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This book is a concise, useful guide to developing effective and memorable museum exhibits for small to medium-sized museums. It covers the complete process of exhibit development, from concept through curation, design, fabrication and installation to evaluation with a focus on proven, practical, and cost-effective techniques and ideas.
List of contents
Part I: Context, Audience and Process
Chapter 1: The Nature of Exhibits
Chapter 2: Audience
Chapter 3: Workflow
Part II: Concept Development
Chapter 4: The Big Idea
Chapter 5: Brief and Request for Proposals
Chapter 6: Evaluation
Chapter 7: Interpretive Planning
Chapter 8: Text
Chapter 9: Budget
Part III: Design Development
Chapter 10: Design
Chapter 11: Curatorship
Part IV: Fabrication
Chapter 12: Studio
Chapter 13: Workshop
Chapter 14: Exhibit Furniture
Chapter 15: Installation and Beyond
Appendix 1: Developing an Institutional Exhibit Plan
Appendix 2: Creating Travelling Exhibits
Appendix 3: Sample Request for Proposals
Appendix 4: Four Design Strategies
About the author
John Summers is manager of Heritage Services and Curator for the Regional Municipality of Halton in Ontario, Canada, where he leads, develops, designs and fabricates exhibit projects. He has taught students about museology, material culture, museums and technology, and exhibition design and planning for the Ontario Museum Association, the Fleming College Museum Management and Curatorship Program, the University of Victoria's Cultural Resource Management Program and the University of Toronto's Faculty of Information, where he is an adjunct lecturerof Museum Studies. He is course director for Exhibit Planning & Design in the Ontario Museum Association's Certificate in Museum Studies program. His experience spans more than three decades of work at cultural institutions in Canada and the United States.
Summary
This book is a concise, useful guide to developing effective and memorable museum exhibits for small to medium-sized museums. It covers the complete process of exhibit development, from concept through curation, design, fabrication and installation to evaluation with a focus on proven, practical, and cost-effective techniques and ideas.
