AMERICANS
CLIENT — NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
STUDIO — KUDOS DESIGN COLLABORATORY
PRODUCTION — ASHLEY WU
CD — JOHN KUDOS
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9,200 SQ. FT. EXHIBITION
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Production design for “Americans” exhibition at the National Museum of American Indian, a collaboration with Studio Joseph.
Hundreds of graphics and artifacts representing American Indians from three centuries of American life are showcased in six interconnected galleries on the South-West wing of this museum. Each gallery covers familiar topics like Pocahontas, the Battle of Little Bighorn, Thanksgiving and Trail of Tears — highlighting the ways in which American Indians have been part of the nation’s identity since before the country began. The semi-permanent exhibition will continue through 2022.
KUDOS worked closely with Studio Joseph to ensure clear typographic hierarchy and optimum production / installation methods for all graphic components across all galleries and surfaces.
Read more about “Americans” on the Smithsonian’s Press Release, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, and the Los Angeles Times.
Photography by Thomas Loof, © National Museum of the American Indian.
