Serving as an exhibition design consultant to The Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg. Initial assignment was to develop plans for updates to the Museum's core exhibition, "History, Heritage and Hope." These updates would be happening alongside plans for other capital improvements to the Museum's building. After making overall recommendations, and managing a review of various track lighting systems available, Walker was contracted to design and manage the installation of the new LSI trac
Managed preparations for the grand opening of the Barrymore Film Center in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Involvement started 2017-18 during the design of the building by advising the architect on infrastructure needs and museum standards to create a museum quality gallery for changing exhibitions. Throughout 2022, Walker worked as part of the team that organized and installed the first exhibition that opened in October, and continues providing services for each new exhibition installation.
Provided logistical and design support for the exhibition's installation at Barrymore Film Center, working with E.K Skrabonja Exhibition Design and the BFC team. Walker designed and produced all the exhibition furniture and object installations, and also provided exhibition lighting — alongside general advisory and ongoing exhibition management and operations support to BFC.
Walker recently completed management of the exhibition's national tour (Although currently working on an extension. See below.) on behalf of Museum of the Moving Image. The tour started at the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle in 2017 and then went to 9 additional museums across the country. Walker designed the original exhibition, including AV housings, projections setups, and pedestals with custom mounts and supports for each object.
The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited
Walker is currently working on an extension of the exhibition’s national tour, with an opening at the Peoria Waterfront Museum in Peoria, Illinois opening September 28, 2024. Walker will be on site for the last days of the installation to finalize details.
Peoria Riverfront Museum/The Jim Henson Exhibition
Recent Installation:
In addition to ongoing management of the exhibition, Walker was engaged separately by Maryland Center for History and Culture to design their installation of the exhibition, and assist with preparation of their galleries, and then manage the installation as usual for Museum of the Moving Image.
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