-up, run the stage lights, and handle all of the many other fundamental theater responsibilities. Desha Crownover is directing.

Peter Pan

Patrick Gates, Ben Shaffer, Anna Strickland, & AJ Foggiano

Peter Pan

AJ Foggiano & company

Peter Pan

Anna Strickland, AJ Foggiano, Luke Ruggiero,...Read The Rest
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