The award was accepted by Curator of Timekeeping, David Rooney, and Exhibition Manager, Louise King, at the ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Dibner Committee recognised the ROG's Time Galleries by highlighting that the Curators had created a 'genuinely inspirational and engaging set of spaces, sensitively designed'. The Committee further explained that the Time Galleries 'embody a superior balance of taste, sensitivity and innovation'.
David Rooney, Curator of Timekeeping said "Stories of time, longitude and navigation lie at the heart of the historic Royal Observatory site and it is great news that the Time Galleries have received the Dibner award. The rich history of the site is examined through our fantastic collections, which are the focus of the most comprehensive displays on the subject of time, anywhere in the world.
Our collections include unique timekeepers and scientific instruments, many of which had never been on public display before, and the galleries include interactive elements, showing the human aspect of time, relating the stories to people and the personalities involved."Â
By www.nmm.ac.uk
Posted December 18th, 2006 by ruzik_tuzik
