Play encourages exploration and innovation. It challenges us to expand our thinking. And it helps us understand how end-users will experience and engage with others in a space.

This exhibit provides an immersive experience that places children and families in Colonial America/Philadelphia in the 1770s. Historic landmarks in Philadelphia’s “Old City” served as inspiration for the exhibit’s look/feel, exhibit components, and story line. 

For COVID re-occupancy planning, the devil is in the details.

Kelsey Stellar (née Lind) “loves the idea of thinking in that third dimension – designing in the space of people’s experiences” for both the cultural and healthcare sectors here at Metcalfe.

An interview with Metcalfe’s Senior Exhibit Designer, Katy Blander. Katy came to the Metcalfe team in 2012, continuing a 20-year career in exhibition design and interactive and print graphics. Katy’s creative talents extend outside the office. She is a children’s book illustrator and a textile artist, and has a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from Temple University, occasionally dusting off the keyboard for fun.