1st Edition

Dinosaurs and Dioramas Creating Natural History Exhibitions

160 Pages

by Routledge

160 Pages

by Routledge

160 Pages

by Routledge

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Two experienced exhibit designers lead you through the complex process of design and installation of natural history exhibitions. The authors introduce the history and function of natural history museums and their importance in teaching visitors the basic principles of science. The book then offers you practical tricks and tips of the trade, to allow museums, aquaria, and zoos—large or small—to... Read more

Part 1 Science Sets the Stage; chapterOne A Brief History of Natural History Museums; chapterTwo Natural History and the Nature of Science; Part 2 Development and Design; chapterThree What's Gonna Work? Teamwork; chapterFour Knowing the Audience; chapterFive Finding Focus: Ideas, Goals, and Bubbles; chapterSix Strategies for Encouraging Engagement; chapterSeven Telling a Story: Words to Paper; chapterEight Material of the Visual; chapterNine Hammer to Nail: 3D Design; chapterTen If You Build It, Will They Come? After the Opening.; Chapter 11 Final Thoughts;