Exhibition Team

From its initial conception in April 2007 to its ultimate launch in April 2008, this exhibition was in production for a full year. Eighteen individuals combined their diverse knowledge, skills, and expertise to research, design, compile, market, and develop an exciting and unique exhibition: Mischief & Malice: Crime in the Museum. Share in their journey and discover what tasks each of the seven teams was responsible for to learn how it all came together in virtual form.	Form Object PM Jes Koepfler meeting with the Curatorial, Education, and New Media teams.
Project Managers: Nick Gamble and Jes Koepfler The Project Management team (PM) was the guiding force behind Mischief & Malice. The Project Managers co-led sixteen of their peers in six different teams to achieve the finished project. In addition to project planning, budgeting, and scheduling, the PM team established objectives, monitored the progress of all teams, managed risk, hired sub-contractors, and produced documentation and presentations to help share best practices and project goals. The PM team also served as liaisons between departments, course instructors, and project partners.	Prof. Ian Gregory and PM Nick Gamble speaking at the Exhibition Brief presentation.
Curatorial Team: Cathy Leekam, Meredith Leonard, and Elizabeth Peterson After developing the Curatorial Statement the Curatorial team (CR) spent the majority of their time researching, writing, and editing the exhibition text. CR developed all of the case studies for Mischief & Malice in consultation with their colleagues and peers, museum professionals, and the PMs. The CR and Collections Management teams worked together to select all images and associated new media for each case.	The Curatorial Team finalizing image captions.
Collections Management Team: Charleen Davidson, John Enders, and Angela Noseworthy The Collections Management team (CM) was responsible for establishing contact with institutions and individuals, as well as negotiating prices for copyright licenses, to obtain all of the images used in Mischief & Malice. In addition to local museums, galleries, and artists in the Toronto area, request letters were sent to institutions as far away as the Hermitage in Russia and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. In order to supplement the images and curatorial text, and to make the virtual exhibition comparable with a physical one, CM relied on a range of media including audio and video spots. Personal interviews with curators, artists, and museum conservators were added to the exhibition so that visitors could hear tales of theft, vandalism, and forgery in the museum from those who have experienced some aspect of mischief and malice in the museum firsthand.	Charleen Davidson and Angela Noseworthy after FIS Research Day.
Education and Public Programming Team: Jennifer Bawden, Alexandra Gregg, and Stephanie Nemcsok The Education and Public Programming team (EPP) organized a graduate student symposium to accompany the exhibition. The symposium received a range of submissions from students at McMaster, Queen's, York, and the University of Toronto for an April 3rd presentation at the University of Toronto’s Hart House. Dr. Adam Sellen’s keynote address on his research of forged Zapotec urns was a perfect compliment to the exhibition’s theme. EPP also worked in conjunction with the Collections Management team to conduct a series of audio and video interviews to supplement the specific case studies in the exhibition.	The Education and Public Programming team at the Exhibition Brief presentation.
Fundraising and Marketing Team: Amanda Burrows, Rachel Libman, and Ivan Tanzer In addition to the generous start-up allocation from the Faculty of Information Studies at the University of Toronto and two substantial contributions from private donors, the Fundraising and Marketing team (FM) for Mischief & Malice worked hard to generate additional funds necessary to cover the costs of the exhibition. FM primarily worked on securing sponsors, promoting the website, and organizing the virtual exhibition launch event. The team worked devotedly to secure an extraordinary location for the event as well as coordinate a silent auction fundraiser. In addition, FM promoted the exhibition across the U of T community as well as in the arts and cultural sector.	A fundraising event held at Baby Huey, a local night club.
Design Team: Monica Carota and Diana McNally The Design team (D) channelled their creative energies towards the visual identity and branding of Mischief & Malice. This work took the form of designing the title logos, choosing colour schemes, and creating promotional materials. D also acted as consultants for other teams that had projects requiring an aesthetically keen eye. Overall, D's goal was to create a uniform look for the exhibition that was as rich and complex as the curatorial narrative.	Duotone logos created by the Design team.
New Media Team: Jung-Hee Ban and Jennifer Ng The New Media team (NM) was responsible for the production, design, and construction of this website and virtual exhibition, which included securing the server and domain. NM used the Pachyderm platform to create an interactive web presence and bring Mischief & Malice to life.	An early mock-up of the Mischief & Malice homepage.

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Evaluation In October 2007, members from various project teams, under the direction of Jes Koepfler, conducted a front-end evaluation to determine the interests of the target audience and guide the development of the exhibition's concept. Members of the MSL 1350: Museums and their Publics class conducted a formative evaluation in February 2008 to help the Mischief & Malice team refine the exhibition. The following month, members from various project teams conducted a usability study to fine-tune the finished product.

PM Jes Koepfler presenting the front-end evaluation results at the Exhibition Brief presentation.