David Whitemyer, AIA – American Alliance of Museums

Recent Posts by David Whitemyer, AIA

The Art of Silence: How AV Technology Can Create Calm -not Clamor- in Museums

Exhibition Journal

This article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Fall 2026) Vol. 45 No. 2 and is …

N’Sync: Aligning Expectations During an Exhibition Design Project

According to Google, pop star Justin Bieber is attributed with the quote, “Two people can …

Say Cheese! 3 Ways Museums Can Compete with Instagrammable Pop-Ups

This article is loosely based on a session panel that I facilitated at the 2018 New …

Where the Seats Have No Name: In Defense of Museum Benches

Sitting gets a bad rap. The last few years have seen articles and media outlets touting …

It Takes a Village: Are You Getting These 6 Perspectives for Your Exhibition?

Many exhibition development teams are made up of curators and content specialists, museum …

Practice Makes Perfect: 4 Keys to Exhibit Prototyping Success

If you’ve ever cut out a piece of cardboard the size of an exhibit graphic panel and …

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