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Taylor Studios

Also known as: Taylor Studios, Inc.

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Active company website listing projects through 2025 (Skelton Park African American Heritage Trail sculpture, a 2025 National WWI Museum trench/triage exhibit refresh) and open job postings for a Senior Project Manager and CAD Detailer as of this check; credited on the North Dakota Heritage Center expansion (2014), the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History's new building (2019), and the National WWI Museum's 2024 media refresh. Acquired by Innovative Companies Inc. (Proviso Capital) in December 2021; founder Betty Brennan remained president and all 35 staff retained their positions, with no change to the firm's line of business. (verified 2026-07-18)

Taylor Studios is a Rantoul, Illinois-based exhibit design and fabrication firm founded in 1991, producing interpretive exhibits, dioramas, custom sculptural elements, and environmental graphics for museums, state and national parks, zoos, and visitor centers across the United States.

HeadquartersRantoul, IL
Founded1991
RolesExhibit Design, Interpretive Planning, Fabrication
Websitehttps://taylorstudios.com

Projects (30)

ProjectVenueRoleYear
National WWI Museum and Memorial Trench and Triage Hospital Refresh National WWI Museum and Memorial Exhibit Design, Fabrication 2025
Skelton Park African American Heritage Trail Hall of Fame Sculpture Skelton Park Fabrication 2025
Great Lakes 360 Aquarium of Niagara Exhibit Design, Fabrication 2024
National WWI Museum and Memorial Media Refresh National WWI Museum and Memorial Fabrication 2024
River's Edge Discovery Center Exhibits River's Edge Discovery Center Exhibit Design, Fabrication 2024
Allerton Park Visitor Center Redesign Robert Allerton Park & Retreat Center Exhibit Design, Fabrication 2023
Pinnacle Mountain State Park Visitor Center Exhibits Pinnacle Mountain State Park Visitor Center Exhibit Design, Fabrication 2023
Natural History Building Mammoth Sculpture Natural History Building, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Fabrication 2023
Custer State Park Bison Center Exhibits Custer State Park Bison Center Exhibit Design 2022
Pokagon State Park Interpretive Exhibits Pokagon State Park Exhibit Design, Fabrication 2022
Fort Bend Museum Renovation Fort Bend Museum Exhibit Design, Fabrication 2021
Book Mountain Homestead Cybrarium Fabrication 2021
The Bob Ross Experience Minnetrista Museum & Gardens Exhibit Design 2020
Oakwoods Metropark Nature Center Exhibits Oakwoods Metropark Nature Center Exhibit Design, Fabrication 2020
Iroko Tree Installation Cleveland Museum of Art Fabrication 2019
University of Michigan Museum of Natural History — New Home in the Biological Sciences Building University of Michigan Museum of Natural History Fabrication 2019
Wonders of Iceland Perlan Museum Fabrication 2018
Ice Age Gallery Indiana State Museum Exhibit Design, Fabrication 2017
Logoly State Park Visitor Center Exhibits Logoly State Park Visitor Center Exhibit Design, Fabrication 2017
Natural Regions Gallery Indiana State Museum Exhibit Design, Fabrication 2016
Purina Farms Visitor Center Redesign Purina Farms Visitor Center Exhibit Design, Fabrication 2016
Horicon Marsh Education & Visitor Center Exhibits Horicon Marsh Education & Visitor Center Exhibit Design, Fabrication 2014
Lincoln Heritage Museum Galleries Lincoln Heritage Museum Exhibit Design, Fabrication 2014
North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum Expansion North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum Fabrication 2014
Sinnemahoning State Park Wildlife Center Exhibits Sinnemahoning State Park Wildlife Center Interpretive Planning, Exhibit Design, Fabrication 2013
Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center Phased Expansion Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center Interpretive Planning, Exhibit Design, Fabrication 2012
Wickiup Hill Learning Center Children's Gallery Wickiup Hill Learning Center Exhibit Design, Fabrication 2012
Living Desert Zoo & Gardens Interpretive Sign Plan Living Desert Zoo & Gardens Interpretive Planning, Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2008
Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center Exhibits Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center Fabrication 2007
National WWI Museum and Memorial Renovation and Expansion National WWI Museum and Memorial Fabrication 2006

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