One of the challenges in our industry is finding ways to be more earth friendly. The best tactic that we’ve employed has been to creatively repurpose exhibits that are no longer useful in their current format. This applies to museum exhibits and trade show exhibits alike. Our latest repurpose project was for Leepa Rattner Museum of Art in Tarpon Springs.
The Leepa-Rattner Museum is a modern and contemporary art museum featuring more than 6,000 works of 20th and 21st century art. They recently participated in the Artmobile project for Pinellas County schools, and there was a TV pedestal from the exhibit that did not have a home after the project was over. We wanted to find a way to live up to our “greener museum exhibit” challenge, so we took a look at what they currently had on display, and how we could incorporate this orphan piece.
Leepa-Rattner’s TV stand display at Artmobile – before it became our “greener museum exhibit” piece.
We found the perfect home for this “greener museum exhibit” piece in the Interactive Gallery. The Interactive Gallery is a space where visitors are encouraged to experience art hands-on. The museum wanted to enhance the gallery by creating a technology piece, so we decided to use the TV pedestal as an iPad dock and counter. The counter supports multiple users and conceals wiring and power for a seamless, safe interactive technology piece.
The new iPad stand in the Interactive Gallery.
The work it took to repurpose the piece was minimal – for projects like this it is usually vision and creativity that are more important. We re-laminated the piece to match the museum, added a door for power access and removed all of the old graphic skins from the base. The final step was to build a custom iPad swivel stand for the top, and that was it. Greener museum exhibit mission accomplished.
Sometimes simple solutions are the best solutions. There was nothing complex about this project, but it did take some consideration. The best thing about creative solutions like this is that they often solve several problems at one time. In this case, we responded to the need for an interactive technology piece and the need to discard a large object – sometimes easier said than done. This is one of our strengths – our ability to look at something and envision its potential.
ADM Two doesn’t just envision potential, we make your vision a reality. Creating an exciting and engaging museum exhibit starts with choosing a great team to help with design. We can even help you create that “greener museum exhibit,” which will save you money and help the planet. ADM Two are experts in custom museum exhibit fabrication, so give us a call at (813) 887-1960, and one of our knowledgeable staff can assist you with design ideas. Also, check out some of our other articles to get ideas for museum fabrication.