Delaware Museum of Nature & Science
Overview
The Delaware Museum of Nature & Science is an institution transformed. Dynamic, interactive and with renewed purpose, the new galleries and common spaces inspire people to love and protect the world around them.
Details
- Client
- Delaware Museum of Nature & Science
- Project
- Delaware Museum of Nature & Science
- Size
- 8,800 sq. ft.
- Scope
- Exhibit Design
- Location
- Wilmington, DE, USA
- Design Completed
- 2022
The
Goal
R&P worked with the Museum to first develop their Interpretive Master Plan, supported the capital campaign with fundraising materials, then went on to design the new permanent exhibits and common spaces, and guided them through fabrication and installation. With extensive input from focus groups, community partners, museum operational staff, and researchers, the new designs executed upon the renewed strategic focus on environmental stewardship, explored new forms of visitor engagement, and rejuvenated the aging institution.
The
Result
Delaware Museum of Nature and Science is revitalized, with new exhibitions in the galleries as well as redesigned common spaces. The new visitor experience removes the barriers of traditional single perspective view look-in dioramas, and places guests at the center of nature and science through deconstructed walk-in dioramas. By transforming static dioramas to interactive, ecosystem-based engagements, the new exhibits inspire visitors to discover, examine, and uncover the wonders of science in the natural world. An unexpected consequence is that the transformed museum has radically changed their culture, freeing them to think of new ways to engage visitors. The Museum is not only centering the visitor in the exhibit, but also the exhibit experience which is now centered within the local Wilmington community and the Delaware region with an engaging environment celebrating exploration of our connected world.
