The Experiential Design Index

California Stories from Thámien to Santa Clara — de Saisset Museum

"California Stories from Thámien to Santa Clara," a permanent history exhibition at the de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University, opened in January 2020; West Office Exhibition Design and Pacific Studio collaborated on exhibit design, with fabrication by Pacific Studio.

Venuede Saisset Museum
Project typeNew Exhibition
StatusCompleted
Year completed2020
Technologiesmurals, period-reconstruction installations

Credits

FirmRoleNote
West Office Exhibit Design
Pacific Studio Exhibit Design Exhibition design collaboration
Pacific Studio Fabrication

Description

A permanent exhibition on Ohlone heritage, the Mission era, Californio culture, and early Santa Clara College history, developed collaboratively with Ohlone community members, university faculty, and regional experts, and featuring murals and a reconstructed tule house and tule boat.

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