The Experiential Design Index

Rivers to the Sea — National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium

"Rivers to the Sea," a 60,000-sq-ft expansion of the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa, opened in June 2010; exhibit design by Christopher Chadbourne & Associates with architecture by Esherick Homsey Dodge and Davis, media design by Monadnock Media, and fabrication by Hadley Exhibits and Dixon Studios.

VenueNational Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Project typeMajor Renovation
StatusCompleted
Year completed2010
Technologiesprojection mapping, dome projection, live aquaria

Credits

FirmRoleNote
EHDD Architecture Esherick Homsey Dodge and Davis (San Francisco)
Christopher Chadbourne & Associates Exhibit Design Brent Johnson, lead exhibit designer
Monadnock Media Media Design & Software Media master planning, immersive theater and interactive design
Hadley Exhibits Fabrication Primary exhibit fabricator
dixon-studios Fabrication Scenic fabricator: 35-ft waterfall centerpiece, Gulf of Mexico tank theming, and interactive beaver lodge

Description

The expansion added the "Mississippi Journey" orientation theater, the projection-mapped "America's Rivers" display, the dome-projected "Our Blue Planet" theater, a 40,000-gallon Gulf of Mexico tank, and a 35-foot waterfall centerpiece; it received an American Alliance of Museums MUSE Award.

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