10 Tips for Museum Exhibits!

WHAT MUSEUMS MUST DO

The following are 10 ingredients for successful museum exhibit design:

1. Motivate Visitors:
   Target an audience — the general public and/or specific communities (1)
2. Focus Content:
   Filter content so visitors are not bombarded with information overload (1)
3. Immersion:
   Engage visitors within a “story” (1)
4. Modularity:
   Present smaller themes instead of one larger complex topic (1)
5. Skimmability:
   Information should be easy to take in because visitors are often standing and/or have different levels of education (1)
6. Patterns:
   Incorporate traffic/circulation patterns, exhibit sequence patterns and pre-existing framework patterns (architectural elements) (1)
7. Capture Curiosity:
   Use storytelling techniques to engage visitors (1)
8. Interaction:
   Give visitors a “fun” experience by tapping into their emotion (1)
9. Integrate Technology:
   Technology should enhance visitor’s experience, not detract from it (1)
10. Layer Content:
    Present information in a hierarchical manner (1)