The Experiential Design Index

S.S. Keewatin Gallery: Last of the Edwardian Passenger Liners — Great Lakes Museum

The S.S. Keewatin Gallery, a 1,450-square-foot permanent exhibit on the Edwardian-era passenger liner S.S. Keewatin and the Canadian Pacific Railway's Great Lakes steamship service, opened in 2024 at the Great Lakes Museum in Kingston, Ontario, with exhibit design and interpretive planning by Reich+Petch.

VenueGreat Lakes Museum
Project typeNew Exhibition
StatusCompleted
Year completed2024

Credits

FirmRoleNote
Reich+Petch Exhibit Design
Reich+Petch Interpretive Planning Also developed a 10-year interpretive master plan for the museum.

Description

The gallery recreates the ship's deck using vintage design elements from CPR's historical marketing materials; the S.S. Keewatin itself, launched in Scotland in 1907, is berthed at the museum's site.

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