Victoria Coats

Member profile

Real name : Victoria Coats

Employment

Organization : Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Department : Exhibits
Work website : http://www.omsi.edu

NISE Net involvement and interests

NISE Net group(s) :

• Exhibits

I am currently leading exhibit research and development at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland, Oregon. Highlights of my 20+ years at OMSI include major exhibit projects on environmental issues, natural history, applied technology, and human biology. During my time at the museum I have learned to love collaborative projects and barely kick or scream at all any more.

My interest in museum collaboration began with the NSF-funded Exhibit Research Collaborative (ERC). I authored a book based on the work of the ERC, "Seeking Synergy: Creating a Museum Collaborative That Works," and have presented on museum collaboration at conferences in Canada and Germany. My newest collaborative venture is the Small Museum Research Collaborative (SMRC), a partnership between OMSI and five small museums to create more audience-appropriate small traveling exhibits funded by NASA and NCRR/SEPA.

Last summer I fulfilled my midlife dream of climbing to the top Mt. St. Helens. My new midlife dream is to present a session on museum collaboration at a meeting in the U.S. In my free time I grocery shop for, feed and clothe two teenage boys and a middle-school science teacher.

History

Member for

18 weeks 5 days