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Museum Exhibition Lighting Design

In Progress
National Infantry Museum – Columbus/Ft. Benning GA
Exhibit/special effects lighting, and control systems for new museum about the United States infantry
Client: Christopher Chadbourne & Associates

Connecticut Science Center – Hartford, CT
Exhibit/special effects lighting, and control systems for new science museum
Client: Thinc Design

National Park Service • African Burial Ground – New York, NY
Exhibit lighting for interpretive historical museum
Client: Amaze Design

National Museum of the U.S. Army – Ft. Belvior VA
Exhibit/special effects lighting, and control systems for new museum about the U.S. Army
Client: Christopher Chadbourne & Associates

National Law Enforcement Museum – Washington, DC
Exhibit/special effects lighting, and control systems for new museum about the US law enforcement
Client: Christopher Chadbourne & Associates

Children's Museum of Houston – Houston TX
Exhibit lighting for museum renovation and expansion
Client: Argyle Design

National Institute for Peace – Washington, DC
Exhibit/special effects lighting, and control systems for new museum
Client: Christopher Chadbourne & Associates

Armenian Genocide Museum – Washington DC
Exhibit lighting for new interpretive museum housed in an historic building
Client: Gallagher & Associates

WWII Museum & Theater – New Orleans LA
Exhibit lighting for new interpretive museum and Experiential theater attraction
Client: Gallagher & Associates

ShadowLands • New York Hall of Science – Flushing, NY
Lighting, and control systems design for exhibit exploring light
Client: New York Hall of Science

Alexander Hamilton House – New York, NY
Lighting, and control systems design for exhibit in historic home
Client: National Park Service

2009
Sony Wonder Technology Laboratory, Phase II – New York, NY
Exhibit/special effects lighting and control systems for new technology exhibit
Clients: Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership & Big Show Construction Mgmt.

The Hershey Story Museum – Hershey, PA
Exhibit/special effects lighting, and control systems for new museum about the life and times of Milton Hershey
Client: MS Hershey Foundation
Designer: Gallagher & Associates

2008
Gettysburg Cyclorama – Gettysburg Military Park, PA
Multi-media show featuring the venerable 40' high x 120' diameter 1884 Cyclorama painting
Architect: LSC Design
Media Producer: Donna Lawrence Productions

Smithsonian/American Mus. of Natural History • Ocean Hall – Washington DC
Exhibit/effects lighting & control systems for new 26,000 square foot exhibit on the world's oceans
Client: Gallagher & Associates/Design & Production

Bethel Woods Performing Arts Center – Bethel NY
An immersive exhibition and theatrical experience celebrating the '69 Woodstock Festival
Client: Gallagher Client: Gallagher & Associates Associates
2008 AAM Muse Award

B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center – Indianola, MS
Exhibit and Architectural lighting for interpretive museum of a blues legend
Client: Gallagher & Associates
Architect: CCD Architects

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex – New York, NY
New facility featuring selected artifacts from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Client: Running Subway

Patriots Hall of Fame – Foxboro, MA
Exhibit/special effects lighting, and control systems for new sports museum for the NFL Champion New England Patriots
Client: Cambridge Seven Associates

Sports Museum of America – New York, NY
Lighting and control system design for a new exhibition space located in New York's Canyon of Heros focusing on America's passion for sports
Client: Gallagher & Associates

USGA Museum – Far Hills, NJ
Exhibit lighting & control systems for new exhibit that both reflects on the history of golf in America and fosters an interest in this ever-burgeoning game
Client: Gallagher & Associates

2007
National Museum of the Marine Corps – Quantico, VA
Architectural/Exhibit/special effects lighting, and control systems for a new museum for the Marine Corps history
Client: Christopher Chadbourne & Associates
2008 International Illumination Design Award

Liberty Science Center – Jersey City NJ
Architectural/Exhibit/special effects lighting, and control systems for 300,000 sq. ft. combination expansion and renovation program
Client: Liberty Science Center /Architect: EwingCole

College Basketball Experience – Kansas City, MO
A college basketball fan interactive experience at the Sprint Center/Power & Light District
Client: ESI Design

