To bring together for purposes of study and development of the profession; a corpus of knowledge, insight and methods in the field of organizing and composing exhibitions; and to make this corpus broadly accessible.
The aim of this Platform is to provide an online tool for the making of exhibitions, which can be applied to all kinds of exhibitions, from permanent exhibitions in heritage institutes to a commercial stand. The website is useful for everybody who is engaged in making exhibitions, from principals to professionals, students and volunteers.
Platform Exhibitions proposes a method that gives insight into the realisation of an exhibition and structures its development and designing process. The method is intended as a guideline that should be adapted to the procedures that are usually followed in an institute or to the specific demands of a project. The method is not intended to be applied rigidly.
As an introduction, take a look at the following chapters: