April 2021
Intro to 3D Gallery Design
Instructor: Margaret MiddletonCourse Dates
April 4, 2021 - May 1, 2021
Course Description
Planning how your exhibit will fill a physical space can be challenging. Digital tools can make the gallery planning process more streamlined and help you communicate your ideas to colleagues, visitors, and funders.
In this course participants will draft a 3D model of a gallery, lay out cases in the gallery, and create presentation materials to share their gallery plan with colleagues.
As a participant you will come away with:
- SketchUp skills, a great addition to your resume
- 3D model of a gallery in your museum that you can use again and again
- professional looking floorplans
- 3D animated flythrough of your gallery plan
- images for your portfolio
About the Instructor
Margaret Middleton is an independent exhibit designer currently based in Belfast, Northern Ireland and working at the intersection of design and social justice. Middleton has a degree in industrial design from the Rhode Island School of Design and 15 years of experience working in the museum field.
Middleton developed the Family Inclusive Language Chart in 2014 and consults with museums on implementing family inclusive practice. Their writing has been published in the Journal of Museum Education, Exhibition (NAME), Dimensions (ASTC), and Museum magazine (AAM).
How it Works
MuseumDev offers 4-week professional development courses for museum workers taught by experts in the field. Asynchronous courses allow you to finish readings, participate in discussion forums, and complete class assignments on your own schedule. Receive certificates of completion.