Case Study

DUNCAN HINES EXHIBIT Kentucky Museum, Bowling Green, KY

TASK

Create schematic designs and build museum exhibits demonstrating various aspects of The Duncan Hines Legacy. "Recommended by Duncan Hines" includes 8 sections featuring the life and work of the Bowling Green, Kentucky native. An extensive collection of artifacts and the exhibit features these artifacts along with state-of the art media tools so visitors will learn about Hines’ career as a writer on travel, dining and entertaining, as well as his transition to a "name brand" icon and pioneer in the world of packaged food. Visitors will see the Duncan Hines kitchen filled with items from Hines’ own kitchen – his stove, ice bucket and kitchen sink. The cabinets are filled with branded artifacts and objects – mixes, cookware, Stetson dinnerware, and cookbooks. It not only exhibits the familiar, nostalgic trappings and artifacts of mid-century America, it represents the central themes of Duncan Hines’ work.

SCOPE OF WORK

Working with Solid Light, of Louisville, KY, WGI executed designs and fabricated exhibits for this fast track project. Scope of work included structural design and construction documents. Innovative detailing and construction methods were required to accomplish the installation including period pieces for Duncan Hines’ kitchen, a giant birthday cake sculpture, and an exhibition portal.