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Out of the Blue: A Punderful Session About Out-of-the-Box Thinking
I love a good pun, so when I saw a session at the 2018 Annual Meeting and Museum Expo about whales and puns, I was hooked! The session began with an emotional video about nine blue whales …
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 taped it to a wall to see if it’s at a readable height, that’s prototyping. Creating a beta version of a …
Taking Chances: 6 Strategies to Encourage Risk-Taking in Exhibit Design
Attractive and engaging exhibition projects are born from more than just good designers and interesting subjects. Successful projects are also the result of teams and leaders who take …
Six Exhibitions Recognized for Excellence by American Alliance of Museums
For Immediate Release PHOENIX, AZ – Six museum exhibitions have gained accolades in the 30th annual Excellence in Exhibition Competition, presented by the American Alliance of Museums …
Gorilla Warfare: How to Handle Exhibition Errors
It’s not a matter of if, but when. Whether an exhibition is 500 square feet with a few labels and a curator’s catalogue, or a whopping 50,000 square feet with hundreds of graphic panels and …
Designing Exhibits for Historic Structures: 6 Things to Keep in Mind
“They aren’t purpose-built white-box spaces,” says Ken Turino, comparing historic house museums with a typical, larger institution gallery. “The rooms aren’t square. And you have to be very …
Meet the Jurors for the 2018 Excellence in Exhibition Label Writing Competition!
The 2018 Excellence in Exhibition Label Writing Competition is open for submissions! Consider sending in some of your organization’s best recent labels for the chance to be featured in the …
Some thoughts on visitor exhibition patterns
In a recent thread on Museum Junction, Beverly Serrell, director of Serrell & Associates, responded to a post titled Unintended Visitor Flow Pattern with some really …
Time is of the Essence: 5 Ways to Keep Your Exhibit Design Project on Schedule
Design and construction projects are notorious for taking longer than expected, and the unique undertaking of a museum exhibit design project is no exception. A number of factors routinely …
Excellence in Label Writing-Awards
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