Explore the museums Shades of Death, where compelling exhibit design brings a haunting forest scene to life. Experience interactive displays and engaging informational panels that delve into the mystery and allure of natures darker side.

Hickory Run State Park

White Haven, PA
2016 - 2020
Concept, design, and fabrication for exhibits at this state park in Northeast Pennsylvania. One of several projects completed for the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and winner of the 2021 NAI Interior Exhibit award.
Wooden beams with the quote: Nature asks only that we notice. - J. Drew Lanham on a white wall.
Indoor exhibit with rocky landscapes, trees, and plants, simulating a natural habitat under a wooden ceiling with lights.
Older man and young boy in a museum looking at an exhibit titled Shades of Death.
A family explores interactive exhibits at a nature center, learning about streams and waterfalls.
Woman and child at rock exhibit in museum, surrounded by others observing.
Children observing nature exhibits with trees and rocks at a museum.
Historical quarry exhibit featuring stone blocks, a black-and-white photo, a wooden wheel, ropes, and crates.

Early workshops with park staff revealed the goals of the project—encouraging visitors to explore the many environments of the park in safe and sustainable ways—and the Big Idea: Nature Did This. From there, the design followed easily: surround visitors in nature, with interpretation secondary and focused on how these places came to be.

The experience begins with a view to life-size environments. As visitors explore those, they discover interpretation tucked behind. Even here, words are minimized and poetic: evocative rather than didactic.

Partners

106 Group (prime contractor)
Blue Rhino Studio (exhibit design and fabrication)
Argentine Productions (media)

Links

On Youtube
On Blue Rhino’s site

Awards

NAI Media Award 1st place Indoor Exhibit: 2021

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