Museum+Curators

Museum Curators

__Task 1, Books I-IV__ For a new children's exhibit, develop a visual or interactive representation of Telemachos’ journey. Consider a timeline or map. Make sure to describe the significance of each stop to the overall path of Telemachos -- culturally, geographically, and/or personally. Remember your audience! Develop something that will appeal to a young crowd. Make your exhibit fun!

=**Telemachos's Travels**=

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 * Map provided on //The Odyssey// study guide

[|Click here for an interactive tour!]

__ Task 2, Bo ____ oks V, VI, and IX __ As a former bigfoot enthusiast and abominable snowman hunter, you have just opened a museum with exhibits insisting that Odysseus was ** real ** because you “like, have the proof, man.” You have just begun work on an exhibit that would document his visit to the islands of the Lotus-Eatersand the Cyclops. Create an online advertisement, including images and captions of sample items, for your most recent exhibit “Lotus-Eaters and Cyclops: The Truth.” Your audience? Conspiracy theorists and paranormal investigators. What will you document/show? Which landmarks are important? Tools? Weapons? Make sure to use images and “show me” evidence in the captions of your images.

=PROOF OF ODYSSEUS' TRAVELS - LOTUS-EATERS AND CYCLOPS: THE TRUTH= [|Evidence: Boulder] [|Evidence - Ship]

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__Task 3, Books X-XII__ Visitors to the recent exhibition, “Sail along with Odysseus,” highlighting Odysseus’ adventures have been a little confused about the sequence of his adventures. Create a timeline of Odysseus’ adventures, indicating the correct order of key events with photos and brief descriptions to help visitors feel as if they are sailing along with Odysseus and his crew.

An exhibit containing a visually stunning timeline has been created to make a more clear depiction of Odysseus' journey. It can be viewed by the public here:



__Task 4, Books XVI-XXIV__ As part of your recent display “Media through Time,” you have decided to develop an exhibit focusing specifically on the hero as he/she is portrayed in pop culture. As a serious curator, you recognize that modern heroes are indeed based off of archetypal heroes such as Odysseus. Utilizing the heroic cycle, create a display that shows the parallels between ** at least ** one modern “pop culture” hero and Odysseus. Can you make your display interactive? How will you attract your audience’s attention?

Heroic Cycle