Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) is one of the world's longest-established and largest
museum
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exhibition design firms with offices in
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London
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, and
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Overview
The firm was founded in 1978 by Ralph Appelbaum (born 1942), a graduate of
Pratt Institute
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and former
Peace Corps
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volunteer (in
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). Appelbaum currently directs RAA's undertakings, and retains daily involvement in selected commissions.
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'' reported in 1999 that the firm was composed of "architects, designers, editors, model builders, historians, childhood specialists, one poet, one painter and one astrophysicist."
The company's best-known project is the
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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Major projects
Selected works
File:Nmaahc.jpg, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C.
File:Newseum RAA.jpg, Newseum, Washington D.C.
File:CMHR RAA.jpg, Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg, Canada
File:RosecenterRAA.jpg, Rose Center for Earth and Space - American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York
File:Clinton Presidential Library RAA.jpg, William J. Clinton Presidential Library, Little Rock, Arkansas
See also
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Local Projects, U.S. firm
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Event Communications
Event Communications, or Event, is one of Europe's longest-established and largest museum and visitor attraction design firms; it is headquartered in London.
History
The firm was founded in 1986 by businesswoman Celestine ("Cel") Phelan and de ...
, U.K. firm
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Gallagher & Associates
Patrick Gallagher (born January 30, 1956) is an American designer and the President and Founder of Gallagher & Associates (G&A), a global museum planning and design firm with offices in Washington, D.C., New York City, San Francisco, and Singa ...
, U.S. firm
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Xenario, Shanghai/U.S. firm
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Cultural tourism
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Exhibit design
Exhibit design (or exhibition design) is the process of developing an exhibit—from a concept through to a physical, three-dimensional exhibition. It is a continually evolving field, drawing on innovative, creative, and practical solutions to t ...
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Exhibition designer
An exhibition designer is a professional who creates fixtures and display stands for events such as large public exhibitions, conferences, trade shows and temporary displays for businesses, museums, libraries and art galleries.
Duties
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References
External links
Ralph Appelbaum Associates website
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1978 establishments in New York (state)
Design companies established in 1978
Companies based in New York City
Museum companies
Museum designers
Exhibition designers
Environmental design
American companies established in 1978