The Anatomy of an Exhibition - by Alya - Object Labels

All the Details of an Exhibition You Were Never Meant to Notice

For a very long time, I had absolutely no idea how art got into a museum. If you had asked me, I probably would have smiled and said “magic.” I would have only been half-joking (*cue the nervous bead of sweat making its way down my forehead*). The idea that anything other than the mystical appearance of art was involved would have genuinely astounded me. It wasn’t until I started my career as an exhibition designer that I understood the sheer volume of thought, time, work, and resources that go into putting a show together. So grab yourself something to drink, find a snack, and buckle in,…

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• Nima Pourjafar
• Will Anderson

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