What kind of historical record are you leaving behind? By historical record, I mean any evidence of you left behind for historians of the future to find. Kind of like a carbon footprint, but tied to your place in history rather than your environmental impact. People from the olden? days left behind a historical record, […]
The newest You Are There: That Ayres Look, is unlike any previous exhibition in the Indiana Experience. This exhibit dives into the multidimensional fashion- and business-infused influence the L.S. Ayres Department Store had on Indianapolis. I sat down recently with Eloise Batic, IHS director of exhibitions research and development, to discuss the newest experience, the […]
Being a historian is often like being a detective. Rarely do you find that perfect source that tells you everything you need to know. Although, finding that magical diary entry or newspaper article does happen on occasion, causing moments of celebration only acceptable in the deepest recesses of nerd-dom. More typical, one has to get […]
During the calendar year 2013, the exhibitions crew at the Indiana Historical Society designed, produced, and opened a record number of exhibition projects. As many of our members, visitors and colleagues will be enjoying the holiday season and reflecting on the year, exhibit staff will raise a glass to toast an incredibly successful and productive […]
This is my favorite part of exhibit design. It’s that time in the process when all the planning and designing starts to come together. Well, as you can see from how it looks this week, our fabricators, Roger and Jim, are well on their way to completely transforming the space: After removing all the brick […]
Ourlatest You Are There exhibitwill take visitors back in time to experience an Indianapolis relief station in the midst of the 1913 floods that ravaged the Midwest. The flood exhibit is being installed in the space that once was You Are There 1920: Busted! Prohibition Enforced. While it is sad to see an exhibit go, […]
Last week I had the honor of joining President and CEO John Herbst and Vice President of Development Andrew Halter on their annual trip to Florida to meet with our members that are lucky enough to winter in the Sunshine State. What a wonderful opportunity to not only attend some incredible events, but also to […]
In Exhibit Design, every day is a chance to try out a new technique.The Exhibits team discovered that transferring images to wood is easier than one might think! Here’s how it works, step by step, so you can try this at home. To get started, all you need is some laser jet prints, gel medium […]
In Exhibitions Design, we like to make to-scale paper copiesbefore moving to the more expensive materials. Tabitha Cravens is one of our very talented Design Interns. She graduated from Herron School of Art and Design with a BFA in Visual Communications. She is currently working hard on an exhibit that we are developing for the […]
At the beginning of the new year, the Exhibition’s department rearranged our areas to better encourage collaboration and brainstorming. Over a span of two weeks, we transformed our exhibit storage area into the brand new design studio.Shelves were moved, past exhibit props were organized and all of the design equipment was moved in. It is […]
