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The Making of Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior — An Insider’s Account

by Rose Milnes, Curatorial Assistant of South Asian Art, Islamic Art, and Antiquities

3/20/2025

Curatorial Blog, Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior, exhibition design, exhibition development

What the public sees over a span of a few months—whether a gallery rotation, a new show, a series of events, or the flying banners placed above the museum’s entryway—actually takes years to create by countless individuals across the institution and beyond.

Designing Collective Behavior: From Inspiration to Reality

by Franck Mercurio, Publications Editor

3/4/2025

Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior, exhibition design, South Asian Art, Islamic Art, antiquities, Contemporary Art

What goes into designing a museum exhibition like Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior?

Illuminating the Exhibition Process

by Amy Dehan, Curator of Decorative Arts and Design

12/21/2023

exhibitions, Curatorial Blog, exhibition design, exhibition development, Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass, Dr. Letitia Chambers, Joe Feddersen

As a curator, I’m often asked how long it takes to bring an exhibition together. The answer is . . . it varies.

Green Team: Repurposing Exhibition Building Materials

by Franck Mercurio, Publications Editor

12/14/2023

green team, design and installation, Scrap2Home, exhibition design, exhibitions, sustainability

What happens to an exhibition’s display cases after a temporary show has ended and all the art has been de-installed?

Picasso Landscapes: Out of Bounds—The Design of the Exhibition

by Franck Mercurio, Publications Editor

7/26/2023

Pablo Picasso, Picasso Landscapes: Out of Bounds, exhibition design

When we think of spaces where modern art is exhibited, the minimalist aesthetic of white-walled galleries often comes to mind. But in Picasso Landscapes: Out of Bounds, CAM’s exhibition designers imagined—and created—a much different kind of experience.

Invisible Labor opening at Wave Pool Gallery Nov. 17

by Design and Installation

11/9/2018

exhibition design, installation

Posted by Design and Installation

Mounting a Fashion Exhibition

by Curatorial

7/7/2017

curatorial, fashion, dress, exhibition design, clothing

Posted by: Curatorial

Schmidlapp Gallery

by Cincinnati Art Museum

11/15/2011

Aaron Betsky, director's office, exhibition design, exhibitions, in the galleries, collection

Posted By: Cincinnati Art Museum