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Exhibit Center
Our Exhibits
The Exhibit Center has been an example of vision in action,
deliberately evolving from what was once called the "Sign
Shop," into a producer of museum-quality exhibits of various
sizes.
Every year, more than 800,000 people visit our exhibit presentations
in various locations throughout the Midwest.
We have developed dozens of signature exhibits over the years,
including:
Snakes, Rattles and Holes
This 600 square-foot walk-through snake skeleton was developed
for the 2004 Indiana State Fair to teach visitors about
the snakes of the Midwest. The exhibit used text panels,
video, live specimens, artifacts, and interactive elements. |
Nano in Your Neighborhood
This exhibit, which debuted at the Indiana State Museum
in February 2006, tells the story of emerging nanotechnology
through text, photos, nanotech products, video, and interactive
elements. Visitors learn how nanotechnology is already
affecting them and shaping their future.
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EAB: The Green Menace
More than 4.7 billion ash trees in North America are potential
targets of this invasive species. First created for the
2005 Indiana State Fair, this exhibit has traveled throughout
four states informing visitors about the insect and what
they can do to prevent its spread through text panels and
interactive elements. |
Weather Central
This popular 2005 Indiana State Fair exhibit has traveled
throughout the region, showing visitors how weather works
and how it's reported. In addition to text panels
and video, visitors had a chance to experience what it's
like to forecast the weather on camera. |
Mission to Mars
Through the use of text panels, video, and a hydroponic
(water-based, soil-free) garden, visitors to the 2005 State
Fair caught a glimpse of what Purdue Agriculture was doing
to make a trip to Mars possible. |
Super Bean
This exhibit showcases many of the products made from
soybeans and highlights Purdue research on new uses for
this versatile resource. Visitors learned through text
panels and interactive elements, and saw real products
made from one of Indiana's largest crops. |
Office of Indiana State Chemist
This flexible, tabletop display was designed and built
using raised interchangeable photo panels that allow the
user to customize photos and topics for specific audiences.
The display was developed in 2005 to be used at many venues
throughout the region. |
Wood Products from Indiana's
Forests
This 768 square foot timber-framed building was developed
for the 2005 Indiana State Fair and incorporates text panels,
video, and interactive elements. Visitors learned about
the present, past, and future of Indiana's forests
and wood products industry, and saw many Hoosier-made products,
from cabinetry to musical instruments. |
Where We've Been
Our primary venue is the Our Land Pavilion at the annual Indiana
State Fair, for which we build eight to ten exhibits each year.
Two other primary venues are the Farm Progress Show (held every
other year in Decatur, Illinois) and the Farm Science Review
(an annual event in London, Ohio). We also travel to various
farm shows throughout Indiana and the region.
Our exhibits also have traveled to venues such as the Indiana
State Museum, Science Central in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Imagination
Station in Lafayette, Indiana, and Children's Museum of
Illinois in Decatur. |
