Americans — National Museum of the American Indian
Americans, a permanent exhibition examining the ubiquity of American Indian imagery in U.S. popular culture, opened January 2018 at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC, designed by Studio Joseph.
| Venue | National Museum of the American Indian |
|---|---|
| Project type | New Exhibition |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2018 |
| Technologies | interactive media, projection |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Joseph | Exhibit Design | Principal Wendy Evans Joseph; 9,200 sq ft permanent exhibition. |
| Studio Joseph | Architecture | |
| Bluecadet | Media Design & Software | Media design for the exhibition's interactive "decoder" component |
| nr2154 | Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding | Graphic design |
| Capitol Museum Services | Fabrication | |
| duggal | Fabrication | |
| Anita Jorgensen Lighting Design | Lighting Design |
Description
The 9,200-square-foot exhibition spans six interconnected galleries addressing historical episodes — including Pocahontas, the Battle of Little Bighorn, Thanksgiving, and the Trail of Tears — through nearly 300 objects, props, and images alongside 67 film and TV clips. Studio Joseph led exhibition design and architecture; Bluecadet designed the media for the exhibition's interactive decoder component. The exhibition received a 2021 SEGD Global Design Award Merit Award in the Exhibition category.