www.timeout.com/newyork: Later this year, renovation work will kick off at the Ellis Island Museum, officially catapulting the cultural institution into the 21st century through building upgrades, reimagined installations and improved accessibility scheduled to be completed by 2026.
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This was such an interesting article to read. I have been to Ellis Island before and through the museum so it is interesting to see how they are updating it. Also for Basic Design, my group’s theme that we were given was “Chasing the American Dream: Turn of the Century Immigration” and my role is the video media designer as well as overall head of the short film aspect of the project. Because of this, I have been looking at a lot of primary source photographs from Ellis Island from around the turn of the century and I am interested in seeing how the new museum represents that time. I also hope that they are digitizing more of their archives because of this, as this could lead to more primary sources, both in photographs and personal stories which would be valuable both for this project but also for being able to educate myself more on Ellis Island immigration.
This article is particularly relevant to us now as we move into our next projects of basic design. Our task is to create a short film and installation around the theme of immigration. We were each given a separate theme to go with it, and our groups was "at the border," and we're supposed to tell the story of what it's like for people crossing the border today. I would love to see reconstructions not only of ellis island, but of other locations with regards to immigration, such as what the southern border looked like in the early 19th century, before its heavy militarization. I think that it would also be really good to see this technology used to reconstruct other famous landmarks in history. I think that the team that created this could also use some interesting black and white photo color manipulation to get realistic color renderings and super real accuracy.
One of my dream jobs is working as the lighting director for a museum, so I found this article quite exciting to read. I’m glad that as a society we are putting investment into museums and preserving history. Growing up in DC, I feel as I have a specific respects museums, arts, and cultures. I visited the Ellis Island Museum when I was a child and was able to find my mom’s family in their records. That’s why the fact that they are making their records even more robust is so intriguing. While Ellis Island is not as literal as it was 100 years ago, the idea of freedom is one we need to remember as a society. Perhaps, this change to Ellis Island is the push politicians actually need to remember the US as an open country. Maybe I will be working in lighting at Ellis Island some day. That would be so exciting!
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