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Register or LoginAnyone else disappointed that the museum has been so much more silent since Davey left? The virtual tours seemed to have gone away with him.
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DEFINITELY! To be honest, IMO engagement dropped when the first guy left (the British guy, I don't remember his name right now), and has seemingly dropped off a little bit this year.
Of course, in a pandemic while the facilities are under construction, I don't know what to really expect. I was hoping as we moved into spring/early summer with the (last I heard) planned opening summer 2021 on the near horizon, there would've been a flurry of announcements, engagement, and hype by now.
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Adam is his name. I was surprised when he left since he seemed so hyped about the museum every time I talked to him. He isn't the only one that's left. All but 1 person I know there has left. The pandemic surely has had a dampening effect on the museum. But for most of it they had plenty of virtual events. It wasn't just the tour it was also panels, how to make stuff and general engagement. Almost all of that stopped the moment that Davey left. They did schedule a virtual tour after he left but that was subsequently canceled.
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SteveD:
Just received new email from Comic-Con Museum:
Good morning,
This press release will be issued later today but we wanted you to be among the first to hear the great news!
SAN DIEGO COMIC CONVENTION BEGINS CONSTRUCTION ON NEW COMIC-CON MUSEUM
Phase One of the Two-Phase Opening Scheduled for November 2021
San Diego, CA – San Diego Comic Convention (SDCC), the non-profit organization that produces the annual popular arts and culture celebration Comic-Con, announced today the start of construction on the new Comic-Con Museum in Balboa Park with the opening and daily operations set to begin November 26, 2021. The event will coincide with Comic-Con Special Edition, a reduced-sized fall version of the Comic-Con convention held each summer in San Diego.
The Comic-Con Museum will allow fans and the public to see exciting and fun exhibits, art, and images connected to comics and related popular art while serving as a meeting place for the community of fans and lovers of popular art in all its unique forms.
“Comic-Con may be a San Diego institution, but people from around the world have eagerly anticipated this year-round home to celebrate the popular arts they love,” commented San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria. “With the Museum’s construction underway, we’re closer than ever to welcoming a global audience to get a taste of the Comic-Con experience in the middle of our City’s crown jewel, Balboa Park.”
One of the two classrooms scheduled to open in the Museum’s educational center at this time is the Cox Innovation Lab, “The Comic-Con Museum will be a fabulous addition to Balboa Park,” said Ingo Hentschel, Senior Vice President and Region Manager for Cox Communications. “We’re excited that the Cox Innovation Lab will be part of this amazing project to showcase innovation and technology in an educational setting for local youth.” Cox contributed $175,000 to create the Cox Innovation Lab in the Museum’s education center.
“We are eager to begin renovation on the old Federal Building and are excited to join the other esteemed museums in what is often regarded as the cultural heart of San Diego,” said David Glanzer, spokesperson for the non-profit.
The Museum will continue to expand its interior display space and educational area over the next several months leading to a grand opening scheduled for July 2022. The primary sources of revenue for SDCC are the comics and related popular art conventions it holds each year. However, due to the worldwide pandemic, the organization has not been able to hold an in-person event since the 2019 Comic-Con in San Diego. “The consequences of COVID-19 have had its effect on SDCC, despite those challenges, the organization is moving forward with its promised construction and opening of the Comic-Con Museum,” commented Glanzer. “For a variety of reasons, chief among them the continuing global crisis, fundraising for the Museum is not at the level we would have hoped.” Therefore, the November opening of the Comic-Con Museum is just the first phase of planned improvements, with more to come over the next several years. The opening of all three floors is scheduled for July 2022.
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chocolateshake:
I knew it. Turkeycon is the celebration for the opening of the Comic-Con Museum.
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Register or LoginI think they could have managed the messaging better. CCM is still slated to open this year. Tie it in with that. It could be called the "Comic-Con Museum Celebration" or the "Comic-Con Museum Opening Gala". That would get the comic-con branding in there. But followed up by the museum which dampens it down since that's old news which doesn't have the same expectations. It's just a little con to kick off the opening of the museum.
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RSilvaConFan:
I caught that too - interesting.
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