The Exhibition and Experience Design Handbook

by Timothy J. McNeil

Today’s multi-modal, participatory exhibitions and attractions are bound by a desire to convey information, excite the viewer and create social and narrative experiences. Without design at the helm and employed effectively, these experiential moments would not become lasting memories that inform and inspire an increasingly sophisticated audience. This full-color illustrated handbook, based on the author’s research and expertise as an exhibition designer, educator, and critic, is the first title to simultaneously This full-color book with over 250 photographs and drawings uses real-world examples, museum and exhibition design studio profiles, historical and contemporary voices, and draw on the author’s own creative practice and exhibition making experience, as well as contributions from his extensive network of international museum, attraction, and design professionals. The author introduces a new methodology for understanding exhibition and experience design. One that elevates understanding of one of the most rapidly evolving and trans-disciplinary creative disciplines. Twelve easy-to-follow illustrated chapters introduce a set of reoccurring exhibition design conventions or “tropes” that are omnipresent in exhibition making and can be used to chart a new methodology for understanding exhibition design and its process.

Genres: Museums

292 pages, Hardcover

Published May 10, 2023

Reviews

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fairly high altitude look at museum design, but gives enough framework so readers know where to drill down more for the parts they're interested in or want to apply. Looks at the history and development of each aspect as about half of each chapter. Lots of case studies and examples. Not everything was super helpful to me... But it was accessible and really readable.

[Becky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably my new favorite museum book