The Hidden Engineering of Museum Displays

Ms Hart says delicate objects can be damaged by from floors, visitors and nearby streets.

A display case may be designed to maintain a stable around an object.

Objects are often held safely in place by that visitors are not meant to notice.

Curators and designers consider so that visitors encounter objects in a planned order.

When an object comes from another institution, a may specify light levels, security and handling.

Technicians may need an so that equipment can be reached without dismantling the exhibition.

The speaker says labels are usually tested at to check whether reading feels natural.

Potential failures are recorded in a before the exhibition opens.

Ms Hart concludes that successful display design requires as much as creativity.