El Museo del Barrio

October 27, 2009 at 11:29 am
Filed under Arts and Crafts, Exhibit Design, museum

El Museo del Barrio in New York brought in C&G Partners to help create two exhibits for the museum’s grand re-opening. Following a year and a half make-over in conjunction with the museum’s 40th anniversary, C&G created the inaugural and permanent-collection exhibitions: “Nexus New York” connects Latin American art in the early 20th century to the history of New York, and “Voces y Visiones” showcases the museum’s collection which directly links it to the East Harlem barrio a few blocks away.

To enhance gallery visitors’ experience of the exhibits and fulfill its mission to educate, celebrate and promote Latino culture, C&G Partners integrated audio-visual displays that augment and interpret both exhibits, along with text, large-scale quotes and images.

“The exhibit design is a balance between viewing the works of art and narrating the historical context. Interpretive displays exist on a horizontal plane so as not to interfere with the art on the walls. Since the art is varied in style and medium, the interpretive layer provides an essential link that aids understanding and represents the Latino voice,” says C&G Partners founding partner, Jonathan Alger, who led the design team. (source: ArtDaily.org)