Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology

Badè Associate Curator Catherine Foster and 2009-2010 "Artist-in-Residence" Pamela Blotner will be representing the museum at an upcoming conference on sensory archaeology. The conference "Making Senses of the Past" will take place on March 26-27, 2010 at the Center for Archaeological Investigations at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.

Foster and Blotner's paper entitled, "Beyond the Display Case: Creating a Multisensory Museum Experience" will draw from an exhibition concept now in preparation to provide examples of how a sensory exploration of ancient Israelite society can be exhibited through innovative use of archaeological materials.