FREE Museum Exhibit Design Resources and Articles

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The Great Big Exhibit Resource List
A constantly updated compendium of resources for museum design and exhibit fabrication (including websites and contact information.)
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Donor Recognition Examples
This is a PDF of examples of Donor Walls and other recognition devices in museums.
It's a BIG file so be patient as it loads.
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Cheap Exhibit Ideas from the ASTC Exhibit Cheapbooks
Here are a few examples of the types of simple, inexpensive exhibit ideas to be found in each of the three volumes of
The Exhibit Cheapbooks which I originated and edited.
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POW! in The New York Times
A nice review of a children's interactive art exhibition I created for the Nassau County Museum of Art.
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Downloadable Exhibit Articles by Paul Orselli

"Green Design Nuts and Bolts"
An article jam-packed with resources and techniques to help you expand your green exhibit design toolkit.
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"Million Dollar Pencils and Duct Tape: Some Thoughts on Prototyping"
Concrete examples and tips about how to move through each phase of the exhibit prototyping process.
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"Good Things Come In Small Packages" (Small Museums Article)
Lessons learned from a quarter century of working with a variety of different types and sizes of museums.
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