Martha's Vineyard Museum
6 new galleries
The Martha’s Vineyard Museum was originally known as the Dukes County Historical Society. It was founded in 1922 and incorporated the following year. In recent time, the museum realized the need for better collection storage, improved access, and more space for exhibitions and public programming. To solve this concern, the Museum purchased the former 1895 Marine Hospital in Vineyard Haven in 2011. EXP developed, designed and produced the interpretive mission, all exhibition design and media design, and fabricated and installed a six-gallery experience in a now renovated and expanded building. Opened in March 2019, it is a jewel of the Island and is sure to reach thousands of guests annually.
WHAT
Interpretive Planning, Design-Build
WHERE
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
WHEN
2015-2019
Martha's Vineyard Museum
6 new galleries
The Martha’s Vineyard Museum was originally known as the Dukes County Historical Society. It was founded in 1922 and incorporated the following year. In recent time, the museum realized the need for better collection storage, improved access, and more space for exhibitions and public programming. To solve this concern, the Museum purchased the former 1895 Marine Hospital in Vineyard Haven in 2011. EXP developed, designed and produced the interpretive mission, all exhibition design and media design, and fabricated and installed a six-gallery experience in a now renovated and expanded building. Opened in March 2019, it is a jewel of the Island and is sure to reach thousands of guests annually.
WHAT
Interpretive Planning, Design-Build
WHERE
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
WHEN
2015-2019
Martha's Vineyard Museum
6 new galleries
The Martha’s Vineyard Museum was originally known as the Dukes County Historical Society. It was founded in 1922 and incorporated the following year. In recent time, the museum realized the need for better collection storage, improved access, and more space for exhibitions and public programming. To solve this concern, the Museum purchased the former 1895 Marine Hospital in Vineyard Haven in 2011. EXP developed, designed and produced the interpretive mission, all exhibition design and media design, and fabricated and installed a six-gallery experience in a now renovated and expanded building. Opened in March 2019, it is a jewel of the Island and is sure to reach thousands of guests annually.
WHAT
Interpretive Planning, Design-Build
WHERE
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
WHEN
2015-2019
Camp Meigs
Memorial Park
a Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Property
We assisted the Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Meigs Memorial Association in developing an interpretive plan for Camp Meigs Memorial Park. The park is the site of an American
Civil War training camp operating from 1862 to 1865. Many of Massachusetts' Union regiments trained here, most notably being the 54th Volunteer Infantry, 55th Volunteer Infantry, and the 5th Volunteer Cavalry Regiments, some of the first official African American units in the US during the Civil War. We developed outdoor interpretive signage and sculptural elements
to bring to life the individual stories of the men who bravely volunteered while fighting for their
own equality.
WHAT
Design-Build
WHERE
Readville,
Massachusetts
WHEN
2015-2016