Get illuminated on IllumiNATION

From June 25-28, the Virginia Museum of History and Culture presented IllumiNATION, an artful celebration of our nation’s 250th that was projected on the 250-foot-long front of the museum. More than 32,000 people showed up on the front lawn to enjoy this truly spectacular, history-defining event (pun intended). Sam Florer, Director of Public Programs at VMHC, is this show’s guest. We discuss: – The germination of the idea of Sailfest and IllumiNATION – How they created the outline and sourced the imagery – Using AI to animate still photos – The block party and other simultaneous events – The enthusiastic audience reactions – Why they stopped the timeline in 2020 – If it’ll ever be shown again LINKS IllumiNATION at the VMHC The Community Foundation Salon de Resistance event My review of “Widow’s Bay”