At the Museum of Science, Boston they’ve quietly redesigned the graphics in their New England Habitats exhibit. Direct print on solid wood, matte varnish. Nice!
Apparently, there are gremlins painted into some of the diorama backdrops. (From the link above: “Artist Francis Lee Jaques, famous for his ability to blend background paintings seamlessly with three-dimensional foregrounds, painted many of these along with several other Museum dioramas. When he was on lunch break, Jaques’ wife sometimes snuck into the hall and painted little, hidden gremlins into his backgrounds. Look for her handiwork in the Crane Beach diorama!”) I never noticed this, but now must go to the museum to confirm….
Post updated in January 2021. Broken links have been fixed. This post was originally published at theexhibitdesigner.com on 10 October 2010.