Museum Planning and Exhibit Design

We are a full service museum planning and exhibition design company located in Oakland, California. With experience at some of the largest museums in the country, our staff has a unique understanding of the day to day operations of a busy museum. We design our visitor's experiences as well as the museum with this understanding in mind. For More information: info@gyroscopeinc.com

Recent news

08/20/07 - Gyroscope would like to congratulate CDS International, the local Hawaiian architects, on receiving an AIA Honolulu 2007 Award of Excellence for their contributions to the Bishop Museum's new exhibit hall. Gyroscope is proud to be the exhibit designers for this award winning project.

08/29/07 - William Harris, Vice President, California Science Center, has this to say about the Big Lab: "This space is a HUGE success. Our education programs have never been more robust."

Read more about the impact of the Big Lab on CSC in the 3 years since it opened. Click here.

12/14/06 - Gyroscope, Inc. is pleased to announce the publication of "Museums in Transition: Emerging Technologies as Tools for Free-Choice Learning," a report analyzing how museums are utilizing new communication technologies to enhance and extend the visitor experience.

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Commissioned by the Science Museum of Virginia as part of the development of its Visitor Experience Master Plan for a new facility in Northern Virginia, "Museums in Transition" builds on an extensive literature review and 24 interviews with museum professionals, individuals working in the technology field, and technology researchers. These efforts have provided us with a picture of how technology is changing the way we gather information and interact with one another outside the museum and how museums are responding to these trends. This report outlines some of the many ways museums are adapting to changes in the culture by using new communication technologies and highlights some innovative projects seeking to transform the way visitors interact with the museum and with one another. The report is available on the Press and Publications page of the Gyroscope's website, available here.

10/24/06 - Gyroscope, Inc. has just won a 2006 American Institute of Architects California Council Allied Professions Honor Award. The award is for a firm whose work in association with architects has enhanced, supported and contributed to the practice of architecture and architectural design. We are deeply honored for this recognition from the AIACC of our entire body of work.



A special award ceremony will take place on Thursday, November 2, 2006 at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa, Indian Wells, CA. The evening will begin with a cocktail reception at 6:00 p.m. and will follow with a black-tie dinner and awards ceremony from 7:00-10:00 p.m.

We thank all of our colleagues and clients for the opportunity to push the limits of design integration to achieve a seamless and memorable visitor experience.

We hope to see you soon and sincere thanks to all who made this possible.

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