Ralph Appelbaum Associates
| Private | |
| Industry | Design |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Headquarters | New York, United States |
Number of employees | 150–200 |
| Website | www.raai.com |
Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) is the world's largest museum exhibition design firm.[1][2] It has offices in New York City, London, Beijing, Berlin, Moscow, and Dubai.
Overview
The New York Times reported in 1999 that the firm was composed of "architects, designers, editors, model builders, historians, childhood specialists, one poet, one painter and one astrophysicist." [3]
The project the firm is most well known for is the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, which has been described as a "turning point in museology."[3]
The firm was founded in 1978 by Ralph Appelbaum (born 1942), a graduate of Pratt Institute and former Peace Corps volunteer (in Peru). Mr. Appelbaum currently directs RAA's undertakings, and retains daily involvement in selected commissions.
Major projects
According to its website, RAA has completed "700 commissions in over 40 countries."[4]
National museums
- Canadian Museum of Human Rights
- The Crown Jewels, The Tower of London[5]
- National Constitution Center, Philadelphia
- National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
- National World War I Museum
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum
- United States Capitol Visitor Center
History
- The American Immigrant Wall of Honor, Ellis Island
- Culloden Battlefield Memorial Visitor Centre
- The Foundling Museum
- Greyhound Bus Station in Montgomery, Alabama (not executed)
- Indiana State Museum
- The Jewish Museum, Manhattan
- Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center, Moscow, Russia
- Lincoln Castle
- London Transport Museum
- Museum of Tomorrow
- Newseum
- Presidio Officers' Club
- Thomas Edison National Historical Park
- William J. Clinton Presidential Library
- World Music Gallery, The Horniman Museum
Cultural
- Anchorage Museum
- Bishop Museum
- The Braid: Ballymena Town Hall
- Heard Museum
- Museum of World Religions
- NASCAR Hall of Fame
- St. Paul's Cathedral
- The Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site & Interpretive Center
- World Golf Hall of Fame
Science
- American Museum of Natural History, New York City
- Chemical Heritage Foundation
- Moody Gardens
- Natural History Museum of Utah
- Singapore Discovery Centre
Temporary Exhibitions
- Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Biblical Times
- Expo 2008: Water: A Unique Resource
- Expo 2010: United Arab Emirates Pavilion
- Mandela Day 2009
- Pompeii the Exhibit: Life and Death in the Shadow of Vesuvius
- TING: Technology and Democracy
- What Price Freedom: New York Public Library Centennial Exhibition
Corporate
Current projects
- American Museum of Natural History
- American Indian Cultural Center and Museum
- Expo 2020
- Humboldt Forum
- International African American Museum
- Józef Piłsudski Museum
- Nariman House
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- World Museum Wien
Selected works
National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C.
Newseum, Washington D.C.
Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg, Canada
Rose Center for Earth and Space - American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York
William J. Clinton Presidential Library, Little Rock, Arkansas
References
- ↑ William Grimes (1994-01-11). "New Approach to Museum-Show Design". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- ↑ Bradford A. McKee, 'What's a Museum: What he says it is. How Ralph Appelbaum built a monopoly in the field of exhibition design. Architecture Magazine, 2002
- 1 2 Soloman, Deborah (1999-04-21). "He Turns the Past Into Stories and the Galleries Fill Up". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
- ↑ "Ralph Appelbaum Associates". raai.com. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- ↑ The Crown Jewels, The Tower of London, UK.