Flexible, Accessible Strategies for Timely (FAST) Digital Exhibit Design

June 1st, 2021 - August 30th, 2024 | PROJECT

The Museum of Science, Boston will create a customizable digital exhibit platform that can flexibly and inclusively support visitors’ engagement with any topic. Project activities include developing and testing a flexible exhibit infrastructure that prioritizes universal design principles, which can be installed as a standalone exhibit in a museum. The digital platform will be available free of charge, supporting the creation of digital exhibits to respond to of-the-moment topics. More than 20 museum, science center, and zoo professionals from across the United States will act as collaborative partners. The project will benefit the museum field and broader society by expanding the tools available to museums for creating broadly accessible exhibits that support visitor engagement with any topic.

Project Website(s)

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Team Members

Becki Kipling, Principal Investigator, Museum of Science, Boston
Sunewan Paneto, Evaluator, Museum of Science, Boston
Kate Marciniec, Project Manager, Museum of Science, Boston
Chris Brown, Project Staff, Museum of Science, Boston
Sara Castellucci, Project Staff, Museum of Science, Boston
Amy Wang, Project Staff, Museum of Science, Boston
Jessica Ghelichi, Project Staff, Museum of Science, Boston
Benjamin Chong, Project Staff, Museum of Science, Boston
Rachel Fyler, Project Staff, Museum of Science, Boston
Sylvie Rosenkalt, Project Staff, Museum of Science, Boston
Catherine Martin, Project Staff, Museum of Science, Boston
Bill Jackson, Project Staff, Museum of Science, Boston
Ann Atwood, Evaluator, Museum of Science, Boston

Funders

Funding Source: IMLS
Funding Program: National Leadership Grant
Award Number: MG-249646-OMS-21
Funding Amount: $402,040

Tags

Access and Inclusion: Ethnic | Racial | People with Disabilities
Audience: Evaluators | Families | General Public | Learning Researchers | Museum | ISE Professionals | Youth | Teen (up to 17)
Discipline: General STEM
Resource Type: Project Descriptions | Projects
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits