Student community engagement projects from the exhibition and experience design concentration in the UC Davis Department of Design

Exhibition

Community Building

Project: Develop and design an exhibition around the theme of community for the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art through four specific phases: (1) developing an exhibition narrative and concept (how will you tell the story), (2) spatial planning and object placement (how will you organize the story), (3) exhibition staging (what will the story look like), (4) visual language and information delivery (how will you communicate the story).

Course: DES185 Exhibition Design, 2026

Partner: Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art

Sample Projects:

185W26_Liang

185W26_Brumfield

185W26_Mariani