Design

It’s November 2020, and the public is still locked out of the museums in Los Angeles. As an independent exhibition designer, the COVID-19 pandemic has...

Millennials used to seeking out the perfect selfie moment are hungry for cultural experiences that also afford them the opportunity to take great pictures for...

The best museum labels do more than provide information. A great museum label takes its reader on a revelatory journey, reframing perceptions along the way...

Disclaimer: I am not arguing in defense of museums acting against CDC guidelines for social distancing and opening their doors to the public before health...

If, like me, you don’t know your atoms from your electrons, being asked to create a science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) exhibition can seem...

User Centred Design (UCD) offers radical opportunities for user-driven exhibitions that fill a genuine need in people’s lives. It is a process that offers opportunity...

What does your museum sound like? I’m not referring to the chatter of schoolchildren or the ambient hum of dehumidifiers. I mean what do the...

Several of the museums and galleries in Minnesota’s two major cities – Saint Paul and Minneapolis – have decided reject using just one language on...

Exhibition making is a creative process and as such, there are thankfully no absolute rules as to what can make a project soar or slump....

How often do you end up lost in a museum? To some, stumbling across a treasure trove of unexpected artefacts sounds like a dream come...

By now we all must have seen the photograph, showing a group of schoolchildren apparently ignoring Rembrandt’s artistic masterpiece – seemingly engrossed instead in Facebook...

The concept of a museum and its role in society has evolved dramatically over the past 20 years. No longer considered primarily a venue for...

Junia Jorgji is the Chief of Design at the National Gallery of Canada. We caught up with her recently about her work redisplaying the national collection of...

Tedi Asher made headlines earlier this year when she took the role of Neuroscientist in residence at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salam, Massachusetts. This...

Museum exhibits can be pricey. Whether it’s a permanent installation or a travelling exhibition, myriad influences can affect the cost. Image acquisition, AV hardware, shipping,...

MuseumNext speakers Lath Carlson and Seema Rao have both been in the museum field for a total of 30 years.  Lath has a broad range...

According to lore, Inuit cultures have over 50 words for snow. While that legendary factoid conjures images of imperialistic anthropologists in khaki, we understand the...

I was incredibly fortunate to take part in a behind-the-scenes tour of the new Whitney Museum of American Art building hosted by Henry Adams Consulting...

The first part of this post explored the reasons why museum workspaces tend to be, shall we say, sub-optimal. This second installment provides suggestions for...

Ask anyone who works at a museum what they love about their job, and chances are they won’t respond “my workspace.” Generally located in the...

Local Projects are one of the world’s leading experience design firms, and renowned in the museum sector for creating some of the most exciting work...

Paul Bowers Head, Exhibitions Museums Victoria The Pauline Gandel Children’s Gallery at Melbourne Museum is the first entirely play-led space in an encyclopaedic museum to...

Heidi Benham from the Royal College of Art in London spoke at MuseumNext Indianapolis about designing Museum experiences for people with Dementia. Heidi: Wow, you...

The 21st Century Museum faces a daunting challenge. Today, people can access all the infomation that they need at the touch of a button, so said...