Nina Simon Inspiration

          Nina Simon's arguments, as seen in Reinventing the Museum, present very fascinating and unique ideas about the most effective ways to engage audiences in active participation. Particularly, Simon's point about the difference between highly confident participants and reluctant visitors gave me several ideas regarding the interactive exhibit assignment. I think the exhibit could be much more worthwhile and educational experience for visitors if they were given life descriptions of Titanic passengers, varying from first to third class as well as potentially crew members of both genders. Based on these narratives, guests would be asked to rate the passengers by who most deserves to live, replicating a similar, instinctual process that crew members went through during the sinking: deciding, ultimately, that first class passengers carried more worth, both economically and socially, than lower class passengers. Additionally, this selection of passengers will allow visitors a more relaxed experience on which they can spend as much or as little time as they want. It also encourages safe contributions in a manner where information is already laid out for the visitor and they simply have to decide for themselves who they would want to save.