Final presentation for Interpretive Exhibition Design class at ITP (Spring 2013). Walk through of the model for our exhibition Cave Paintings of Altamira.

1. Photo Walk Through of Scale Model

2. Floor Plan & Layout – Visitor enters on right
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3. View of the entire model

4. First section:
Discovery & Excavation
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Highlights the paintings and objects found in
Altamira by presenting the story of physical
discovery

5. Introductory section – Discovery & Excavation – from above, leading into the Immersive Cave

6. Introductory text panel

7. Going behind the introductory text panel

8. Behind the introductory text panel, entrance to the Immersive Cave

9. Second Section:
Immersive Cave
Visitors explore a realistic cave environment
with flashlight. This experience lays a
foundation for the subsequent sections.

10. Inside the Immersive Cave

11. Inside the Immersive Cave, looking out at the Forms & Identification section

12. Third section:
Forms & Identification
Describes the “language” of the cave paintings
and the process of scientific discovery.

13. Exit of the Immersive Cave heading into Forms & Identification from above

14. In the Forms & Identification section – Form Interactive (timeline & map)

15. Text panel in Forms & Identification section

16. Fill-in-the-gaps analog interactive in Forms & Identification

17. Fourth Section:
Materials, Tools & Techniques
Reveals the origin of the pigments and tools
and illustrates the techniques used by the
artists. Discusses scientific and artistic
discovery.

18. Moving into Materials, Tools & Techniques section

19. Moving from Forms & Identification to Materials, Techniques & Tools from above

20. Cave painting touch table with art lab shelves in the center in Materials, Techniques & Tools

21. View of Materials, Techniques & Tools from the other side, looking at the tool array wall

22. Fifth Section:
Perception & Interpretation
Understanding the purpose of the paintings
and what they mean through artistic
discovery.

23. In the Perception & Interpretation section

24. Moving through Perception & Interpretation

25. Handprint interactive in Perception & Interpretation, moving into Our Human Ancestors

26. Sixth Section:
Our Human Ancestors
Calling into question the idea that it’s
possible to know people who lived so long
ago. Process of philosophical discovery.

27. Moving from Perception & Interpretation to Our Human Ancestors from above

28. Backpack interactive in Our Human Ancestors section

29. From fact to fiction artifact display in Our Human Ancestors

30. View of Our Human Ancestors and Interactive Cave from above

31. Seventh Section:
Interactive Cave (Exit Cave)
Connecting the past to the present: touch
table drawings projected on the walls on
the interactive cave.

32. Moving into the Interactive Cave, view of exhibition exit

33. Above view of Materials, Techniques & Tools, Perception & Interpretation, Our Human
Ancestors, and Immersive Cave