Alice Lake-Hammond

RMIT University | RMIT · School of Architecture and Design

This article considers the changing role of exhibition design and its contribution to interpretation in the increasingly audience-centred museum environment. By examining the case of the Museum of New Zealand/Te Papa Tongarewa, this article considers the designers' creative role in framing the problem and connecting with the needs and desires of po...

This thesis examines the emergence of a recognised exhibition design profession in the latter half of the twentieth century. Specifically, it charts the evolution of the role of the exhibition designer – from technical servant to active participant in the exhibition process – through a combined research approach of theory and reflective practice. T...