1. Exhibit Design in 20 Minutes

2. Exhibit Team
• Exhibit content
developer
• Collections manager
or curator
• Exhibit designer
• Exhibit builder
• Educational program
developer
• Media planner
• Project manager

3. Exhibit Team
• Internal staff experts
• Scholars and other experts (Harman/JBL)
• Community groups
• Advisory boards
• For profit companies (Home Depot)
• Entertainment industry (Blue Man Group,
WGBH)

4. Concept Development
• Need an idea of some kind!
• Mission and audience based
• "Popularity" versus academic
• Can do research to discover topics the
public is interested in
• Do you have artifacts to support the idea?

5. Schematic Design

6. Schematic Design

7. Interpretive Plan

8. Artifact Selection

9. Artifact Conservation

10. Design Development

11. Text

12. Interactivity

13. Prototypes

14. Shop Drawings

15. Graphic Design

16. Graphic Revisions

17. Fabrication

18. Specialty Items

19. Artifact Mounts

20. Space Prep

21. Installation

22. And That's All it Takes (!)