Podcasts about vancouver maritime museum

Today, we have Jim Delgado on the show. As a maritime archaeologist who works around the globe, Jim has spent decades in the fascinating world of underwater exploration. From diving in the shallows to supervising some of the most cutting-edge modern expeditions that have spanned the seven seas, Jim is known as a respected, passionate leader who’s prime directive is helping keep maritime archaeology alive and accessible to everyone. During his 44-year career, he has been privileged to host the popular television show The Sea Hunters for five years. He was Executive Director of the Vancouver Maritime Museum for 15 years, and was Executive Director and then President of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA) from 2006-2010, before beginning his tenure as Director of the Maritime Heritage Program for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries from 2010-2017. In May 2017, Jim became Senior Vice President of SEARCH, Inc. where he will continue to advance the discipline and bring more history and archaeology alive for scholars and the public alike. Jim is the author, co-author or editor of over 33 books as well as numerous articles and archaeological reports covering a wide range of subjects related to the histories of shipwrecks. I discovered him doing research on the Gold Rush in the bay area and was fascinated by his work. This conversation definitely wanders through Jim’s expertise and experience to fascinating places.

The BC Museum Portraits Project is an audio interview and photography initiative that will result in an online archive of the ‘institutional memory' of the Province's museums and archives. We're excited to preview this new collaboration between Spencer Stuart and the BC Museums Association on our website. In this episode, Spencer interviews Duncan MacLeod, Curator at the Vancouver Maritime Museum.

Chris is on the road interviewing students in the Master of Digital Media program at The Centre for Digital Media in Vancouver. In addition to the school and projects, we discuss how technology has changed the concept of ownership and we collectively miss the days of buying physical media. Armin Mortazavi stuck around from part one as we chatted with Carolyn Fung and Marina Lúcio. Carolyn was part of the True North team which put together 2 interactive experiences for the Vancouver Maritime Museum. Marina and team Maneki Neko developed a game for a company that we cannot disclose. Read more by clicking the team name. Chris wonders if there’s a cheat code to get the Miami Vice speed boat in the museum simulator. Armin shares that there are lots of cell phone cheats in Grand Theft Auto. All three guests discuss the program at the CDM. Collaboration, even between student teams is a huge part of the school. In contrast, Marina shares that her team’s client was on the other side of the world communicating voice-only through Skype. Since Marina never met the voice on the line Armin wonders, could the client be the Inspector Gadget’s nemesis? Carolyn was on the fence about leaving her career path to return to school, but she recommends you do it if you’re thinking about it. Do it in a flash! We discuss how fast technology moves and are curious how many people know what a floppy disk is? Carolyn tells us that there’s a movement of folks who are ant-technology. The documentary Deluged by Data features Camp Grounded where you can disconnect. We discuss the Oculus Rift and substituting a virtual reality for, well reality. Is the touch screen a good interface? It’s not exactly a tool. Armin is a spy and has no fingerprints which made it difficult for him to take the MCAT. Wait what? You can instantly print your iPhone pictures with a device strapped to your phone? Prynt case. Or you can try the Polaroid Zip. Arturo chimes in from the chat room to mention that USB seems to be disappearing as well. Since we don’t own anything, we can’t let people borrow things very easily. Marina tells us about the awkward Steam sharing. XBox One made sharing games difficut but changed their idea after consumers reacted negatively and PS4 made fun of them. Zip disks are evil as discussed on Film Frown. Be sure to check out Armin’s website biasedcat.blogspot.ca for his comics. Carolyn is on LinkedIn and Twitter. Look for Easter eggs in future games created by Marina Lúcio. Once again, the team blogs are True North, Maneki Neko and The Six. Special thanks to Mark, Josh, Jeannette, Director Dr. Richard Smith and the entire staff at the CDM for making this remote show possible. Support Montreal Sauce on Patreon

Bathing and swim wear has certainly changed from the cover-em-up days. This month I’m sharing a walk around an historical bathing suit exhibit I saw at the Vancouver Maritime Museum in the fall of 2014. I get a kick out of hearing and reading about how bathing suits have changed over time, and thinking about what a shock people must have had to suddenly start seeing others, especially women, revealing so much of their flesh on beaches! The big changes in swim suit styling around the 1920’s seem to have been about the time when the  sport changed from ‘bathing’ to ‘swimming’ in the English speaking world. It wasn’t enough just to immerse ourselves in water outside, as we did indoors anymore. Now more people wanted to get some exercise when they went into a pool, river or ocean.

Cate discusses the trajectory of her multi-part exhibition series, The Voyage, or Three Years at Sea. The Voyage has spanned three years and focused on the relationship between art and the sea. The six exhibitions that make up the series have looked at subjects such as lighthouses, shipwrecks, commerce, politics and sea lore. The exhibitions feature the work of contemporary artists alongside artifacts from the historical archives of the Vancouver Maritime Museum. This talk is presented in conjunction with The Voyage or Three Years at Sea Part VI which was on exhibit at the Charles H. Scott Gallery until October 24, 2013.

Tom Anselmi of the Arrival Agency talks about the renovation at the new Fox Theatre; Curator Cate Rimmer fills us in about the erotic art featured in "Tatoos & Scrimshaw: The Art of the Sailor" at the Vancouver Maritime Museum; Arts Reporter Rohit Jospeh tells us abut the Indian Summer Festival!