Elements of the ExhibitElements of the Exhibit Supports Labels and Written Material Asian Art Museum Heineken Museum

Exhibit DesignExhibit Design Space and Size Asian Art Museum Centennial Museum

Exhibit DesignExhibit Design Making Choices Grand River Museum Bishop Museum

Exhibit DesignExhibit Design Visual Design ITC Native American Display Cherokee Strip Museum Guilford Native American Collection Gallery

Exhibit DesignExhibit Design Creating a “Feeling” Clockwise from left: Denver Museum of Art; Ringling Art Museum; Parry Sound Museum; Hearst Museum of Anthropology

Making the Object SpeakMaking the Object Speak Turquoise Mask, Moctezuma: Aztec Warrior Exhibit, British Museum

Written MaterialWritten Material Case Labels Background and Supplementary Information Object Labels Basic Object Information: Title or Identification of Object MaterialDate Provenance or Place of Origin Artist or Creator (if known)

Exhibit BrochuresExhibit Brochures Brochures Should Include: Background information about the topic Background information about the topic Explanation of objects and their significance Explanation of objects and their significance Explanation of exhibit as a whole Explanation of exhibit as a whole Supplementary information Supplementary information Brochures should also be consistent with the exhibit in design, including images, colors, fonts, graphics and “feel”.

What’s the point?What’s the point? What are you trying to say, and why is it important? Katherine Dunham Exhibit, Missouri History Museum Titanic Exhibit

Responsibility African Weapons

Responsibility African Art Objects