Your staff’s professionalism
and dedication to the National Park Service in general and to Manzanar
National Historic Site specifically is consistently evident. Your
staff’s willingness to help get our exhibit projects right
is greatly appreciated. I believe the efforts we have all undertaken
to interpret the story of Manzanar will pay dividends in the future.
Frank Hays
Superintendent
Manzanar NHS |
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Interpretive Center exhibits at Manzanar National
Historic Site, California.
Exhibit themes, goals, & objectives:
- Criteria for Selecting Exhibit
Concepts – A list of factors to consider when appraising
preliminary exhibit design solutions.
- Criteria for Selecting Exhibit
Topics and Themes – A checklist for project teams to
consider before generating specific exhibit design solutions.
- Exhibit Development Worksheet
– An outline of questions to ask yourself in preparing for
the development of an exhibit project in collaboration with Harpers
Ferry Center media specialists or contractors. This information
should be used as a starting point for project definition, discussion,
and decision making. Written by Becky Lacome, NPS Interpretive
Development Program.
- Interpretive Media Selection
– Selecting interpretive media solutions is as much art
as science. To reach your audience you may use wayside exhibits,
publications, audiovisual programs, museum exhibits, and personal
services. There is rarely only one way to achieve a goal, and
each situation has its own particular mix of factors to consider.
Learn how to determine which media are best suited to which tasks.
- Media Evaluation & Visitor Research
– A primer on the value of evaluation as an integrated part
of the exhibit planning and design process. Includes evaluation
reports and sources for more information.
Exhibit planning, design & production:
- Defining Exhibit Planning
& Design – Roles and responsibilities of planners
and designers in the development of museum exhibits and interpretive
centers.
- Exhibit Conservation
Guidelines – An electronic publication in CD-ROM format
comprised of narrative text, technical notes, and detailed illustrations.
The Guidelines helps simplify the exhibition process by supplying
a variety of practical preservation-oriented strategies and techniques.
- Exhibit
Numbering System Guidelines (June 2000 - PDF)
- Exhibit Production
Process – An outline of the phases of museum
exhibit production, including preprodctuion and postproduction
tasks. Written by HFC Exhibit Producer Anita Smith.
- Exhibit Requirements and
Disciplines – A list of specialized knowledge and skills
needed by those involved in exhibit development, and those requirements
based on law, policy, or professional practice. This is a report
generated by a database file which is continually evolving as
new requirements and disciplines are identified.
- Exhibit Work Processes &
Costs – Exhibit development typically involves three
basic functions or disciplines: planning, design, and production/installation.
- IDIQ
THINKplan (August 2001 - PDF)
- Managing an Exhibit Planning
& Design Contract – Notes from an HFC Exhibit Designer
on what to think about and look for during the administration
of an exhibit planning and design contract.
- Museum & Visitor Center Exhibit Design/Build Process (March 2008 - 2 pages - PDF)
– An overview of the exhibit process used with the new design/build IDIQ contracts.
- Museum & Visitor Center Exhibit Planning, Design, and Production Process (March 2008 - 3 pages - PDF)
– An overview of the exhibit development process, including pre-design, schematic design, design development, production documents, and production support. Written by HFC Exhibit Designer Don Branch.
- Museum Exhibit Planner
– This database application assists planners in assembling
exhibit elements such as labels, graphics, and artifacts, into
a comprehensive exhibit plan.
- Standard
Exhibit Fabrication Specifications (June 2001 - PDF)
- Standard
Exhibit Fabrication Specifications (December 2006 - PDF)
- Standard
Planning & Design Specifications (May 2001 - PDF)
- Standard
Planning & Design Specifications (January 2008 - PDF)
- Typography in Exhibits –
Advice on selecting typefaces for NPS exhibits.
Contacting Us
Harpers Ferry Center has an initial contact point to assist parks
with all their media needs. Call or email us to request information
on our exhibit services, to get answers to technical questions,
to obtain cost estimates, or for HFC assistance in developing and
producing an exhibit. Contact Us » |
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