Exhibit Spotlight, Gears and Gadgets, Part 1

It is not often that you can see what is going on inside exhibits. Throughout my history as an exhibit builder, exhibit ideas generally came from designers. Fabricators merely built what the designers conceptualized. In most cases, these concepts dictated that mechanics had to be concealed.

At Coyote Point Museum we have a much more "form follows function" philosophy. In addition to this philosophy, great efforts are made not to obfuscate the mechanics of exhibits. By exposing pumps, gears, mechanics and other systems we provide visitors an "honest" experience where there is no trickery modeling or simulation.

Gears and Gadgets is an exhibit that is part of our Tinkering exhibition. It showcases the beauty of mechanical systems. It is also the first exhibit to be featured as a video Exhibit Spotlight. Enjoy.

A new way to explore?

Welcome to a new experiment from the Exhibits Department of Coyote Point Museum. This is my opportunity to share the discoveries we make on a daily basis while building new interactive exhibits. It takes a lot of experimentation to design and build exhibits. It is an immersive, organic, creative and fun process. As our exhibit collection has expanded in the years I have been at Coyote Point Museum, it has become apparent that our visitors would enjoy learning more about the exhibits and the process of how they come into being. Through this blog I will take our visitors into the exhibit design and fabrication studio to get a look what we are working on and how it is built. Additionally, through a feature called "Exhibits Spotlight", I will periodically highlight an exhibit from our current collection through photos or video. We will literally give you a rare inside view of some of the inner workings of our interactive exhibits. Thanks for visiting!

Best regards,

Eric Maschwitz
Director of Exhibits

Coyote Point Museum
San Mateo California