Museum Exhibition Contract Drawing Specifications

by Mark Walhimer | May 29, 2018 | Exhibit Fabrication, Exhibition Design, Project Management

When creating museum exhibition design drawings, the drawings become part of the fabrication contract documents. I just spent an thirty minutes looking for the standard specification for Stainless Steel (All visible or in-case material to be supplied in Stainless...

2017 Museum Exhibition Costs Survey

by Mark Walhimer | Apr 13, 2017 | Exhibition Budgeting, Exhibition Costs

I have created a five (5) question survey. The results will be posted here on Museum Planner. Thank you for completing the survey ! -Mark Create your own user feedback...

Art Handling

by Mark Walhimer | Nov 20, 2013 | Exhibition Management, Museum Planning

This morning I received an email about hanging a heavy piece of Art on a sheetrock wall.  Thought I would start a thread about Art Handling. Art Packing / Art Handling Art Crating Art Shipping Art Installation Art Rigging Art Lighting Art Climate Control Will start to...

What are your museum questions?

by Mark Walhimer | Jul 2, 2013 | Exhibition Design, Exhibition Management, FAQ, Museum Planning, Starting A Museum

What are the top challenges facing your museum? If you could ask someone for some advice, what would you ask? On MuseumPlanner.org I try to address all issues facing museums and museum professionals, whether you are an established museum or just starting out. Over the...

2012 Museum Exhibition Costs Survey

by Mark Walhimer | Sep 24, 2012 | Exhibition Budgeting, Exhibition Design, Museum Planning

As a follow up to our 2011 Museum Exhibition Costs Survey we have created the 2012 survey. The survey consists of nine (9) questions. We plan on having the survey run for six weeks posting the results here on museumplanner in early November. Thank you for taking the...

2012 Museum Exhibition Costs Survey

by Mark Walhimer | Jul 2, 2012 | Exhibition Budgeting, Exhibition Design, Museum Planning

I am preparing the 2012 Museum Exhibition Costs Survey. Before, I finalize the survey, would like feedback on the most useful data from the survey. Please review the goals below and use the comment section to make suggestions. In two weeks I will make the survey live...