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Description:: The following thesis project is a proposal for an exhibition about deception titled, We Need to Talk, located at the Source Theater in Washington, DC. The proposal provides design documentation of the exhibition concept, and explores an interpretive strategy that incorporates the methodology of...
Author:: Clark, Emily Hopkins
Keyword:: Improv, Millennials, Experiential Design, Emotional Wayfinding, and Audience Engagement
GW Unit:: Corcoran School of Arts and Design
Degree:: M.A.
Advisor:: Briggs, Nigel and Brown, Clare
Committee Member(s):: Knapp, Mark and Bernat, Cory
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: Warrior Women of History + Legend is an eye-opening and inquisitive exhibition proposal that powerfully expresses the actions and philosophies of twenty-five women and women's groups in combat. Exploring multinational accounts and spanning nearly two thousand years, the exhibition contents are...
Author:: Hinkle, Ashley Corren
Keyword:: History, Design, Exhibition, Military, Combat, and Women
GW Unit:: Exhibition Design
Degree:: M.A.
Advisor:: Briggs, Nigel and Brown, Clare
Committee Member(s):: Bernat, Cory and Sylvester, Christine
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: RED: It's Not Black and White will be a multi-disciplinary, multi-perspective exhibition exploring the power and perception of the color red across cultures and centuries.Vivid, vibrant and vital, for visual and symbolic power, red has no rival. Throughout history and across the globe red...
Author:: Butterfield, Megan Deardourff
Keyword:: INTERDISCIPLINARY EXHIBITION, INTERACTIVE DESIGN, RED, COLOR, MULTIDISCIPLINARY EXHIBITION, and EXHIBITION DESIGN
GW Unit:: Exhibition Design
Degree:: M.A.
Advisor:: Briggs, Nigel and Brown, Clare
Committee Member(s):: Langley, Michael, Crellen, Naomi C, Charles, Barbara, and Bernat, Cory
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: WHAT REMAINS? EPHEMERAL ART + THE VALUE OF DIRECT ENCOUNTERS proposes a plan for a highly participatory, temporary exhibition that uses contemporary art and immersive exhibition environments to engage visitors. The approach is primarily focused on audience needs and is not a traditional art...
Author:: Stoller, Alexandra Hunger
Keyword:: discovery, ephemeral, immersive enviroment, direct encounter, non-museum, and contemporary
GW Unit:: Exhibition Design
Degree:: M.A.
Advisor:: Briggs, Nigel and Brown, Clare
Committee Member(s):: Bernat, Corey
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: This paper and exhibition proposal aims to explore how exhibitions about historical celebrities can be actively appreciated in non-museum environments by physically exploring their hidden stories in which visitors can be given opportunities to empathize with historical celebrities. By exploring...
Author:: Wang, Xinran
Keyword:: Exhibition Design, Anna May Wong, and Chinese American
GW Unit:: Exhibition Design
Degree:: M.A.
Advisor:: Briggs, Nigel and Brown, Clare
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: Honeybees account for one of three bites of food we eat for they pollinate many of the world's fruits and vegetables. Never before have honeybees been in the public spotlight as they are today. Beginning in 2006, beekeepers, began reporting large-scale losses of whole hives of bees. Scientists...
Author:: DiSalvo, Gregg
Keyword:: Eastern Market, Exhibition Advocacy, Exhibition Design, North Hall, Colony Collapse Disorder, and Honeybee
GW Unit:: Exhibition Design
Degree:: M.A.
Advisor:: Briggs, Nigel and Brown, Clare
Committee Member(s):: Bernat, Cory
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: Eating alone has become a common social phenomenon in the majority of societies. And it is inevitable for one to have a period or several periods of time in life eating alone. When you face such a situation and have to eat alone, you should treat yourself well and eat well because food has the...
Author:: Xu, Duo
Keyword:: Exhibition Design
GW Unit:: Exhibition Design
Degree:: M.A.
Advisor:: Briggs, Nigel and Brown, Clare
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: We live in a world where social and cultural forces affect our body image. Contemporary culture portrays an ideal body type through the media, visual art and fashion. Each day individuals think about their bodies and how others perceive them. Whether we realize it or not, the notion of what is...
Author:: Richardson, Anne
Keyword:: visitor interaction, body image, contemporary art and the body, outdoor exhibition, and confrontation
GW Unit:: Exhibition Design
Degree:: M.A.
Advisor:: Briggs, Nigel and Brown, Clare
Committee Member(s):: Bernat, Cory
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: This thesis explores the use of the medium of exhibition design to convey aspects of personal space through a highly participatory, immersive and transformative experience. Located at the National Building Museum (NBM) in Washington, DC, the exhibition Close Encounters builds upon the...
Author:: Saxton, Elena Saxton
Keyword:: experiential learning, experience design, participatory, immersive environments, exhibition design, and personal space
GW Unit:: Corcoran School of Arts and Design
Degree:: M.A.
Advisor:: Briggs, Nigel and Brown, Clare
Committee Member(s):: Bernat, Cory
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: Oskar Schlemmer’s dance production Triadic Ballet is, within the context of Bauhaus design history, relatively unknown. Despite Triadic Ballet being odd, over-the-top, or seemingly self-indulgent, it is actually a perfect case study of the core principles and exploratory goals of the Bauhaus...
Author:: Scheuring, Kathryn Ann
Keyword:: Bauhaus, Design, Exhibtion, Triadic Ballet, and Experience
GW Unit:: Exhibition Design
Degree:: M.A.
Advisor:: Briggs, Nigel and Brown, Clare
Committee Member(s):: Bernat, Cory
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

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