USS Monitor Center • Mariner’s Museum – Newport News, VA
Exhibit/special effects lighting, and control systems for new museum about the battle between the famed ironclads, the Monitor and the Virginia and the reconstruction of the USS Monitor
Client: Mariner’s Museum

Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center – Mt Vernon, VA
Exhibit/special effects lighting, and control systems for new Mt. Vernon museum on the life and times of George Washington
Client: Museum Design Associates and Christopher Chadbourne & Associates
2008 Themed Entertainment Association Award for Outstanding Achievement

Museum of Jewish Heritage • "Resistance" – New York, NY
Exhibit lighting for interpretive historical museum
Client: The Design Minds
2008 AAM Excellence in Exhibition Award

Gray Dig Site – Gray, TN
A new archeological exhibit and laboratory environment featuring recently discovered fossils
Client: Gallagher & Associates

American Mountaineering Museum – Golden, CO
Exhibit lighting for interpretive historical museum
Client: Quatrefoil Associates

Upcountry Museum – Greenville, NC
Architectural/Exhibit/special effects lighting, and control systems new regional history museum
Client: Christopher Chadbourne & Associates

2006
Tuskegee Airmen's Museum – Tuskegee, AL
Exhibit lighting & control systems for new history museum & visitors center
Architect: Hartrampf
Exhibit Design: Haley Sharpe & Jackson Design Group

Chicago Historical Society • Crossroads of America – Chicago, IL
Complete renovation of 16,000 sq. ft. of exhibits, including a full size "L" train car and steam locomotive
Clients: Gallagher & Associates

Geology Building & Natural History Museum, Amherst College – Amherst MA
Architectural & Exhibit lighting for new research, classroom & museum center
Architect: Payette & Associates
Exhibit Design: Museum Design Associates

Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation – Jamestown VA
Exhibit lighting for new permanent history galleries at Jamestown Settlement
Client: Gallagher & Associates

American Museum of Natural History • Moving "Dino" Exhibit – New York, NY
Custom designed touring bus for educational outreach to NYC schools
Client: Argyle Design

Louisiana State Museum – Baton Rouge LA
Exhibit/special effects lighting, and control systems for new state history exhibit
Client: Christopher Chadbourne & Associates

Intrepid Aircraft Carrier Museum • "Heroes" – New York, NY
New exhibit in the historic World War II Aircraft Carrier docked in New York
Clients: Moey, Inc.

National Park Service • Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail Visitor Ctr.
White Hall AL

Exhibit lighting for new Tent City Civil Rights exhibition
Client: Amaze Design

Kentucky African American Heritage Center – Louisville KY
Exhibit lighting for interpretive historical museum
Client: Wondercabinet

Mt. Vernon Educational Center – Mt. Vernon VA
Exhibit lighting and control systems for new exhibition gallery on the life and times of  George Washington
Client: Christopher Chadbourne & Associates and Museum Design Associates

2005
Museum of Science & Industry • The New U-505– Chicago IL
Exhibit lighting & control systems for new exhibition hall
Clients: Christopher Chadbourne & Associates and MSI Chicago

Science Center of Iowa – Des Moines IA
Exhibit lighting and control systems for new Science Museum
Master Plan + Design: White Oak Associates
Exhibit Design: Design + Communication
Exhibit Design: Jeff Kennedy Associates

2004
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation – Jamestown VA
Exhibit lighting for new interim exhibit gallery at Jamestown Settlement
Client: Gallagher & Associates

Museum of the Earth • The Paleontological Research Institution – Ithaca NY
Exhibit lighting & control systems for new geology, biology & environmental science museum
Client: Jeff Kennedy Associates

Pennsylvania State Museum – Harrisburg PA
Exhibit/special effects, site lighting & control systems for new exhibits program.
Client: Krent/Paffett/Carney Associates

New York Hall of Science • Connections & ET- Search for Life – New York NY
Exhibit/special effects lighting & control systems for new exhibits science exhibit
Client: New York Hall of Science
Design: Jeff Kennedy & Associates

Smithsonian/Nat'l. Mus. of American History • Price of Freedom – Washington DC
Exhibit/special effects lighting, and control systems for new exhibit on America's
historic involvement in warfare
Client: Christopher Chadbourne & Associates

2003
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library • Life & Times Exhibit – Independence MO
Exhibit lighting & control systems for exhibit on Harry S. Truman
Client: Eisterhold Associates, Inc.

