Hello,

 

I need to ask for the list serve's help with suggestions for what to
recommend regarding mobile "walls" or pedestals for mounting/displaying
large exhibit panels.  This is for a former, temporary exhibit that was in a
4,500-ft. temporary gallery.  We dismantled the exhibit in 2014 and offered
all of the panels to a local university's School of Public Health  because
it was on the topic of health disparities and thought it could be used as a
teaching tool.  They were thrilled, so we carefully boxed it all up, took
meticulous inventory, and moved it to a storage room at the school.  We had
hoped it would find a home in their building as a reinterpreted, permanent
exhibit, but they are doing a major renovation on the entire building (where
they will have their offices and classrooms), and mounting it as a permanent
exhibit is not possible at this time.  Our second hope is to use the panels
in conjunction with class to enhance class instruction/discussion. The only
way we see this possibility is if we can purchase mobile pedestals or
portable display systems where certain panels can be (easily?) temporarily
mounted on them and then switched out for other panels as the various topics
related to the social determinants of health are covered.  (It just is
inconceivable to have each panel "carried" in to teach from it, not to
mention the sure destruction of the integrity of the panels if handled this
way). I thought the list serve might be able to suggest what has worked for
them in a similar situation.  The panels are all quite large(18" x 24"
minimum)  and made of dibond aluminum or sintra.  Some of them are pretty
heavy, and some are very large.

 

Hopefully, I have explained the situation well enough to give you an
accurate picture of needs.  The situation is not ideal, but we are all
determined to find a way to make it work, because the exhibit panels
(photographs; graphs; illustrations; document reproductions, etc.) would be
such an asset to and experiential augmentation of verbal instruction on the
topic.  Thank you for any suggestions you can offer!

 

Laurie Sedicino

Exhibit Planner / Assistant to Curator

David J. Sencer CDC Museum

Atlanta, GA


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