Abstract:

Mostly Music is a new exhibition designed and developed by the Pacific Science Center. It will visit nine museums around North America during its 3-year tour. Developing an exhibition on the science and technology of music and musical instruments required consideration of varying background sound levels depending on the number of visitors in the exhibition, cross-talk between exhibits, requirements of sound fidelity and sound isolation, and sound reinforcement in some instances. Design case study will be presented along with anecdotal comments on planned versus actual results on individual exhibits.