Miami Children's Museum – Miami FL
Exhibit lighting & special effects lighting and control systems for new museum
Exhibit Designer: Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership

Newark Museum • Dynamic Earth – Newark NJ
Exhibit lighting for new exhibit on our living planet
Client: Gallagher & Associates

Smithsonian/Nat'l Mus. of American History • America on the Move – Washington DC
Exhibit/special effects lighting, and control systems for new exhibit on America's historic involvement in ground transportation
Client: Museum Design Associates

2005 International Illumination Design Award
Sony Wonder Technology Laboratory – New York NY
Exhibit/special effects lighting, and control systems for new technology exhibit
Client: Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership

2005 International Illumination Design Award
Virginia Air & Space Center– Hampton VA
Exhibit lighting & control systems for new Aviation Gallery
Client: Krent/Paffett/Carney Associates

2002
Georgia Racing Hall of Fame • Thunder Road USA – Dawsonville GA
Exhibit & environmental lighting for NASCAR Racing Hall of Fame
Client: Jack Rouse Associates
Featured in LIGHTING DIMENSIONS Magazine

Maryland Science Center • Kids Room – Baltimore MD
Exhibit lighting for new children's activity/exploration center
Client: Jeff Kennedy Associates

Museum of Science & Industry • Genetics – Chicago IL
Exhibit lighting for new exhibit exploring Genetics
Client: MSI Chicago • Designer: B+B Design

New England Aquarium • Living Links – Boston MA
Environmental/Exhibit lighting for two specialty exhibits
Client: New England Aquarium

Vulcan Park – Birmingham AL
Exhibit lighting and control systems for new exhibit
Client: Amaze Design

2001
Crawford Museum of Transportation & Industry – Cleveland OH
Exhibit lighting, special effects lighting, and control systems for new museum
100% Design Documents completed
Client: Jack Rouse Associates

JFK Library • Jackie Kennedy Onassis Exhibit – Boston MA
Exhibit lighting for exhibit of
Client: JFK Library

Museum of Science & Industry • Net World – Chicago IL
Exhibit lighting for new exhibit on the internet
Client: Near Life

2003 International Illumination Design Award
State of West Virginia Museum – Wheeling WV

Exhibit lighting and control systems for new state history museum
Project completed through Design Documents
Client: Christopher Chadbourne & Associates

The Greenville Regional History Museum – Greenville SC
Design Development Package for a new "Upcountry" history center
Client: Christopher Chadbourne & Associates

The Longyear Museum – Boston MA
Exhibit lighting and control systems for new Mary Baker Eddy Center
Client: Amaze Design

Timexpo Foundation – Middlebury CT
Environmental/Effects lighting for a time tunnel exhibit
Exhibit Design: Krent/Paffett Associates

2000
Great Platte River Road Memorial Archway Monument – Kearney NE
Exhibit lighting, special effects lighting, and control systems for new museum of  Westward Expansion
Client: Christopher Chadbourne & Associates
2001 International Illumination Design Award
2001 Themed Entertainment Association Award for Outstanding Achievement

New England Aquarium • Nyanja! – Boston MA
Environmental/Exhibit lighting for two theatrical specialty exhibits
Exhibit Design: New England Aquarium

2001 International Illumination Design Award.
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences – Raleigh NC

Exhibit lighting, special effects lighting, and control systems for new museum
Client: Design & Production

Smithsonian/National Museum of American History • The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden and Flag Hall – Washington DC
Exhibit lighting and control systems for new exhibit.
Client: Gallagher & Associates and Design & Production, Inc.

