Revealed: The Hunt for Bin Laden — National September 11 Memorial & Museum
"Revealed: The Hunt for Bin Laden," a 2,900 sq ft temporary exhibition at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York, opened in 2019 with exhibition design by C&G Partners and media production by Batwin+Robin; it won a Communication Arts Award of Excellence (2020 Design Competition, Environmental Graphics category) and was C&G Partners' second special exhibition for the museum after its permanent wayfinding, signage, and site maps (2011/2014).
| Venue | National September 11 Memorial & Museum |
|---|---|
| Project type | Temporary Exhibition |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2019 |
| Technologies | projection, immersive scenography |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| C&G Partners | Exhibit Design | |
| batwin + robin productions | Media Design & Software |
Description
The exhibition retells the decade-long forensic manhunt for Osama bin Laden as a procedural crime story, built from tall angled "shards" of raw plywood, no two alike, that can be read as a mountain canyon, a military field office, or a residential compound depending on the scene.
Sources
- https://www.cgpartnersllc.com/projects/revealed-hunt-bin-laden/
- https://www.cgpartnersllc.com/fresh/post/revealed-the-hunt-for-bin-laden-exhibit-design-wins-a-rare-comm-arts-award-of-excellence/
- https://gdusa.com/cg-partners-depict-pursuit-of-bin-laden/
- https://www.911memorial.org/learn/resources/digital-exhibitions/digital-exhibition-revealed-hunt-bin-laden