The images below show installation photographs of two art exhibitions at The Newark Museum that I designed while working on staff there for five years as an Exhibition Designer.
Picturing America was a ground breaking exhibition. For the first time within a museum the chronological history of American Art from the Colonial Period to the present is intermixed with American Decorative Art and Native American Art displayed together. This was a two year design and permanent exhibit project that was installed on two floors of The Newark Museum, covering 15,000 sq ft.
OFF LIMITS: Rutgers University and the Avant Garde, 1957-1963, also a ground breaking exhibition, exposes the original happenings of Avant Garde Art in the United States. The primary artists that started the Avant Garde movement within the US grouped together in New Jersey, creating and displaying their work before moving their ideas and exhibitions into New York City. It was not until this point did they become internationally recognized. The catalog for this exhibition has been used as an important reference in American Art History classes since it’s inception. This exhibition was given the award of Best Exhibition outside of New York City by the New York Times in 2001.
The images below show installation photographs of two kid-friendly exhibitions at
The Newark Museum that I co-designed and oversaw production.
Once Upon A Dime: The World of Money is an exhibit that helps kids to understand the history of money over thousands of years and across the world. They can peek into a large bank vault filled with all different kinds of “money,” follow the story of money from barter to digital dollars through a series of interactive exhibits, and be challenged to think how they would spend, save, and invest their own money. Then they put on their lab coats and become an inspector on the lookout for counterfeit bills in the Crime Lab.
Fire Escapes: Danger & Survival is an interactive exhibit teaches fire safety and prevention to thousands of children and families throughout Newark and surrounding communities. It includes a real modified fire truck cab that children can climb on and explore, a demonstration area with fire gear, clothing and equipment that children can try on, and a Hazard House featuring special effects (such as projection fire flames and “smoke” ). This exhibit also contains a kitchen and living room with interactive devices to provide a simulated experience for locating fire dangers within the home and safely escaping without harm.
The Newark Museum
Museum Exhibition Design, installation photos
