Designing historical exhibitions for contemporary audiences

Don Heron, National Gallery of Victoria

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Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado, 2012

Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado, 2012

Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado, 2012

Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado | La Sala del Prado, 2012

Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado | La Sala del Prado, 2012

Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado | Historical timeline multimedia interactive, 2012

Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado | The Reign of Spanish Monarchs multimedia interactive, 2012

Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado | The Reign of Spanish Monarchs multimedia interactive, 2012

Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado | La Sala del Prado, 2012

Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado | La Sala del Prado, 2012

Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado | La Sala del Prado, 2012

Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado | Pepe’s Great Escape!

Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado | Pepe’s Great Escape!

Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado | Pepe’s Great Escape!

Portrait of Spain for Kids children’s publication

Portrait of Spain for Kids children’s publication

Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado | Francesco Jodice Prado: Spectaculum Spectatoris installation

Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado | Francesco Jodice Prado: Spectaculum Spectatoris installation

Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado, 2012

Matisse: Drawing Life 2011

Matisse: Drawing Life, 2011

Matisse: Drawing Life, 2011

Matisse: Drawing Life, 2011

Matisse: Drawing Life, 2011| The Drawing Room

Matisse: Drawing Life, 2011| The Drawing Room

Matisse: Drawing Life, 2011| The Drawing Room

Drawing Life for Kids: My Art Journal

Drawing Life for Kids: My Art Journal

Drawing Life for Kids: My Art Journal

Drawing Life for Kids: My Art Journal

Surrealism: The Poetry of Dreams, 2011

Surrealism: The Poetry of Dreams, 2011

Surrealism: The Poetry of Dreams, 2011

Surrealism for Kids

Surrealism for Kids

Surrealism for Kids

Surrealism for Kids

Surrealism for Kids

Surrealism for Kids

Surrealism for Kids

Surrealism for Kids | The Surrealist Chronicle, 2011

Surrealism for Kids | The Surrealist Chronicle, 2011

Surrealism for Kids | The Surrealist Chronicle, 2011

Surrealism for Kids | The Surrealist Chronicle, 2011

Surrealism for Kids children’s publication

Surrealism for Kids children’s publication

Surrealism for Kids children’s publication

Surrealism for Kids children’s publication

Monet’s Garden: The Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris 2013

Claude Monet, The Bridge over the waterlily pond, 1900

Claude Monet, Waterliies 1916-1919

Unknown, Claude Monet outside his house at Giverny, 1921

Monet’s Garden | interactive chronology

Monet’s Garden | Interactive chronology

Artist’s impression of the multimedia room for Monet’s Garden I NGV

Monet’s Garden | Film installation still

Monet’s Garden | Film installation still

Monet’s Garden | Film installation still

Monet’s Garden | Film installation still

Monet’s Garden | Film installation still

Monet’s Garden: A Book for Kids

Monet’s Garden: A Book for Kids

Monet’s Garden: A Book for Kids

Monet’s Garden: The Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris 2013