MY ROLE
As the Experience Developer on this project, I worked in deep partnership with the curator, designer, and Native collaborators to translate content into experiences for visitors. 

• I LED THE INTERPRETIVE PLANNING process through Concept, Design Development, and Implementation phases.

• I OUTLINED THE LABEL HIERARCHY, DRAFTED, REVISED, AND EDITED ALL EXHIBITION TEXT
  to visitor-friendly standards. 

• I DESIGNED EXHIBITION FLOW FOR VISITORS, OBJECT GROUPINGS, THEMATIC SECTIONS, AND SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHS  in collaboration with the designer and curator.

• I WROTE AV SCRIPT AND CAPTIONS to co-produce a video demonstrating the collodion process.

• I DEVELOPED INTERACTIVES in collaboration with the designer and curator.

• I LED CONVERSATIONS WITH NATIVE ADVISORS that resulted in groundbreaking interpretive strategies. 

This temporary exhibition at  The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) was on view in 2019. 

The exhibition showcased Russell's epic photography of the Transcontinental Railroad’s western expansion, completed in 1869. Russell’s photography reveals the tensions between the economic and technological advances and the Railroad’s significant impact on western lands and Native peoples. Included were rare vintage and digital prints, an interactive stereoscope, original collodion negatives, memorabilia, ephemera, and a video demonstrating the collodion process. 

Exhibition Photography: Palmer Morse and Christine Lashaw