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Have You Met Chloe? June 5, 2026
By now, you may have stumbled across "Chloe VS History" in your social media feed or on YouTube.If not, go take a look. I'll wait.Chloe is an AI-generated avatar who "travels" through history, hanging out in pre-revolutionary Paris, dodging the eruption of Pompeii, and sneaking into the first-class section on the Titanic. She's got the […]
POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop, Inc.)
FREE Museum Exhibit Design Resources May 27, 2026
Who doesn't like free stuff? Here are links to some great FREE exhibit design resources from the POW! website:The Great Big Exhibit Resource ListA constantly updated compendium of resources for museum design and exhibit fabrication (including websites and contact information.) Need to find fake food, giant sequins, or adaptive devices? Check out the GBER List! […]
POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop, Inc.)
Caps, Gowns, and Grand Openings May 17, 2026
It's graduation season. Everywhere you look: folding chairs in gymnasium-sized rooms, proud families squinting at tiny figures crossing a stage, and someone in charge at a podium declaring that this is only the beginning.Sound familiar?Think about the last exhibition opening you attended. The speeches. The ribbon cutting. The board members beaming in the front row. […]
POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop, Inc.)
Every Train, A Note May 5, 2026
Let me bring to your attention the website called Train Jazz.Here's the premise: designer Joshua Wolk assigned a jazz instrument to every active NYC subway line, then mapped them against the MTA's open real-time transit data. Every note you hear is triggered by where an actual train is along its route. Bass, piano, sax, vibes, […]
POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop, Inc.)
Museum/Exhibit/Design Inspiration: "Cook This Page" April 23, 2026
What if instructions and end product become one and the same?Leo Burnett Toronto created fill-in-the-blank recipes printed with food-safe ink directly on cooking parchment paper for IKEA Canada's "Cook This Page" campaign.You lay your ingredients over the illustrated outlines (sized to actual proportions, naturally), roll the whole thing up, and cook it. The recipe IS […]
POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop, Inc.)
Building LEGO Bridges (Over Ponds of Water Lilies) April 15, 2026
I've been keeping an eye on the LEGO Art series for a while now. As someone who thinks a lot about how people engage with objects, ideas, and making things with their hands, there's a lot to appreciate in LEGO's latest collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.The new LEGO Art "Claude […]
POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop, Inc.)
Town Squares, not Telephone Booths April 6, 2026
The theme for this year's InterActivity conference in San Diego is "The Fabric of Belonging: Crafting Spaces for Connection and Resilience." As Children's Museum folks from around the world head to the conference later this month, many sessions will focus on programming, staffing, community partnerships, and institutional strategy.All important stuff. But I want to talk […]
POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop, Inc.)

Have You Met Chloe?

By now, you may have stumbled across "Chloe VS History" in your social media feed or on YouTube.If n...

FREE Museum Exhibit Design Resources

Who doesn't like free stuff? Here are links to some great FREE exhibit design resources from t...

Caps, Gowns, and Grand Openings

It's graduation season. Everywhere you look: folding chairs in gymnasium-sized rooms, proud families...

Every Train, A Note

Let me bring to your attention the website called Train Jazz.Here's the premise: designer Joshua Wol...

Museum/Exhibit/Design Inspiration: "Cook This Page"

What if instructions and end product become one and the same?Leo Burnett Toronto created fill-in-the...