The Visitor Experience
The Mint Project will offer an exciting new learning environment that brings history to life in a relevant, fun and engaging manner.Experiences at the Mint will EXPLAIN, INSPIRE, and TEACH, promoting conversation, inquiry, creation and adventure.
When restored, the unique mix of experiences at the Mint will include:
Storylab: A participatory history learning center in which visitors create, curate, and engage with the development of interactive stories and exhibits. A place to record personal, family, and institutional memories, connect to authentic, diverse voices, add perspectives and insights to presented exhibit content, and to engage with the museum as a citizen curator.Multiple Learning Centers - StoryLab and Innovation Wing
Contribute! Visitors will have the opportunity to engage with Bay Area history through a wide range of interactive and participatory learning experiences, including:
- Storylab: A place where visitors can create, curate, and collaborate on interactive multimedia stories about their own connections to Bay Area history
- Prediction Theater: A facilitated, game-like scenario planning experience in which visitors explore and contribute potential visions of the future.
- Community Gallery: A rotating exhibition co-created with local community members, presenting topics of interest to Bay Area residents.
- Put Yourself in History: Experiences that integrate a smart phone platform, social network applications, interactive exhibit stations, and programs and publications to link one’s family with the history of the Bay Area