We love designing costume exhibitions. They celebrate beauty and creativity, as well as explore function and social history.
Making Mainbocher: The First American Couturier, Chicago History Museum
I Do! Chicago Ties the Knot, Chicago History Museum (3 images)
Charles James: Genius Deconstructed, Chicago History Museum (3 images)
Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair, Chicago History Museum (3 images)
Whether it's a lobby, café, outdoor trail, or historic scene within an exhibit, we love creating immersive environments that bring content alive.
Chicago Authored, Chicago History Museum (3 images)
We understand artifact handling, preservation, and presentation. We have displayed artifacts in every imaginable way: in cases, on platforms, framed, and suspended from the ceiling. We can design custom casework or work with your existing cases.
Modern By Design, Chicago History Museum
Abraham Lincoln Transformed, Chicago History Museum (3 images)
Big Picture: A New View of Painting in Chicago, Chicago History Museum (2 images)
From the simplest flip label to 3-D projection mapping, engaging visitors with hands-on interaction makes exhibitions more engaging and memorable. Our experience in game design, play spaces, physical production, visitor testing and collaboration with technical experts means that our designs will be well-conceived, easy to understand, durable, and most of all, fun!
Making Mainbocher: The First American Couturier, Chicago History Museum
Shalom Chicago, Chicago History Museum (3 images)
Amplified: Chicago Blues, and Sensing Chicago, Chicago History Museum (2 images)
Working with diverse communities is one of our specialties. We work closely with community partners to craft exhibition experiences that tell their stories in their own voices.
Out in Chicago, Chicago History Museum
Planning and installation of Earthly Eloquence: Tradition and Innovation in Contemporary Korean Ceramics, Korean Cultural Center of Chicago (2 images)
Catholic Chicago, Chicago History Museum (3 images)
American Medina: Stories of Muslim Chicago, Chicago History Museum (2 images)
Effective children's exhibits feature interactive, hands-on experiences that promote open-ended play and are geared toward different developmental abilities. Key elements include multi-sensory stimulation, compelling narratives, accessible design, and opportunities for caregiver-child interaction.
Sensing Chicago, Chicago History Museum
Nature's Playspace, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Bikes: The Green Revolution, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum