Sebura&Gartelmann: Bonded exhibition catalog

About Design Thinking for Exhibits
Design Thinking for Exhibits is a class
taught by professor Anna Campbell.
The class developed an exhibition
over the course of the 2020 academic
spring semester, using MMoCA as a
critical training ground for handson
application. Stemming from a
shared interest in utilizing museum
spaces for direct learning, this crossinstitutional
venture cultivates the next
generation of museum professionals
by introducing participants to the
practical and theoretical matters of
curation. The resulting exhibition
opened in the museum’s Imprint
Gallery on June 6, 2020, and was on
view through September 27, 2020.
For this course, classroom-based
learning with Professor Campbell
employed the strategies of design
thinking—a human-centered approach
to understanding and solving real
world problems. Discussions focus on
the politics and ethics associated with
exhibitions as social engagement and
on the curator’s role in articulating
conversations between art objects
and the public. Students engaged in
extensive dialogue and collaboration
with key museum staff on practical
concerns such as exhibition timelines,
installation logistics and design, and
how to compose curatorial texts for
the public.
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