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    Examining the role of the exhibition designer

    May 27, 2018 3 minutes
    Words — Dr Tom Hewitt
    Photography: Dianna Snape.

    Exhibition design has received very little acknowledgement or media attention in the past but the inclusion of two museum exhibition projects in the 2017 Australian Interior Design Awards suggest that an examination of the discipline and appropriateness of the title “exhibition designer” is overdue.

    There is a fundamental difference between trade fair exhibitions, showroom interiors, retail displays and museum or interpretive centre exhibitions. For the former projects a commercial imperative exists, but in contrast, museums are cultural institutions which, according to the International Council of Museums,

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