Star-Spangled Banner Gallery — National Museum of American History
The Star-Spangled Banner Gallery, a permanent exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, DC displaying the flag that inspired the U.S. national anthem behind a 35-foot glass enclosure with a life-size interactive "Flag Table," opened November 21, 2008 with the museum's renovation reopening; C&G Partners led exhibition design, with architecture by SOM, AV design by RBH, and interactive table technology by Potion.
| Venue | National Museum of American History |
|---|---|
| Project type | New Exhibition |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2008 |
| Technologies | interactive touch table, projection, climate-controlled glass enclosure |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| C&G Partners | Exhibit Design | |
| Skidmore, Owings & Merrill | Architecture | |
| rbh | AV Integration | Final AV design |
| Potion Design | Media Design & Software | Interactive "Flag Table" touch-table technology design |
| Technical Artistry | Lighting Design | Exhibit lighting |
| george-sexton-associates | Lighting Design | Architectural lighting |
Description
Includes the "Flag Table," a 15-foot interactive media table within the gallery that lets visitors explore a projected, full-scale image of the flag — confirmed by C&G Partners as a component of this exhibition, not a separate installation.
Sources
- https://www.pew.org/en/about/news-room/press-releases-and-statements/2008/11/20/original-starspangled-banner-debuts-in-new-stateoftheart-gallery-at-the-national-museum-of-american-history
- https://amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/
- https://www.cgpartnersllc.com/projects/national-museum-of-american-history-star-spangled-banner-exhibit/
- https://www.cgpartnersllc.com/projects/national-museum-of-american-history-interactive-multimedia-exhibit/