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Bilingual Exhibits

According to the Pew Research Center, "The U.S. has more immigrants than any other country in the world. Read about Museum Environments design goals when designing bilingual exhibits. 

Visitor–Centered Exhibits: 4 Concepts for Exhibit Development

Student from the Latino Museum Studies Program (LMSP) visiting the MFLG gallery.

The term “visitor-centered” has recently become a hot point of discussion in museum publications, blogs and conferences. Read More

Sustainable Exhibit Design

Visible sustainabilityUnlike other design fields, environmental practices have been slow to catch-on with exhibit design and production.  For this reason, we have developed our own rules for sustainable practice that we share here as a list of principles, suggestions, tips and references. Read more

The Complete List of Latino Museums

This list of Latino museums includes museums that identify themselves as Latino or have extensive programs of exhibits with Latino content. We also included museums that identify as Hispanic: these generally exhibit on topics and artifacts relevant to the Spanish colonial era. See the complete list

Planning the Affordable Museum Exhibit: 9 Tips

 

Painting a mural for a Latino ExhibitionCurators and exhibit developers understand well that “you can’t always get what you want.” But if you try… you can often get what you need. Read more