Volkswagen AG • Autostadt – Wolfsburg Germany
Environmental lighting, exhibit lighting, special effects lighting, and control systems for two new visitor pavilions (a Consumer Center and an Auto Museum) at the headquarters for Volkswagen
Client: Jack Rouse Associates
2001 International Illumination Design Award
2001 Themed Entertainment Association Award for Corporate Clients

1999
New England Aquarium • Sounds of the Sea – Boston MA
Environmental lighting for touring exhibition
Client: New England Aquarium
Exhibit Design:  B+B Design

The Nature Museum at Chicago Academy of Sciences – Chicago IL
Exhibit lighting, special effects lighting, and control systems for new Chicago Academy of Sciences facility
Client: Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership
Featured in LIGHTING DIMENSIONS Magazine

1998
Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum – Altoona PA
Exhibit lighting and control systems for new railroad museum including centerpiece automated multimedia theatre presentation
Client: Christopher Chadbourne & Associates

Kellogg's Cereal City USA – Battle Creek MI
Exhibit, environmental and site lighting, and control systems for corporate attraction, new museum and visitor's center
Client: Jack Rouse Associates
Featured in ENTERTAINMENT DESIGN Magazine
1999 International Illumination Design Award

Museum of Science & Industry • The Burlington Pioneer Zephyr – Chicago IL
Exhibit lighting, multi-media effects, and control systems for a new showcase portal
entry exhibit featuring the restored locomotive, "The Zephyr"
Client: Chedd Angier

Shattering Notions – Pittsburgh PA
Exhibit lighting for new museum gallery exploring the history of the glass industry in western Pennsylvania
Client: Christopher Chadbourne & Associates

Tech Museum of Innovation – San Jose CA
Exhibit lighting, special effects lighting, and control systems for world class science and technology center
Client: Tech Museum of Innovation

1999 International Illumination Design Award
Titanic: The Exhibition – Boston MA

Exhibit lighting for temporary exhibition of reclaimed Titanic artifacts
Client: RutchikGroup/George P. Johnson

1997
American Museum of Natural History • Lost World Exhibit – New York NY
Exhibit lighting for new dinosaur exhibition, featuring the life-sized dinosaur models from the movie Jurassic Park
Client: Museum Design Associates
Featured in LIGHTING DIMENSIONS Magazine

Antwerp Zoo • Discovery Center – Antwerp, Belgium
Design Development package for new exhibit gallery
Client: Joseph A. Wetzel Associates

Museum of Work & Culture – Woonsocket RI
Exhibit lighting for new permanent exhibit and visitor's center
Client: Christopher Chadbourne & Associates

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center • Mission to Planet Earth – Maryland
Environmental and gallery lighting for renovated exhibition hall
Client: Design & Production

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum – Kansas City MO
Exhibit lighting for new museum dedicated to the Negro Leagues
Client: ESA Design

The Jazz Museum at 18th & Vine – Kansas City MO
Exhibit lighting and control systems for new museum of jazz music and heritage
Client: Joseph A. Wetzel Associates
1998 International Illumination Design Award.

1996
Coca-Cola Olympic City Discovery Tent • 1996 Olympics – Atlanta GA
Exhibit and general lighting systems for an exhibition recounting the first 100 years of Olympic sports
Client: Krent/Paffett Associates
Featured in EXHIBIT BUILDER Magazine
1997 International Illumination Design Award.

Crayola Factory • Palette Power Exhibit – Easton PA
Concept and design for color theory exhibit at Crayola Visitor's Center
Client: Crayola Factory

1997 International Illumination Design Award.
SportsLab • National Tour & Coca-Cola Olympic City – San Francisco CA
Exhibit, general lighting systems and rigging design for a 100,000+ sq. ft.
high–tech exhibition/theme park revolving around the world of sports
Client: Krent/Paffett Associates/SportsLab Inc.
1996 International Illumination Design Award.

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge – Wichita OK
Exhibit lighting for new visitors center for National Forest Service
Client: Joseph A. Wetzel Associates

1993
Museum of Science & History • Whodunnit-Memory Diner – Ft. Worth TX
Exhibit and environmental lighting for gallery studying forensic science
Client: Krent/Paffett Associates

Virginia Air and Space Center – Hampton, VA
Exhibit and interactive environmental lighting for history of flight
Client: Krent/Paffett Associates

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