[FOTZeiss] Fw: Peter Anderson

[Glenn A. Walsh]

I have just learned that Peter Anderson, who worked for Pittsburgh's original Buhl Planetarium in the late 1980s, passed-away in October. He came to Buhl Planetarium to assist with the planning of the new science center building. However, he did work with the Program Department on some of the newer Buhl exhibits, at that time.

At this link is one short obituary:

http://www.exhibitfiles.org/blog/2010/11/17/peter-anderson/

A death notice, with a guest book, follows in the forwarded messaage.

gaw

Glenn A. Walsh, Project Director,
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--- On Wed, 12/29/10, Wendy Pollock <wpollock at ASTC.ORG> wrote:

> From: Wendy Pollock <wpollock at ASTC.ORG>
> Subject: Re: tribute - Peter Anderson
> To: ISEN-ASTC-L at COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM
> Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2010, 6:57 PM
> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the
> Association of Science-Technology Centers
> Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and
> related institutions.
> *****************************************************************************
> 
> There's a notice about Peter Anderson's death and a place
> to leave remembrances here:
>  http://www.legacy.com/can/obituaries.asp?Page=Notice&PersonID=146395759
> 
> The current issue of ASTC Dimensions also includes a story
> about Peter. 
> 
> I first met Peter while he was working on the book Before
> the Blueprint, which provided guidance on practical issues
> in science center planning during a period of peak growth.
> Maybe less well known was his work on a project called the
> Museum Impact and Evaluation Study (MIES, for those who
> recall the reports), which was concerned with emotional
> connections people develop with museums, particularly those
> "iconic" exhibits that stick in our minds for years. MSI's
> coal mine, the Franklin's walk-through heart - and the
> Buhl's winter train layout, if I'm remembering correctly. 
> 
> Peter touched many lives, and many institutions, in our
> field during a period of exuberant growth. He will be
> missed.
> 
> Wendy