Wendell Walker Design, LLC was formed after retirement from Museum of the Moving Image in 2021. WWD's first project was continuation of "The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited," for Museum of the Moving Image, alongside the following selection of projects that have been completed.
Working Knowledge: Shared Imaginings, New Futures at The Bronx Museum, Bronx, New York.
Walker worked with the installation team at The Bronx Museum on the temporary exhibition "WORKING KNOWLEDGE: Shared Imaginings, New Futures" which opened April 11, 2025 . Walker's mandate was on the details of the installation, focusing in particular on sound management and lighting, and personally focusing each fixture.
The Barrymores: The Royal Family of Fort Lee at the Barrymore Film Center in Fort Lee, New Jersey
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.
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The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited at the Maryland Center for History and Culture in Baltimore, Maryland.
Walker recently completed management of the exhibition's national tour 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 while on staff at the Museum, then Wendell Walker Design continued management of the tour after Walker's retirement.
In addition to ongoing management of the exhibition, Walker was contracted separately by Maryland Center for History and Culture, theoretically the last stop of the exhibition, to design the installation for their galleries and oversee preparations, and then manage the installation as usual for Museum of the Moving Image.
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After completing the national tour in Baltimore, Walker was called back to duty for an extension of the tour, with an installation at the Peoria Waterfront Museum in Peoria, Illinois opening September 28, 2024. Walker was on site for the last days of the installation to finalize details.