Museum Exhibition Design
Museum – “An organization in the service of society and its development, open to the public, which
researches, communicates and exhibits things and ideas, for the purposes of education, study and
enjoyment.”
1. Many museums are non-collecting, so a museum is not about displaying a collection
2. Some museums are “for profit”, so a museum can’t be defined by tax status
3. Some museums don’t have a building or a “home”, so it is not about a location
Exhibition: “An event at which displays are put out in a public space for people to view and interact”
Design – “The making of a plan for the construction of an object or a system”
“Museum Exhibition Design” that can apply to all the different types of museums?
Science Center
Natural History Museum
Airport Museum
Natural History Museum
Traveling Exhibition
Art Museum
History Museum
Aquarium
Mobile Museum
On line Museum / Virtual Museum
Zoological Park
Botanic Garden
Definition:
Museum Exhibition Design: “The making of a plan for the construction of public displays for
the purposes of education, study and enjoyment, in the service of society and its development.”
Exhibition Design Process — Phases
The museum exhibition design process can be divided into five distinct phases:
