Exhibition Services
Audio/ Visual Equipment
Budd Wentz Productions
8619 Skyline Boulevard
Oakland, CA 94611
v: (510) 531-1214
f: (510) 336-1650
http://www.wentzscope.com
Contact: Budd Wentz
Wentzescope Easy-View Microscopes – the giant view lens and rugged construction make this the microscope of choice for hands-on exhibits at museums, zoos and aquariums throughout the world.
Technical Exhibits Corp
6155 S. Oak Park Avenue
Chicago, Il 60638
v: 773-586-3377
f: 773-586-6575
Hearphone exhibit speaker, an attractive hand-held listening device for exhibit audio. Telephone handsets also available. Other products are the Connectra framing and connecting system for 1/8" or 3/16" thick display panels and the TECHEXHIBIT portable exhibit system.
Conservation & Preservation Supplies
Microclimate Technologies International
1550 South Gateway Road
Units 309-318
Mississauga, ON L4W 5G5
Canada
http://www.microclimate.ca
Conact: Jerry Shiner
Microclimate Technologies International's humidity control devices can create a safe environment for the most sensitive artifacts in almost any display case or enclosure. Products and services include a wide range of Jacobs Microclimate Generation Systems, silica gel hybrid systems, pollution control, and case ventilating fans and louvers. Over twenty years experience, with devices in constant use throughout major museums in North America, assure you of a safe and reliable solution to any humidity control question. Units are generally easy to install, and very cost effective too!
Test Fabrics
P.O. Box 26, 415 Delaware Avenue
West Pittston, PA 18643
v: (570) 603-0432
f: (570) 603-0433
http://www.testfabrics.com
University Products
517 Main Street
Holyoke, MA 01040
v: (800) 628-1912
f: (800) 532-9281
http://www.universityproducts.com
University Products is the leading supplier of preservation supplies and archival storage products to museums and libraries. We offer a variety of materials, tools, and equipment for conservation restoration, preservation and exhibition.
Exhibit Design/Construction/Fabrication
Abrams Associates
24 Dandy Drive
Cos Cob, CT 06807-2203
v 203-622-9115
http://www.aaexhibits.com
Contact: Cliff Abrams
We plan and design thoughtful, beautiful exhibits and graphics for large and small institutions and corporations. We use methods and techniques that are as proven as drawing itself-or as modern as the latest computer-based technology-to design environments that are entertaining and instructive while maintaining uncompromising aesthetic standards.
Christopher Chadbourne and Associates, Inc.
129 Portland Street
Boston, MA 02114
v 617-305-1000
f 617-367-6222
http://www.ccadesign.com
Founded in 1976, Christopher Chadbourne and Associates specializes in themed experiential design and interpretive planning services. CCA believes in creating rich, three-dimensional environments that visually excite and involve visitors through the use of audio, tactile, and interactive elements. These settings are combined with traditional interpretive elements, such as graphics, text, and artifacts, to create informative and compelling experiences for visitors. We have a deep belief in the power of storytelling and the effectiveness of both traditional and cutting-edge, sustainable technologies to communicate.
Design and Production Incorporated
7110 Rainwater Place
Lorton, VA 22079
v: (703) 550-8640
f: (703) 339-0296
http://www.D-and-P.com
Contact: Harry Wilbur, Creative Director
Design and Production Incorporated provides museum exhibit consultation, master planning, design, detailing, fabrication and installation for permanent and temporary exhibitions, visitor-interactive displays, and museum shops. D & P specializes in large-scale, multi-discipline exhibit projects, audio-visual and computer/video engineering, equipment, on-site installation, and maintenance for exhibitions, visitor-interactive displays, theatres, and conferencing facilities; authorized dealer for most lines of audio-visual equipment.
Eisterhold Associates Inc.
19310 NW Farley-Hampton Road
Kansas City, MO 64153-2698
v 816-330-3276
f 816-330-3278
http://www.eisterhold.com
Eisterhold Associates Inc. is a full-service design group. Our goal is to produce unique interpretive experiences that integrate history, cultural awareness, content, architecture, exhibit environment, media and graphic design. We develop projects from concept and programming through design and production. We monitor fabrication and installation by specialty fabricators who are selected for their particular skills and experience, appropriate to the final design solution that we ultimately develop with you.
Katherine Whitney & Associates
154 Guerrero Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
v 415-864-3448
http://www.kwhitney.net
Contact: Katherine Whitney
Katherine Whitney & Associates provides exhibit development, research, writing and evaluation services. Drawing on our knowledge of learning theory, interpretation, and visitor studies we work collaboratively with our clients to create exhibits that are clear and relevant. Our strengths are sorting and organizing information into exhibit concepts; modeling and evaluating ideas and exhibit components; and writing clear, concise label text.
POW!
1684 Victoria Street
Baldwin, NY 11510
v 516-223-1043
f 270-294-5912
http://www.orselli.net
Contact:
POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop) makes cool stuff for cool people. For over 22 years, Paul Orselli has worked developing exhibits and education programs at museums around the country (including the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, The Austin Children's Museum, and The Discovery Museums in Acton, Massachusetts). Paul has also consulted on museum projects throughout North America, Europe, and the Middle East. Your exhibits will WOW! when you work with POW!
Redmond-Jones & Associates
PO Box 291
Swarthmore, PA 19081-0291
v 610-544-4704
http://www.redmond-jones.com
Contact:
Redmond-Jones & Associates provides exhibition development, design and project management services for museums, visitor centers and other organizations. Collaborating with the client's staff, we use a team approach to develop and design exhibitions that are understandable, relevant, thought-provoking, attractive and accessible.
Multimedia/Interactive Electronics
Model Builders, Inc.
6155 S. Oak Park Avenue
Chicago, Il 60638
v 773-586-6500
f 773-586-6575
From idea to reality. Scale models for museums and tradeshows, museum interactives, cutaways, architectural models, topographic models, science exhibits, larger-than-life models and themed museum environments. Design and production since 1950. Specialists in electrical and mechanical interactive devices.
Museum Studies Programs
Museum Studies
University of the Arts
320 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
v 215-717-6328
f 215-717-6326
http://www.uarts.edu/graduate/index.html
Contact: Polly McKenna-Cress
Museum Studies at the University of the Arts encompasses three programs: an MFA in Museum Exhibition Planning and Design, an MA in Museum Communication, and an MA in Museum Education. All three programs provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to promote and enhance the relationship between museums and the public, focusing on the specialized areas of exhibition, education, and the museum interface with the public.
Graduate Program in Museum Studies
University of Missouri-St. Louis
8001 Natural Bridge Road
Clark Hall, Room 508
St. Louis, MO 63121-4499
v 314-516-5473
f 314-516-7235
http://www.umsl.edu/~museums
Contact: Jay Rounds
University of Missouri-St. Louis, in collaboration with the Missouri Historical Society and other area museums, offers a two-year program of study leading to the M.A. degree in History with concentration in Museum Studies, and the Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies. The M.A. program includes 24 credit hours of required museology courses, and 15 hours of history electives. Students already possessing an advanced degree in their subject field may take only the Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies. For full details, visit the program website at http://www.umsl.edu/~museums
Historical Administration Program
Eastern Illinois University
History Department
Charleston, IL 61920-3099
tel: (217) 5681-5224
fax: (217) 581-7233
website: http://www.eiu.edu/~history
Museum Studies Program
George Washington University
2035 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
tel: (202) 994-7030
fax: (202) 994-7034
website: http://www.gwu.edu/~mstd
Department of Museum Studies
John F. Kennedy University
Berkeley Campus
2956 San Pablo Avenue, 2nd Floor
Berkeley, CA 94702-2471
tel: (510) 649-0499
website: http://www.jfku.edu/programs/programs/museum_stud/ma/
Museum Studies Certificate Program
Graduate and Professional Studies
Tufts University
Ballou Hall, 1st Floor
Medford, MA 02155
tel: (617) 627-3395
website: http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gradstudy/museum/
